Our Office and Laboratory has reduced our 'in-house' hours as of March 17 in an effort to slow the spread of this virus.  We ask for your patience and understanding during this time, as we try to do our best to minimize this disruption to you.

COVID-19 UPDATE:  Our SINCEREST APOLOGIES!  We have cancelled the Algal Culturing Course since the United States federal government has extended the COVID-19 guidelines until April 30th.  

University of San Diego produced an online course called "Introduction to Algae." The course is free to all participants; however, there is a nominal fee for a "certificate of completion" from Coursera.

Our 2018 Algal course is rescheduled for Fall 2018. Please contact NCMA@bigelow.org should you have any questions.

Our sincerest apologies: we are temporarily not selling Sargasso seawater. We hope to replenish our stock shortly. Please contact NCMA@bigelow.org should you have any questions.

Please click here to view the video clip of Bob Guillard describing the isolation of 3H then scroll down to the December 27, 2017 Facebook entry.

CCMP3492  Wittrockiella australis

Robert A. Andersen, Director Emeritus of NCMA, has recently co-authored a publication which has added new insights to the phylogenetic relationships of the genus Ochromonas and relationships of the genus Ochromonas with other chrysophyte algae.

IN MEMORIAM ROBERT R. L. GUILLARD (5 February 1921–25 September 2016) by William G. Sunda Department of Marine Sciences University of North Carolina

We have new strains

Our office and laboratory observes 12 holidays each year