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Marine Lab

Immerse yourself.

Our Year-Round Coastal Campus

Explore the ocean with our world-renowned faculty. Participate in hands-on fieldwork in coastal sounds and marshes, coral reefs, the coastal and open oceans, and deep-sea and polar regions. Study locally and effect change globally.

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A photo mosaic of the 18 new Rachel Carson scholars
February 13, 2025

Duke Names 18 New Rachel Carson Scholars

Headshots of the eight Scholars
February 13, 2025

Duke Names Eight New Scholars in Marine Medicine

A photo mosaic of the five new Repass-Rodgers Scholars
February 13, 2025

Duke Names Five New Repass-Rodgers Scholars

Samples of plastic beach trash
October 17, 2024 | Ecology & Conservation, Oceans

Plastic Pollution Sounds Just Like Food to Deep-Diving Whales

Duke Marine Lab aerial view with sunset in background
July 9, 2024

Marine Lab Connects with Coastal Neighbors

Three right whales observed from the air | Mark Cotter/HDR, NMFS permit #21482
April 12, 2024 | Climate Change, Oceans

Where Have All the Right Whales Gone?

Maddie holding harbor seal scat samples collected at a haul out site in Virginia.
March 3, 2025 | Ecology & Conservation, Oceans

NSOE Lab of the Month: Read Lab

DE Nicholas Narratives logo placed over a photo of sunset in the mountains
October 30, 2024

Nicholas Narratives: Retracing Our History

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Meet the Marine Lab

Outdoor classroom, coastal community, onboard laboratory – learn about the Duke Marine Lab, our year-round coastal campus in Beaufort, N.C., and all that it has to offer undergraduate and graduate students. 

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Why Duke Marine Lab?

Find out why students—from all majors, not just marine science—choose to study at the Duke Marine Lab Campus for a summer, fall or spring semester.

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Tour the Campus

Our year-round coastal campus is open to all Duke students, from any major. Learn more about the research, teaching and student life facilities at the Duke University Marine Lab on our virtual tour.

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Marine Lab

Division of Marine Science and Conservation
135 Duke Marine Lab Road
Beaufort, NC 28516

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