Gulf Coast Research Laboratory - Gulf of Mexico

Dolphins in the bow wake of a GCRL research vessel.

Sorting trawl specimens aboard a GCRL research vessel.

Pascagoula River sturgeon captured and tagged and ready for release.

Davis Bayou pier at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

GCRL personnel release speckled trout raised at the Lab's aquaculture center into local waters.

A brown pelican patrols a saltmarsh bayou.

Aligator in salt marsh.

Rail feeding on the shore of a marsh at low tide.

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The orginal five-day Sea Camp on the Mississippi Coast, back again in 2012.

2012 Sea Camp
May 14 - Sea Camp registration has been extended while space remains available.

The 2012 Summer Field Program offers students an opportunity to earn college credit during three sessions from May through July. Classroom sessions take place on the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory's 50-acre waterfront campus. Field work is done on the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi's barrier islands, Mississippi Sound, and adjacent coastal waters.

2012 Summer Field Program
Earn college credit during three sessions from May through July.

Secret Lives of Seahorses - Science Cafe at GCRL featuring Dr. James Wetzel of Presbyterian College.

Secret Lives of Seahorses
Science Cafe, May 29, 2012
Join us for this free event featuring Dr. James Wetzel of Presbyterian College.

GCRL Receives NOAA GRANT

Jim Franks, Research Pioneer
Jim Franks has been selected as the second honoree in a series of profiles of GCRL research pioneers.