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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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Come work with us!We're looking for a new collections manager to help care for the artifacts entrusted to us. Info on the position and how to apply: nc.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NC_Careers/job/Collections-Manager---MOH60083655_JR-107348 ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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Though not technically fish, marine life depends significantly on the microscopic phytoplankton. Phytoplankton are plant-like organisms (microalgae and cyanobacteria) that drift in water and perform photosynthesis, forming the base of food webs. Phytoplankton are best known for causing algal blooms. When favorable environmental conditions exist, algae can reproduce rapidly and form blooms that appear as surface scum or water discoloration. Blooms can cause high pH and dramatic swings in dissolved oxygen. Lack of oxygen created by decomposing algal blooms sometimes results in fish kills and impacts on other aquatic life. Suspected algal blooms can be reported to the N.C. Division of Water Resources through the Fish Kill/Algal Bloom Reporting Survey or by contacting the nearest regional office. Reports are reviewed during normal business hours, and further evaluation is prioritized by event severity and available resources. Image: Cellular look at Pseudo-nitzschia, a harmful algal bloom that is threatening the health of humans and marine mammals by creating toxins in filter feeding fish and shellfish. (Image courtesy NOAA Photo Archive). Image: A researcher examines a culture of marine phytoplankton grown in radioactive seawater under controlled conditions of light and temperature in the Beaufort, North Carolin Historic Fisheries, ca. April 1960. (Image courtesy NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection). ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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On January 15, 1865, Fort Fisher would succumb to what would become the largest amphibious attack by American forces until World War II. The Attack on Fort Fisher, nicknamed “Gibraltar of the South,” ended with the fall of Fort Fisher after a bombardment on December 23-24, 1864, followed by an attack by the Union Navy on January 13, 1865. After two days, Union forces led by Gen. Alfred Terry overwhelmed the Confederate defenders led by Maj. Gen. W.H.C. Whiting and Col. William Lamb and captured Fort Fisher. Image: The bombardment and capture of Fort Fisher, N.C. (Image courtesy the Library of Congress). Image: Bombardment of Fort Fisher, January 15, 1865. (Image Courtesy National Archives). Image: The Bombardment of Fort Fisher, January 15, 1865. (Image courtesy US Navy). ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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Between 1944 and 1945 a top- secret U.S. Navy program under the code name “Project Zebra'” brought hundreds of Soviet aviators to the U.S. Coast Guard base in Elizabeth City to train on how to operate seaplanes, like the PBN-1 Nomad, to combat German U-boats during World War II. On January 11, 1945, one of the PBN-1 Nomad seaplanes crashed in the Pasquotank River near Elizabeth City. Five of the nine on board did not survive, they included four Russian aviators and one Canadian radio operator. Image: U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, March 21, 1942. (Image courtesy U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation). Image: Soviet naval personnel pose with U.S. Navy instructors during training for ferrying lend-lease PBN-1 patrol bombers, at Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1944. (Image courtesy National Archives). ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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Some great images associated with the menhaden fishing industry between 1880 and 1968. Menhaden, also called fatback, bunker, and pogie, have been a big part of North Carolina’s commercial fishing industry for over a century. The fishery peaked in the 1950s, with the last North Carolina menhaden factory closing in 2005. Menhaden were rendered down for fish meal and oil that was used in many products (animal feed, fish oil supplements, and bait). Menhaden are small, silver colored, oily fish, part of the herring family. Image: Purse seining for menhaden, Beaufort, NC, 1880s. (Image courtesy NC State Archives) Image: Menhaden fishing; Beaufort, N.C. - a carrier vessel taking a load of menhaden to a processing polant, ca. 1968. (Image courtesy NOAA Photo Archives) Image: Menhaden fishing; Beaufort, N.C. - a carrier vessel taking a load of menhaden to a processing plant (Image courtesy NOAA Archives). ... See MoreSee Less

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THE HARVEY W. SMITH WATERCRAFT CENTER

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