Marine Biology at the University of North Carolina – Wilmington is frequently held up as one of the highly-regarded programs there. Life and Marine Sciences were identified by a New Hanover County economic development analysis two and a half years ago as one of the existing strengths for the Cape Fear region and one that should be exploited. About a decade before Jay Garner delivered that report to county commissioners, MARBIONC had launched at the University of North Carolina – Wilmington. The