Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory
Project (PRJ) | Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:20960 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
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Summary
As a marine laboratory, the DISL's mission encompasses marine science education, marine science research, costal zone management policy and educating the general public through the Estadium, DISL's public aquarium. Founded un 1971 by the State Legislature, the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) is Alabama's marine science and research laboratory. Located on the eastern tip of Dauphin Island, a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, the DISL is surrounded by Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound and the waters of the Gulf, making it perfectly situated for a wide range of marine science activity.
The DISL primarily serves the 22 four-year colleges and universities of Alabama through its college summer courses and graduate programs of University Programs (UP). Our educational mission also includes Discovery Hall Programs (DHP) which encompasses K-12 field programs, teacher-training, and public outreach. DHP also includes the Estuarium, the public aquarium of the DISL, which focuses solely on the Mobile-Tensaw Estuary System.
The research programs of the DISL range from biogeochemistryand oceanography to systems ecology. Although most research focuses on the near-shore and estuarine processes of Mobile Bay, field sites of our internationally-renowned faculty include Mexico, Australia, and Croatia and other countries.
DISL offers local government, industry and agency decision makers a range of coastal zone management services. One of our area?s major players in coastal zone management is the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, which falls within the DISL?s numerous programs
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Item Identification
Title: | Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory |
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Status: | In Work |
Abstract: |
As a marine laboratory, the DISL's mission encompasses marine science education, marine science research, costal zone management policy and educating the general public through the Estadium, DISL's public aquarium. Founded un 1971 by the State Legislature, the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) is Alabama's marine science and research laboratory. Located on the eastern tip of Dauphin Island, a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, the DISL is surrounded by Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound and the waters of the Gulf, making it perfectly situated for a wide range of marine science activity. The DISL primarily serves the 22 four-year colleges and universities of Alabama through its college summer courses and graduate programs of University Programs (UP). Our educational mission also includes Discovery Hall Programs (DHP) which encompasses K-12 field programs, teacher-training, and public outreach. DHP also includes the Estuarium, the public aquarium of the DISL, which focuses solely on the Mobile-Tensaw Estuary System. The research programs of the DISL range from biogeochemistryand oceanography to systems ecology. Although most research focuses on the near-shore and estuarine processes of Mobile Bay, field sites of our internationally-renowned faculty include Mexico, Australia, and Croatia and other countries. DISL offers local government, industry and agency decision makers a range of coastal zone management services. One of our area?s major players in coastal zone management is the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, which falls within the DISL?s numerous programs |
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URL: | http://www.disl.org/ |
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Main site for the laboratory |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 20960 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:20960 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Ralf Riedel |
Metadata Record Created: | 2013-11-26 06:15+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2017-03-13 |
Owner Org: | GSMFC |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2017-03-13 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2018-03-13 |