From the Native American tribes and colonial explorers of the Outer Banks to the thousands of shipwrecks that lay just off the coastline, North Carolina’s coast is rich in maritime culture and history. The Maritime Heritage program area includes research and educational products in maritime history, nautical archaeology, anthropology and cultural resources management. 

East Carolina University houses a premiere Maritime Studies program. CSI works with ECU to improve the programs access to the ocean and to help faculty and students access the resources needed to expand the program.

Currently, the UNC Coastal Studies Institute is in the program building stage of the development of the Maritime Heritage program.  For more information on CSI's Maritime Heritage program, please contact Dr. Nancy White at nmwhite@csi.northcarolina.edu.