The Seymour Marine Discovery Center is part of the Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory, a research and education facility of the University of California, Santa Cruz. The laboratory is affiliated with the Institute of Marine Sciences, a university research unit. The lab serves as a base for field research in Monterey Bay and the ocean beyond. Institute of Marine Sciences faculty and researchers conduct marine field studies throughout the world.

History
Exhibit Halls
Aquarium
Blue Whale Skeleton
Outdoor Areas
Staff
Facility Rentals

Facilities Facts

• Building size: 20,100 gross sq. ft.
• Facilities: 3 Exhibit halls — 5,300 sq. ft.
• Exhibit themes: Looking, Testing, Puzzling, Asking Questions
• Entry theater
• 14 aquaria in two separate pods
• Seawater table (touch pools)
• Seawater design flow — 100 gpm
• UCSC teaching/seawater lab
• K-12 teaching lab, K-12 seawater lab
• Book and gift store — Ocean Discovery Shop
• La Feliz Room — seats 98 people
• 2 ocean-view terraces
• Administrative offices and conference room
• Exterior exhibit: 87-foot blue whale skeleton

About the Center: History | Exhibits | Aquarium | Blue Whale Skeleton | Outdoor Areas | Facilities

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