Traveling Through Trash

The team at MarineQuest is beyond excited for Dr. K’s next adventure … RETIREMENT. But to say she is going to be missed is an understatement. Not only has she been a mentor to so many (including all of us), she’s been the wave pushing MarineQuest forward at UNCW for over 13 years. Dr. K is going to leave behind a legacy that has paved the way for our youth to gain a full, hands-on experience as a marine scientist. Our hopes at MarineQuest is that we continue her legacy of high-level creativity, continued academic outreach, and STEM grant initiatives.

As you close this chapter, we hope you always remember this ... MarineQuest is where it is today because of your hard work, dedication and sacrifice!

Love,
The MarineQuest Staff

Join us this Saturday from 1 to 4 PM for the 2022 North Carolina Science Festival! UNCW MarineQuest and Battleship North Carolina are joining forces to co-host the Coastal Climate Science and Engineering Expo.

🔹 Free to the public
🔹 Interactive, family-friendly stations with community partners
🔹 PT's Food Truck

For more information and to see a list of our community partners, visit https://uncw.edu/marinequest/expo2022.html.

Amazing good work here!

Divers Recover 656-Foot Ghost Net, Release 115 Trapped Animals A team of 10 scuba divers recently removed a 656-foot-long ghost net from a popular diving and fishing site off the coast of England, and save more than 100 animals.

Great use of recycled ocean plastic!

A scuba diving group is making face masks out of recycled ocean plastic In a win-win for sea animals and humans, a scuba diving group is turning plastic water bottles that once polluted oceans into face masks for people to protect themselves against the coronavirus.

Watson the Whale will be continuing his adventures this spring! We just received a Fishing for Energy grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, with funding provided by Covanta. Watson will be teaching students specifically about the problem of derelict fishing nets - a very harmful form of marine debris. Watson will also be challenging students to engineer solutions by designing new types of nets and harvesting equipment.

MarineQuest, Harris, and Watson the Whale enjoyed visiting the students at Cape Fear Academy!!

Watson the Whale visits Eugene Ashley High School Watson the Whale visited Eugene Ashley High School's football field on Thursday afternoon to educate students about marine life and ocean debris.