Shoals Marine Laboratory

Field station name: Shoals Marine Laboratory

URL: shoalsmarinelaboratory.org

Year founded: 1966

Mission statement: The mission of Shoals Marine Laboratory is to provide outstanding experiential, place-based education and to support innovative research programs focused on understanding and sustaining the marine environment.

Annual visitors: 2000

Land: 100 acres (40 hectares)

Location:

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    ✓ Build community

    ✓ Disseminate place-based knowledge and/or skills

    ✗ Encourage conservation or environmental stewardship

    ✗ Inspire curiosity

    ✓ Make field station resources available to the public

    ✗ Promote STEM careers

    ✗ Raise awareness of the field station's work

    ✗ Raise money

    ✗ Reach a particular audience

    ✗ Teach about the environment generally

    ✗ Teach researchers how to communicate with the public

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