The Lab...                  

The Narragansett Laboratory is located on three acres of federally owned land on the Bay Campus of the University of Rhode Island (URI). It is adjacent to URIs Graduate School of Oceanography and the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The facility consists of one main building and aquarium, and four adjacent office/laboratory modular buildings. The laboratory is a facility with a specialized staff of 50 supported by advanced oceanographic and biological systems for carrying out research on the effects of changing environmental conditions on the growth and survival of fish stocks from an ecosystems perspective.

Research is conducted on the effects of changing oceanographic and ecological conditions on the productivity and health of the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf ecosystem in relation to the recovery of depleted fish stocks. Studies are also conducted on the demography and ecology of shark populations in response to oceanographic conditions to provide information for shark management plans for sustaining those populations. The studies are conducted in support of two major objectives of NOAAs Strategic Plan - Build Sustainable Fisheries and Sustain Healthy Coasts.

       Research at the Narragansett Laboratory              

• Marine Ecosystem Studies
• OMES
• Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs)
• Ocean Productivity
• Narragansett Bay Project
• Oceanography Branch - Ecosystem Monitoring Group
• Ships of Opportunity Surveys
• Research Vessel Surveys
• Remote Sensing Surveys
• Early Life Stage Ecology
• Laboratory Experimental Studies
• Globec - Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics
• Plankton Demography
• Apex Predators (Shark!)
• CMER Program - Cooperative Marine Education and Research
• Office of Coast Survey - Nautical Charts
• Habitat Restoration, NMFS Northeast Region
• Fisheries Engineering
• Aquarium

       Bay Campus Links...              

• URI - University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography
• Environmental Protection Agency - Atlantic Ecology Division