Marine Education Center
The Marine Education Center is the education and outreach arm of the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.

Connecting people with coastal sciences and research
The Marine Education Center at Gulf Coast Research Laboratory endeavors to enlighten the citizenry to produce a cadre of well informed and knowledgeable stewards of our coastal ecosystems.
The Center supports a career based working environment utilizing formal, non-formal, free-choice learning and higher education strategies focusing on the coastal ecosystems of the north-central Gulf of Mexico to promote careers in marine sciences and foster community involvement.
![]() Shark Fest! Exciting field program for the public |
2012 Sea Camp |
![]() Explore A Seashore Seacamp for Grownups! |
Custom group field trips offer educational adventures in marine sciences |



