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.