 The
SCAEL is composed of laboratories at three institutions. The
Marine
Resources Research Institute (MRRI)
of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR)
and the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML)
are located in Charleston, SC
on historic Fort Johnson (map). The MRRI is an ideal facility for field
and laboratory-based studies.
Additional
personnel work out of the nearby Hollings Marine Laboratory, a
high-tech,
multi-institutional facility. The Baruch Marine Field Laboratory (BMFL)
is located in the Hobcaw Barony, approximately 80 miles northeast of
Charleston (map).
The BMFL is a component of the Belle Baruch Institute for Marine
Ecology
and Coastal Science, a department of the University of South
Carolina. |
