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Introduction

Florida is sometimes called a state with two oceans back-to-back. Its shorelines span six degrees of latitude. It is not surprising that numerous academic, governmental, private and non-profit organizations exist here, devoted to marine research and education. As part of its statewide mission — and to answer numerous questions from prospective students and other interests worldwide — Florida Sea Grant offers this directory. It is intended to be a guide to link people to marine and coastal institutions in Florida. It is not designed to include all institutions in Florida in each category. Suggestions and comments on those that should be added, modified or deleted are welcome. Please send to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
 

Universities

Florida has ten public universities and a large number of private universities and colleges. Those listed below have certain academic programs that relate to ocean, marine or coastal studies, research or outreach. Below each university are those academic departments or sites of study that allow a student to learn more about ocean, marine or coastal degree programs or for a citizen or business to seek answers to questions. In some cases, the academic department may be totally dedicated to ocean, marine or coastal issues and in others, perhaps a group of faculty within the academic department or laboratory work in this area.
 
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
 
Florida A & M University - www.famu.edu
Tallahassee, FL 32307
(850) 599-3000

Florida Atlantic University  - www.fau.edu
777 Glades Road
PO Box 3091
Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
(561) 297-3000

Florida Gulf Coast University  - www.fgcu.edu
10501 FGCU Blvd. South
Ft. Myers, FL 33965-6565
(239) 590-1000

Florida International University - www.fiu.edu

University Park Campus
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199
305-348-2000

Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 St AC1 378
North Miami, FL 33181

Florida State University - www.fsu.edu
Tallahassee, FL 32306
(850) 644-2525

New College of Florida - www.ncf.edu
Division of Natural Sciences
5700 North Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34243
(941) 359-4370

University of Central Florida - www.ucf.edu
4000 Central Florida Blvd
Orlando, FL 32816
(407) 823-2000

University of Florida - www.ufl.edu
Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 392-3261

  • Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering - www.ce.ufl.edu
    336 Weil Hall
    (352) 392-0933
  • Environmental Engineering Sciences Department - www.enveng.ufl.edu
    217 Black Hall
    (352) 392-0841
  • Department of Zoology - www.zoo.ufl.edu
    223 Bartram Hall
    (352) 382-1107
  • Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences -  fishweb.ifas.ufl.edu/
    7922 NW 71st Street
    Gainesville, FL 32653-3071
    (352) 392-9617
  • Food and Resource Economics Department -  www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu
    McCarty Hall
    (352) 392-1826
  • Food Science and Human Nutrition Department -  fshn.ifas.ufl.edu
    McCarty Hall
    (352) 392-1991
  • The Whitney Laboratory - 150.176.130.202/
    9505 Ocean Shore Blvd
    St. Augustine, FL 32086-8623
    (904) 461-4000

University of North Florida - www.unf.edu
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road, South
Jacksonville, FL 32224
(904) 620-1000

University of South Florida - usfweb.usf.edu/
4202 E Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL 33620
(813) 974-2011

University of West Florida - www.uwf.edu
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
(850) 474-2000

PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES

Eckerd College - www.eckerd.ed

4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
(727) 867-1166 

Florida Institute of Technology - www.fit.edu
150 W University Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32901
(321) 674-8000

Florida Southern College - www.flsouthern.edu
111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive
Lakeland, FL 38801
(863) 680-4131

Jacksonville University - www.ju.edu
2800 University Blvd. N
Jacksonville, FL 32211
(904) 744-3950

Nova Southeastern University - www.nova.edu
3301 College Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314
800-541-6682
Rollins College - www.rollins.edu
1000 Holt Ave
Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 646-2000
University of Miami - www.rsmas.miami.edu
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
(305) 361-4000
University of Tampa  - www.utampa.edu
401 W Kennedy Blvd
Tampa, FL 33606
(813) 253-3333
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STATEWIDE UNIVERSITY–BASED PROGRAMS
 
Florida Institute of Oceanography  - www.marine.usf.edu/fio
830 First Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 553-1100
 
Florida Sea Grant College Program  - www.FlSeaGrant.org
University of Florida - Building 803
PO Box 110409
Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 392-5870
 


COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Florida has a system of 28 community colleges. Some of them have programs and opportunities that relate to the ocean, marine or coastal activities. These are shown in this directory. A complete listing of community colleges can be found at www.fldoe.org/cc/default.asp.

