Beaufort Laboratory 125th Anniversary
Save the date for a celebration of 125 years of science at NOAA's Beaufort Laboratory!
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Join NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and NOAA Fisheries for a celebration of our history at the Beaufort lab. More details and agenda coming soon.
The Beaufort Lab began as a U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries field station in 1899. It is the second oldest federal marine laboratory, after Woods Hole. The Lab moved to its current location on Pivers Island in 1902 and was made part of NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science in 1999. The Beaufort Lab is also home to the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center and Southeast Regional Office, as well as the North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). The NERR is managed through a federal-state partnership between the NOAA/National Ocean Service Office of Coastal Management and the NC Division of Coastal Management.