SMAST Facilities

 SMAST facilities include:  

• A 90,000 gallon underwater optic and acoustic test tank.
• A 2,200 square-foot seawater research lab with plentiful raw, filtered, heated or chilled seawater.
• A greenhouse for the growth and long-term maintenance of aquatic photosynthetic organisms under natural light.
• Three temperature-controlled rooms for long-term behavioral and physiological experiments and acclimation of marine organisms for culture and reproduction.
• Fifteen research laboratories.
• The R/V Lucky Lady, a 50-foot, diesel-powered research boat with winch and wire for sampling.
• A docking pier extended into Clark's Cove, permitting the loading and unloading of vessels and shallow-water sampling, and housing the pumping station that supplies water to the seawater research lab.
• A two-story, 32,000-square-foot building on Clark's Cove, which provides access to Buzzards Bay, and a suite of offices across New Bedford Harbor in Fairhaven.

For more information, contact: Eric Lyonnais, Facilities Manager, at 508-910-6304 or elyonnais@umassd.edu.