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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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Did you know that one of the right whales that visited the Crystal Coast a couple of weeks ago had been previously documented as a calf visiting Beaufort with his mother? Did you know that medieval scholars thought whale baleen functioned as eyelashes for whales? These are just a couple of the topics covered last week during the 7th annual Whales and Whaling Symposium. Recordings of the symposium are now available on the museum’s youtube channel, @NCmaritimeB. The presentations included: “NC Whales: Diversity, Distribution, and Conservation” Presented by Keith Rittmaster, natural science curator/Bonehenge Whale Center director “Nye's Clock Oil and the Bottlenose Dolphin Fishery at Hatteras Island” Presented by David Cecelski, historian “Watching Whales in the Middle Ages” Presented by Dr. Vicki Szabo, a professor of ancient, medieval, and environmental history, Western Carolina University “How Many Whales Does It Take to Save a Species? Telling the Stories of Individual Rice's Whales to Promote Species Conservation” Presented by Tommy Tucker, marine biologist and conservation-based crafter “North Atlantic Right Whale Aerial Surveys in North Carolina” Presented by the North Carolina aerial survey team Images: 7th Annual Whales and Whaling Symposium at the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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This hands-on course will review the history of knot tying in the maritime industry, followed by an opportunity for participants to practice their knot-tying skills. The course will cover a minimum of 10 knots, with the potential to cover more, including splicing, as time and participant interest allow. Program is open to ages 12 and up. Pre-registration is required by noon the day prior to the program. Register on museum website. For more information, call 252-504-7758. ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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Fish Friday! The first significant commercial fishery in North Carolina was the river herring and shad fishery. Wingfield, Alexander Brownrigg’s fishery on the Chowan River, is the first documented operation in 1765. By 1850, more than 50 large fisheries operated in the Albemarle Sound region. The standard net for the early fishery was the haul seine. These haul seines, imported from England, were long and shallow handknitted nets. Early nets measured more than 1,000 feet in length while later nets were almost 3,000-feet long. In 1869, pound nets were introduced into the Albemarle Sound area and revolutionized fishing in North Carolina. The pound nets were cheaper to buy, could be set up anywhere, and needed only a crew of two or three men to work them. Image: Two men on a small barge deploying a large seine net into the water. The barge is being pulled by small motor-powered vessel that has a covered wheelhouse, circa 1935. (Image courtesy NC State Archives). Image: Herring Fishery in Plymouth, NC, May 1939. (Image courtesy NC State Archives). Image: Herring Fishery in Plymouth, NC, May 1939. (Image courtesy NC State Archives). ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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On March 19, 1942, German U-boat “124” would successfully sink two ships off the coast of North Carolina. First was the cargo ship “Kassandra LouLoudi” off Cape Hatteras with 13 men lost and 23 survivors. Later that night, the same U-boat would attack the steam tanker “W.E. Hutton” off Cape Lookout with the full crew successfully rescued. To learn more about the North Carolina coast during WWII visit the museum’s YouTube channel for presentations such as “Wreck of the Caribsea” and “The Untold Story of the Civil Air Patrol.” Image: “Kassandra Louloudis” in port, date and location unknown. (Image courtesy of The Mariners' Museum).Image: “W.E. Hutton” dated January 13, 1942, location unknown. (Image courtesy of The Mariners' Museum). ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

1 week ago

Half hull models serve as traditional methods to visualize, plan, and understand a vessel’s three-dimensional design and proportions. And we have an upcoming class where you can create your own! You’ll create a scale, half-side replica of a North Carolina Shad boat’s hull during our half hull model class on March 21 in the museum’s Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center. Get hands-on woodworking experience in techniques like transferring boat plans, cutting laminated “lifts” of wood, and carving the hull into its final shape, resulting in a finished model ready to take home and apply the finish of your choosing. Registration for the March 21 class closes Wednesday. Registration is also open for a second course that will be held on November 14. Class fee is $150 ($135 for Friends of the Museum, which sponsors the program). Minimum age is 16. Course size is limited, and advance registration is required. Register on the museum’s website or by calling 252-504-7758. Images: Half boat model made by Geoffrey J. Scofield at the watercraft center in1979. The approximately 18-inches long model is a miniature of “Essex,” the first boat building project at the museum built in the fall of 1977. (NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort Collection). Image: Variety of half models on display at the Watercraft Center. (NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort Collection). ... See MoreSee Less

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THE HARVEY W. SMITH WATERCRAFT CENTER

322 Front St.

Beaufort, NC 28516

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Monday-Saturday • 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday • Noon - 5 p.m.

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