Edison Community College - www.edison.edu
8099 College Parkway SW
Ft. Myers, FL 33906
(239) 489-9300

Florida Keys Community College - www.fkcc.edu/
5901 College Road
Key West, FL 33040
(305) 296-9081

Gulf Coast Community College - www.gc.cc.fl.us
5230 W Hwy 98
Panama City, FL 32401
(850) 769-1551

Hillsborough Community College - www.hccfl.edu/
Dale Mabry Campus
PO Box 30030
Tampa, FL 33630
(813) 253-7201

Indian River Community College - www.ircc.edu/portal/layout_Default.aspx?PortalPageID=740
3209 Virginia Avenue
Ft. Pierce, FL 34981
(772) 462-4700

Manatee Community College - www.mccfl.edu/pages/1.asp
PO Box 1849
Bradenton, FL 34206-1849
(941) 755-1511

Northwest Florida State College - www.nwfsc.edu/
Department of Science
100 College Blvd
Niceville, FL 32578
(850)
729-5376

Pensacola Junior College - www.pjc.edu/
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, FL 32504
(850) 484-1000

Polk Community College - www.polk.edu/
999 Avenue H Northeast
Winter Haven, FL 33881
(863) 297-1000

Seminole State College of Florida - www.seminolestate.edu
100 Weldon Blvd
Sanford, FL 32773
(407) 328-4722

Valencia Community College - valencia.cc.fl.us
PO Box 3028
Orlando, FL 32802-3028
(407) 299-5000

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PRIVATE NON-PROFIT MARINE LABORATORIES


Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- www.hboi.edu
5600 US Hwy 1 North
Ft. Pierce, FL 34946
(772) 465-2400

Mote Marine Laboratory - www.mote.org
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34236
(941) 388-4441

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NON-COLLEGIATE EDUCATION

Associated Marine Institutes, Inc. - www.amikids.org/
AMI is a private non-profit government services provider to state juvenile justice programs, specializing in marine and wilderness based juvenile rehabilitation programs as well as other youth oriented services. Marine focus locations exist in 28 locations throughout Florida.

Association of Marina Industries - www.marinaassociation.org
444 North Capitol St. NW, Ste 645
Washington, DC 20001
866-367-6622
202-628-8679 FAX

Association of Marine Technicians - www.am-tech.org
455 Knollwood Terrace
Roswell, GA 30075
770-587-2432

Chapman School of Seamanship - www.chapman.org
4343 SE St. Lucie Blvd.
Stuart, FL 34997
800-225-2841
772-283-2019 FAX

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Duval County Public Schools - http://www.dreamsbeginhere.org/msec/
Marine Science Education Center #32
1347 Palmer Street.
Mayport, FL 32233
904-247-5973
904-247-5976 FAX

Florida Detroit Diesel - Allison Training Center - www.fdda.com/
4141 SW 30th Ave.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
954-327-4460
954-327-4469 FAX

Florida Detroit Diesel - Allison Training Center - www.fdda.com/
8411 Adamo Dr.
Tampa, FL 33619
813-621-5651
813-628-0807 FAX

Florida Keys Community College - www.fkcc.edu/
5901 West College Rd.
Key West, FL 33040
305-296-9801 ext. 206
305-292-5165 FAX

Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology - lwit.edu/LWIT/
3702 Estey Ave.
Naples, FL 34104
941-430-6900
941-430-6922
 

Marchman Technical Education Center - mtec.pasco.k12.fl.us/
7825 Campus Dr.
New Port Richey, FL 34653-1211
727-774-1700
727-774-1791 FAX

Marine Mechanics Institute - www.uticorp.com
9751 Delegates Drive
Orlando, FL 32837
(407) 240-2422
(800) 342-9253

McFatter Vocational Technical Center - www.mcfattertech.com/
6500 Nova Dr.
Davie, FL 33317
954-370-8324
954-370-1647 FAX

Miami Museum of Science and Space - www.miamisci.org
Transit Planetarium
3280 S. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33129
(305) 646-4200

Mote Marine Laboratory - www.mote.org
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway
Sarasatoa, FL 34236
(941) 388-4441

Okaloosa Applied Technology Center - www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/oatc/
1976 Lewis Turner Blvd.
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547-1299
850-833-3500
850-833-3466 FAX

Pinellas Technical Education Center - www.myptec.org/
6100 154th Ave. North
Clearwater, FL 33760
727-538-7167 ext. 1149
727-538-7183 FAX

Ridge Vocational Technical Center
7700 State Rd. 544
Winter Haven, FL 33881
863-422-6402
863-421-1289 FAX

Sebastian River High School - schools.indian-river.k12.fl.us/srhs/
9001 90th Ave.
Sebastian, FL 32958
407-564-4308
407-564-4182 FAX

Seminole Community College - www.scc-fl.edu/
100 Weldon Blvd.
Sanford, FL 32773-6199
407-323-1450

Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors - www.marinesurvey.org
4605 Cardinal Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32210
800-344-9077
904-384-1494
904-388-3958 FAX

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South Technical Education Center
1300 S.W. 30th Ave.
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
561-369-7000
561-369-7024 FAX

Stuart Catamarans, Inc.
4048 SE Barcelona St.
Stuart, FL 34997
772-286-6125
772-286-2474 FAX

Withlacoochee Technical Institute - www.wtionline.cc
1201 W. Main Street
Inverness, FL 34450
352-726-2430
 

WyoTech - www.wyotech.edu/?dmredirect=
470 Destination Daytona Lane
Ormond Beach FL, 32174
1-386-255-0295 Fax 1-386-252-3523 

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STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS

Center for Coastal Center for Coastal & Watershed Studies - coastal.er.usgs.gov/
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701-4846
(727) 803-2030

