The coast of northwest Florida is such a biologically rich area that it is considered one of six biodiversity hotspots in the United States. The region within which the Florida State University Coastal & Marine Laboratory is imbedded is relatively untouched by the development that plagues many of Florida's shores. As such, it includes a mosaic of habitats ranging from oyster reefs to seagrass meadows, from freshwater bogs to saltmarshes, with ready access to nearshore sponge reefs and offshore drowned patch reefs. More About Us

Research of the FSUCML

FSUCML Research areas include Fisheries Ecology, Population and Community Ecology, Biodiversity, and Biogeochemistry, among others. Find out more

Featured Research
Coastal sands as gigantic filter systems Dr. Markus Huettel, FSU Dept. Oceanography.

Summer Courses at FSUCML

Biology of Fishes, Marine Invertebrate Ecology, and Inquiry in Marine Ecology for Teachers. More

Conservation 2008 Lecture Series

September 11, 2008 7:00 PM Chris Stallings, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory, “Predators, prey, and people: Indirect effects of fishing on marine communities”