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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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April Facts (not Fools)! Fifty-six years ago on April 1, 1970, the Hampton Marine Museum, opened its doors on Turner Street in Beaufort where Cru Wine Bar & Coffee Shop is located today. The move to Beaufort marked the third home for the collection. Museum specimens and artifacts were previously held in Morehead City at the original building of the North Carolina Division of Commercial Fisheries (now Division of Marine Fisheries). Prior to the collection being kept in Morehead City, it was held on Pivers Island at the U.S. Fisheries Laboratory and referred to as the Fisheries Museum (this was from 1902-1949). While in Morehead City, the museum was named for Wade Roy Hampton of Plymouth, NC. Hampton was a strong supporter of the state’s commercial fisheries and served as chairman of the Commercial Fisheries Board. Eventually the museum would be re-named The Hampton Mariners Museum to avoid confusion that it was a military museum. In 1984, it was again renamed and is today known as The North Carolina Maritime Museum. ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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On March 29, 1862, General John G. Parke landed his Union forces on Bogue Banks at Hoop Pole Creek, about four miles west of the fort, during the Fort Macon Campaign. The troops would make their way east toward Fort Macon engaging in a siege on Fort Macon that would end when the fort’s commander, Colonel Moses J. White, surrendered on April 26, 1862.Image: A. Wiser - Harper's Weekly, 17 May 1862, Vol. VI, no. 281.Image: General John G. Parke, U.S.A. (Image courtesy Library of Congress). ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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Fish Friday!Often described as a large fish head without a body, the ocean sunfish, or Mola mola, is possibly the easiest fish to identify in the ocean. These fish can measure up to 11 feet long and weigh up to 2.5 tons, making them the largest bony fish in the world.Notably, ocean sunfish don't have scales. They have rough, thin skin that ranges in color from dark gray to silvery-white. Their skin is covered in mucus that may act as a defense against external parasites. Skin parasites can be a problem for sunfish, and as a result, they have developed interesting methods of ridding themselves of these nuisances. These methods include allowing smaller fish to feast on the parasites, jumping out of the water and splashing down to shake the creatures free, and lying on the surface of the water and allowing gulls to land on them and eat the parasites. Image: Dr. Lily Hughes with the sharptail mola recovered December 2022 in North Carolina. (Image courtesy NC Museum of Natural Sciences).Image: Harry Davis and Reiny Foster pose on the icehouse dock in Swansboro, NC, with a sunfish. (Image courtesy the NC Museum of Natural Sciences). ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

1 week ago

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 (link in comments). 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 (direct link in commetns). For more information, call 252-504-7758. ... See MoreSee Less

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