Wayne McFee, MS
January 31, 2022
McFee is the lead for the Coastal Marine Mammal Assessment Program in the Key Species and Bioinformatics Branch at NCCOS Charleston. The program utilizes marine
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NCCOS Scientists Assist in Necropsy of Deceased Minke Whale
May 29, 2024
A 28-foot female common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) stranded in the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge just north of Charleston, SC. NCCOS scientists assisted the
Brucellosis in Stranded SC Bottlenose Dolphins Coincides with Calving Season
November 24, 2020
NCCOS tested 282 stranded dolphins in South Carolina for brucellosis, caused by the bacterial pathogen Brucella ceti. Nearly 32% tested positive. Results show that Brucella
BBC Documentary Highlights Microplastics Detection in Bottlenose Dolphins
May 25, 2017
NCCOS scientists and collaborators from the College of Charleston detected microplastics in gut samples of bottlenose dolphins for the first time. While microplastics have been
Students Learn the Value of Cetacean Strandings in Detecting Coastal Change
June 2, 2016
More than 20 students and faculty from the University of Georgia’s Maymester program visited NCCOSinCharleston, SC to learn how cetacean strandings can be used for
Graduate Student to Research Stable Isotopes in Pygmy Sperm Whale Teeth
June 24, 2013
College of Charleston Master’s student, Nicole Montey, under the direction of a scientist from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Wayne McFee, was one
Dead Dolphin in May River Prompts Concern, Investigation
August 16, 2012
Bluffton resident Jimmy McIntire was fishing from his boat Tuesday afternoon when he noticed something unusual floating near Myrtle Island in the May River. Piloting
Bittersweet Saga of the ‘Real’ Folly Beach Baby Dolphin | The Post and Courier
June 27, 2012
The rescue of a baby dolphin really was attempted on Folly Beach recently, it turns out. Accounts of Brien Limehouse’s effort to save the stranded
Discarded Aluminum Foil Contributes to Recent Bottlenose Dolphin Death
December 13, 2016
A necropsy of a female bottlenose dolphin stranded in emaciated condition last month on Edisto Beach, South Carolina, revealed a largepiece of aluminum foil lodged
Dolphin Entanglements Follow Historic 1,000 Year Rainfall in South Carolina
October 27, 2015
From October 1 through October 5, 2015 South Carolina experienced a catastrophic rainfall event that produced over 24 inches of rain in some areas from