GulfSpecimen.org
Title
Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory
Description
An Interactive Nature Center
Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization founded in 1963 and incorporated in 1980 to support marine research and education both on site and at universities throughout the U.S. and Canada. In 1995, due to continued strong growth in interest and attendance, GSML began a program to more strongly emphasize educational programs for regional schools, aquarium display and public visitation.
Giving people an appreciation for the diversity of life in the sea and a desire to protect it is Gulf Specimen's primary mission. We do so by using our touch tanks, graphic exhibits and conducting field trips to provide a unique "hands-on" experience enabling students to touch, smell, hear and even taste the odd and interesting creatures of the Gulf of Mexico, and develop an awareness and desire to protect the fragile life in the sea. To help maintain this facility, we supply schools and research laboratories with a wide variety of living marine life from the Gulf of Mexico. That service is essential to researchers all over the United States in many different fields of science, hence we have won state, national and international awards for our efforts.
While most aquariums feature large charismatic marine mammals and sharks, Gulf Specimen focuses on the fascinating world of the small. More than a hundred school groups and 16,000 individuals visit our laboratory each year to view hundreds of species of local invertebrates, fish and algae as well as sharks and sea turtles from the Gulf of Mexico.
Languages
English
Contact
- GulfSpecimenMarine Laboratories, Inc.
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- Panacea FL
- United States 32346
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- +1.85098452
