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Marine Science

Marine Science

Facilities

Our modern research and teaching facilities, including the Galbraith Marine Science Laboratory (GMSL), were designed primarily to acquaint undergraduates firsthand with creative learning and research experiences. In addition, the marine science program has an active fleet of vessels docked at the Waterfront Program, which allow direct and easy access to a wide variety of coastal habitats and the Gulf of Mexico.

As member of the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO), students enrolled in the Chemical and Physical Oceanography course, spend a full day aboard one of the FIO’s oceangoing research vessel, the R/V Suncoaster or the R/V Bellows, to collect oceanographic data on Tampa Bay’s marine environments.

Student Research

Given the close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico and subtropical climate, the Tampa Bay region has a high concentration of marine research and academic institutions. Because of many local connections in the Tampa Bay area, a large number of opportunities are available to our students through government and private marine agencies and laboratories, public aquaria, marine conservation institutions, environmental consulting firms, and commercial aquaculture firms.

$1 Million Renovation Project

GMSL patio

The National Science Foundation awarded Eckerd College $870,720 to renovate research spaces within the Galbraith Marine Science Laboratory during the summer of 2011. Eckerd contributions to the project bring the total renovation budget to over $1 million. Learn more.