Sea Water System and Aquarium - Full salinity, class-A, unpolluted water, two large brood stock tanks (28,000 liter and 57,000 liter), and heat exchanging capability for maintaining cold water fish
Environmentally controlled rearing facility with capacity for raising cod larvae
Large dissection wet laboratory
Northeast Coast Watch Node: Regional data redistribution site
NEFSC satellite data remote sensing laboratory
Computer communications – Frame relay providing access to NMFS wide-area network as part of FTS 2000, fiberoptic line connecting Narragansett Laboaratory to URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography network allowing high speed data transfer for NE Coast Watch Node.
Large Marine Ecosystems: Global and national reports and reprints collection
Plankton ecology/taxonomy laboratory
Biochemistry/molecular biology laboratory
Fisheries Engineering capability
Ships of Opportunity plankton/environmental sampling equipment
Underwater photography/videography capability
Photographic dark room
Dive locker for NOAA divers
Cold room
Large capacity, low temperature freezer space
Large storage space (2,160 square feet) with drive-in capability
Shared Bay Campus Resources
PELL MARINE SCIENCE LIBRARY - URI/GSO. Full access and borrowing privileges
at the Pell Marine Library, which is adjacent to the laboratory on the Bay Campus.
The Pell Library is one of the country’s premier marine libraries, with a collection
of over 45,000 volumes, subscriptions to 920 specialized research journals, and the
national repository for NOAA/Sea Grant publications. The library is an invaluable research
facility that allows the Narragansett staff to remain current with ongoing investigations.
Large ship docking facilities – URI/GSO and Quonset Point/Davisville
Aquarium space and seawater system at EPA and NOAA
NOAA/URI Cooperative Marine Educational and Research Program
