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Long Marine Laboratory is known throughout the marine research community for innovative marine mammal research in areas such as diving physiology, physiological ecology, bioacoustics, and cognition. Active research at the lab is also conducted in the areas of nearshore invertebrate marine biology, ecology, and issues surrounding ocean health. Available facilities includes:
  • Outdoor seawater pools and pens for holding pinnipeds, sea otters, and small cetaceans
  • Seawater laboratories for fish, plankton, and marine invertebrates
  • Radioisotope labs
  • Culture lab for fish and marine invertebrate larvae and juveniles
  • Controlled photoperiod labs
  • Plankton culture labs
  • Research scuba-diving facility and small boat staging area
  • Meteorological station
  • Remote sensing surface current station (CODAR) in cooperation with NOAA
  • 1,000-gallon-per-minute seawater delivery system, wet and dry labs, and staff support
Also a part of the Long Marine Laboratory is the Seymour Marine Discovery Center, the lab's public education facility that focuses on interpreting marine research.
Name Amount
Chancellor's Discretionary Fund
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$250,000
Annual Distinguished Lecture Fund
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$100,000
Program Endowment
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$25,000
Named Prize/Special Award
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$25,000
Named Orientation Exhibit in the Visitors Center
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$5,000
Internship for UCSC Student Learning Marine Animal Care and Exhibit Development
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$2,500
Feed the Aquarium Animals for Three Months!
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$2,500
Marine Science Education Program for K-12 Students
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$2,000
Free Admission for the Community for a Day!
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$1,000
Marine Science Education Programs for Visiting Families
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$1,000
Scholarship to One-Week Marine Science Camp
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$500
Two-Day Training Scholarship for 10 College-age Volunteers at Seymour Marine Discovery Center
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$500
Volunteer Uniforms at Seymour Center
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$300
Volunteer Scholarship for 10-week Docent Training for Seymour Center
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$250
Marine Science Program for School Group at Seymour Center
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$100
Behind the Scenes Tour of Marine Mammal Facilities
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$100
Gift Membership for One Family-in-Need to Seymour Marine Discovery Center for One Year
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$60
Your whole family can be Friends of Long Marine Lab!
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$60
Wolf Eel Food for One Month
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$50
Become an Individual Friend of Long Marine Lab!
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$40
Free Admission to the Seymour Center for One Month for Developmentally Delayed Adults
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$25
Become a Student Friend of Long Marine Lab!
Friends of Long Marine Lab
$20