Lunchtime Discovery: A Dive into Our Local Artificial Reefs

  • Wednesday, October 22, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Downtown Raleigh
Man with a beard wearing a wetsuit and diving gear sitting on the edge of a boat

Join us in-person in the SECU Daily Planet Theater or watch the livestream on YouTube Live.

Join Artificial Reef Biologist Nick Hendrix on a “dive” into the North Carolina Artificial Reef Program. Learn how the Division of Marine Fisheries’ reef program has been building, enhancing, and monitoring more than 70 artificial reefs in coastal North Carolina for over 50 years.

Nick Hendrix, Artificial Reef Program Biologist, Habitat and Enhancement Section, Division of Marine Fisheries, NC Department of Environmental Quality


Live Presentation hosted by NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ SECU Daily Planet Curator Chris Smith and the NC Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff. Brought to you by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.

Details

Date:
October 22
Times:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Venue

Nature Research Center
121 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601 United States
Phone:
919.707.9800

Organizer

Chris Smith
919.707.9296