What is the Bluefish Society?

The Bluefish Society is the annual giving program of the UNCW Center for Marine Science. All Bluefish Society funds are used for the Center’s public outreach efforts, helping to defray operating costs for the popular Planet Ocean Seminar Series and other community enrichment programs. An individual membership is $75 per year; membership for a couple is $150; family membership is $200 per year. Bluefish Society contributors receive the following benefits: advanced notice and registration for preferred seating at each Planet Ocean Seminar, invitations to selected special events at the center, donor name(s) on a plaque displayed in our lobby, discounts on the excellent Odyssey programs offered by UNCW’s Public Service Department, and a handsome Bluefish Society lapel pin. Contributors also have the opportunity to interact with world-renowned scientists, high-level government officials, and other environmental experts featured at Planet Ocean Seminars.

CMS and the Community

Research, Education, and Outreach – three important ways that CMS benefits the greater Wilmington community through its major outreach programs, such as:

Planet Ocean Seminars – CMS offers four distinguished lecture seminars each academic year, featuring prominent speakers from our own faculty and other leading research institutions, from well-known environmental organizations, and from government agencies.

Community Participation – CMS scientists and research staff are frequently called upon to provide information and advice on issues that impact the environment locally, regionally, or nationally.

Newsletter – Articles by CMS researchers or Planet Ocean speakers, topical columns about the marine sciences and the environment, plus news about CMS staff and graduates are contained in the CMS newsletter.