KeysMarineLab.org
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Welcome to the Keys Marine Laboratory
Description
The Keys Marine Laboratory (KML), located in the City of Layton on Long Key, Florida, is operated jointly by the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), a unit of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO), a consortium under the State University System (SUS). The KML was established as a full service marine research and education center serving undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and researchers from the state, national and international scientific communities.The KML, through FIO, is a member of the National Association of Marine Laboratories (NAML), Southern Association of Marine Laboratories (SAML), and the Association of Marine
Laboratories of the Caribbean (AMLC). Situated near the midpoint of the Florida Keys island chain, the facility is a unique base of operations for researchers studying the only tropical marine ecosystems in the continental United States. The laboratory includes dormitories, laboratories, classroom/meeting rooms, flow-through seawater systems, boat fleet, and diving support facilities.
KML was originally built as a public attraction and research center by Sea World of Florida, Inc. in 1978. Proving unprofitable as a public attraction, Sea World closed the facility to the public in 1982, but retained the property to accommodate the company’s internal research and animal husbandry activities. In July, 1983, the State University System of Florida (SUS) entered into a cooperative agreement with Sea World to use the facility for research and education programs for Florida’s state universities. In addition, scientists from other states were encouraged to use the facility, and many became regular users.
Contact
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- LONG KEY FL
- United States 33001
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- +99.999999999999
