Abstract:
Students and professionals studied biology and botany at various facilities on the coast. Dr. Shaftesbury began taking students from the Woman's College, U.N.C. to Beaufort and Duke University and then constructed a marine biological unit on Pivers Island at Beaufort in 1938. Resources for students and professionals included the U.S. Fishers Station, the Marine Museum, and the saltwater aquarium, as well as in the natural environment.