Charlotte Harbor NEP - www.chnep.org/
4980 Bayline Drive, 4th Floor
North Ft. Myers, FL 33917-3909
(239) 995-1777

EPA Natural Estuary Program - www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/links.htm#neps
U.S. EPA Region IV
61 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, GA 30303-3104
(404) 562-9900

Federal Fishery Management Councils:

  • South Atlantic Fishery Management Council -  www.safmc.net/
    One Southpark Circle -Suite 306
    Charleston, SC 29407
    (843) 571-4366 
  • Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council -  www.gulfcouncil.org/
    The Commons of Rivergate
    3018 U.S. Highway 301 North - Suite 1000
    Tampa, FL 33619-2266
    (813) 228-2815

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute - www.floridamarine.org/
100 8th Avenue S.E.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701-5095
(727) 896-8626

Florida Department of Community Affairs - www.dca.state.fl.us/
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100
(850) 922-5438

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - myfwc.com/

Indian River Lagoon Project - www.sjrwmd.com/indianriverlagoon/index.html
1900 S Harbor City Blvd. - Suite 107
Melbourne, FL 32901
(321) 984-4950

NOAA

Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve - nerrs.noaa.gov/Apalachicola/
261 7th Street
Apalachicola, FL 32320
(850) 653-8063

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary - www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov
PO Box 500398
Marathon, FL 33050
(305) 743-2437and216 Ann Street
Key West, FL 33040
(305) 292-0311

Guana Tolamato Mantanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve - nerrs.noaa.gov/GTM/welcome.html
9741 Ocean Shore Blvd.
Marineland, FL 32080
(904) 461-4054

NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory - www.aoml.noaa.gov
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
(305) 361-4300

NOAA Fisheries Services:

  • NOAA Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office - sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/
    9721 Executive Center Drive, N
    St. Petersburg, FL 33702
    (727) 570-5233
  • Panama City Laboratory - www.sefscpanamalab.noaa.gov
    3500 Delwood Beach Road
    Panama City, FL 32408
    (850) 234-6541
  • Southeast Fisheries Science Center - www.sefsc.noaa.gov
    75 Virginia Beach Drive
    Miami, FL 33149
    (305) 361-5761

NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System - www.nerrs.noaa.gov/ 

NOAA National Undersea Research Centerwww.uncwil.edu/nurc
University of North Carolina
Florida Keys Research Program
515 Caribbean Drive
Key Largo, FL 33037
(305) 451-0233

Ocean and Coastal Resource Managementcoastalmanagement.noaa.gov/

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - www.rookerybay.org
10 Shell Island Road
Naples, FL 33962
(941) 775-8845

Sarasota Bay Project - www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/programs/sb.htm
5333 N Tamiami Trail -Suite 104
Sarasota, FL 34234
(941) 359-5841

Tampa Bay Project - www.tbep.org/
100 8th Ave, SE
MS I-1/NEP
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 893-2765

U.S. Geological Survey - fl.water.usgs.gov/
Five Florida locations are in Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee, Tampa and Ocala.

Naval Sea Systems Command - http://nswcpc.navsea.navy.mil/
Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center
Panama City Division (NSWC PCD)
110 Vernon Ave
Panama City, FL 32407-7001
(850) 234-4145

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NON-PROFIT AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS

Clearwater Marine Aquarium - www.cmaquarium.org
249 Windward Passage
Clearwater, FL 33767-2244
(727) 441-1790
or toll free 888-239-9414

Dolphin Research Center - www.dolphins.org
PO Box 522875
Marathon Shores, FL 33052
(305) 289-1121

Florida Aquarium - www.flaquarium.net/
701 Channelside Drive
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 273-4000
 

Pigeon Key Foundation and Marine Science Center - www.pigeonkey.net
PO Box 500130
Marathon, FL 33050
(850) 289-9632

Florida Marine Science Education Association - www.fmsea.org/  

Florida Oceanographic Society - www.floridaoceanographic.org/
890 NE Ocean Blvd
Stuart, FL 34996
(772) 225-0505

Gulfarium - www.gulfarium.com
1010 Miracle Strip Parkway
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548
(850) 243-9046

Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory - www.gulfspecimen.org
PO Box 237
Panacea, FL 32346
(850) 984-5297

The Living Seas - 123orlando.com/epcot/living-seas.htm
Walt Disney World
PO Box 10,000
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000
(407) 560-7688
 

MarineLab - www.marinelab.org

Marine Resources Development Foundation - www.mrdf.org
51 Shoreland Drive
PO Box 787
Key Largo, FL 33037
(800) 741-1139

Miami Seaquarium - www.miamiseaquarium.com/
Marine Exhibition Corporation
4400 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
(305) 361-5705

Pelican Coast Conservancy - www.pelicancoastconservancy.org
403 Conti St.
Mobile, AL 36602
(251) 222-8959

Sea to Shore Alliance - www.sea2shore.org
200 2nd Ave. South #315
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 954-3390

Sea World of Florida - www.seaworld.org
7007 Sea World Drive
Orlando, FL 32821
(407) 351-3600 

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