Welcome to the Institute of Marine Sciences
The Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) is the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s coastal field station and is part of the Department of Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences.
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Department Highlights
Located on the central North Carolina coast in Morehead City; the mission of UNC’s Institute of Marine Sciences is to conduct cutting-edge research, train young scientists, provide expertise to governmental agencies and industry, and to promote new knowledge to inform public policy.