Scholars@Duke
Douglas Nowacek

Douglas Nowacek

Randolph K. Repass and Sally-Christine Rodgers University Distinguished Professor of Conservation Technology in Environment and Engineering
Marine Science and Conservation
doug.nowacek@duke.edu
Duke Univ Marine Lab, 135 Duke Marine Lab Rd, Beaufort, NC 28516

Academic Honors

Sally Connally Hardie Visiting Researcher

International University of St. Andrews, Scotland · October 2018

Visiting Scholar

International University of Tasmania · 2013

News Items

Published June 29, 2026
Oceans Touch Every Part of Our Lives. Here’s How Duke Research Is Safeguarding It
Published October 16, 2024
Plastic Pollution Sounds Just Like Food to Deep-Diving Whales
Published August 10, 2023
Marine Lab Study Finds Microplastics Embedded in Tissues of Whales and Dolphins
Published October 17, 2021
Can Wind Farms Provide Sustainable Energy Without Risking Sea Life?
Published October 10, 2019
The Whale Whisperers: How Moms Talk to Calves Without Alerting Predators
Published March 26, 2019
Man-Made Sounds Damage Marine Life. Duke Researchers Are Trying to Protect Them
Published July 17, 2018
At Beaufort, the Ocean Is For Engineering Study, Too
Published January 19, 2018
Duke Marine Lab's Stunning Journey to Study Antarctic Whales
Published September 11, 2016
Turn Down the Volume: New Guide Helps Reduce Seismic Surveys’ Impacts on Marine Species
Published April 15, 2016
A group of scientists is begging Obama to save right whales
Published April 14, 2016
Asking President Obama to Save Right Whales
Published March 30, 2016
The Guardian
Douglas Nowacek comments: Deafening Atlantic oil prospecting to go ahead despite threat to marine life
Published September 14, 2015
Scientific American
Douglas Nowacek: Marine life needs protection from noise pollution
Published September 2, 2015
New International Standards Needed To Manage Ocean Noise
Published September 2, 2015
The News & Observer
Researchers recommend treating ocean seismic testing as pollution
Published July 15, 2015
Nicholas' Nowacek Testifies Before Congress On Impacts Of Seismic Activity On Marine Life
Published April 28, 2015
WHQR-Wilmington
Douglas Nowacek comments: Science panel weighs in on potential impacts of seismic testing off N.C. coast
Published February 25, 2015
McClatchy DC
A whale of a fight is brewing over Atlantic coastal drilling
Published October 20, 2014
Christian Science Monitor
The whale savers
Published August 14, 2014
Minke Whales Lunge Up To 100 Times An Hour To Feed Under Sea Ice