The NOAA Estuarine Habitats and Coastal Fisheries Center at Lafayette, Louisiana is a state-of-the-art science facility. The facility is designed to include ecology, chemistry, genetics and necropsy laboratories, and a seawater laboratory for live animal culture. It is adjacent to the USGS National Wetlands Research Center and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, providing nearby support in cooperative research.
The facility also includes office and laboratory space currently in use by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Geological Service Biological Resources Division. |
