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NOAA Estuarine Habitats and Coastal Fisheries Center (EHCFC)

Source: http://www.casc.noaa.gov (6 June, 2004)
The NOAA Estuarine Habitats and Coastal Fisheries Center at Lafayette, Louisiana is a state-of-the-art science facility. The facility is designed to include ecology, chemistry, genetics and necropsy laboratories, and a seawater laboratory for live animal culture. It is adjacent to the USGS National Wetlands Research Center and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, providing nearby support in cooperative research.

The facility also includes office and laboratory space currently in use by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Park Service, and the U.S. Geological Service Biological Resources Division.

NOAA Estuarine Habitats and Coastal Fisheries Center

Affiliation:   Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC),  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

Type of Organization:   Marine Research Center or Laboratory

Sector:   Federal Government

Main Field of Focus:   Habitat Restoration; Fishery Habitat Research; Marine Mammal Molecular Genetics

Year Created:   1998

Contact Person:   Rozas, Lawrence P.

Mailing Address:
NOAA Estuarine Habitats and Coastal Fisheries Center
646 Cajundome Boulevard, Room 175
Lafayette, LA 70506
USA
Telephone: +1 337-291-2110
Fax: +1 337-291-2106

Home Page URL:   http://research.louisiana.edu/VP/noaa.shtml

Keywords:   Fisheries, Habitat research, Habitat restoration, Marine mammal genetics

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