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About the MRC
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RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
The Marine Resources Center’s (MRC’s) aquatic facilities are designed
to foster and support projects that may depend on controlled
environmental conditions and/or 7-day-a-week animal care. These include
studies on neurobiology and behavior, reproductive biology, and
population dynamics related to fisheries management. Culture of aquatic
organisms used as biomedical models is facilitated in the mariculture
laboratory and allows ontogenic studies and research on any critical
developmental stage. For additional information contact the MRC
Manager's Office at (508) 289-7700.
The MRC has 32,000 ft2 of wet lab space dedicated to
research on the first floor. A 2,000 ft2 mariculture
laboratory, located on the second floor is equipped with ambient,
filtered-tempered, and recirculating seawater for rearing aquatic
species for research or commercial aquaculture purposes. Custom holding
requirements are easily accommodated. The lab has its own air
circulating system to facilitate the maintenance of proper conditions
required for culturing. All effluent seawater from the room is ozonated
to destroy pathogenic or exotic species. Several organisms are
currently being cultured in the MRC including bivalves, cephalopods,
opisthobranch mollusks, decapod crustaceans, and elasmobranch fish.
Research space is available for mariculture development programs and
researchers are encouraged to apply. The MRC promotes cooperative
collaboration between commercial aquaculture and basic scientific
research and development.
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