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RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
The distinguishing resource available to marine science students is the University's location on the banks of the St. Johns River and its close proximity to numerous marine estuaries and the Atlantic Ocean, giving students access to a variety of marine habitats for campus research projects.
JU dock
Jacksonville University docks on the banks of the St. Johns River.
 students St Aug Bch
Students collect sediment samples at St. Augustine Beach.
 Ft George Inlet low tide
Extensive sandflats and marshes of nearby Ft. George Inlet at low tide.
The Reid Medical Sciences and Nelms Science buildings house the marine science and biology programs.
Reid Bldg
The marine science wet lab and classrooms are located in the Reid Medical Science Center.
 shell collection
Maggie Wheldon's Memorial Shell Collection is housed in the Nelms Science Building.
 icthyology lab
The Nelms Science Building is home to the Ichthyology Laboratory and Fish Museum.
The R/V Dolphin, a 25-foot Boston Whaler with a LORAN navigation system, and an 18-foot Jon Boat enable students to participate in off-campus field work assignments.
Whaler preparing for cruise
Offloading supplies from the R/V Dolphin during a research cruise.
 whaler going left
The R/V Dolphin towing an otter trawl in the St. Johns River.
 Jon boat on Ortega River
The Jon Boat being used for studies on the Ortega River.
Specialized equipment includes several electronic means of sampling water quality, video and time-lapse photography of microscopic organisms, and larval and algal culture in a controlled environment.
data logger
The LI 1400 data logger with the capability of recording light data continuously for up to one month.
 students multi-probe
Students using a portable multi-probe system to test for multiple water quality parameters.
 larval culture equipment
Equipment used for the rearing and husbandry of marine invertebrate larvae.
The Department of Biology and Marine Science has a working wet lab with an aeration system, numerous aquaria, and extensive facilities to maintain various marine and freshwater organisms.
wet lab
Numerous students conduct independent research projects in the Marine Science Wet Lab.
 wave tank
Students and faculty use the wave tank for experiments simulating nearshore occilatory water flow.
 flume
Organismal responses to laminar water flow are studied using the flume tank.
A walk-in environmental chamber and an aquaculture compound support freshwater fish aquaculture.  The department also provides a variety of spectrophotometers, centrifuges, incubators, and microscopes for the use of students and faculty in laboratory and research settings.
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