Facilities
The Center for Sustainable Seafood Center has access to and works from the following UNH marine facilities:
New Hampshire Sea Grant’s AquaFort serves as an offshore aquaculture training platform and research site. The AquaFort research program recruited local fishermen and farmers from NH, ME, and MA to participate in workshops and daily operations of an offshore aquaculture farm.
The Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory, built in 1994, is home to the Center for Ocean Engineering and the headquarters for the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center (CCOM/JHC).
Environmental Monitoring Buoy
G2000 Instrumentation buoy providing real-time environmental data near the AquaFort site off of Newcastle, New Hampshire.
Jackson Estuarine Laboratory (JEL) is located five miles from the Durham campus on the shores of Great Bay Estuary, one of the largest estuaries in northern New England.
The Marine Complex supports research, education, and outreach in all aspects of marine biology, oceanography, and ocean engineering, with particular emphasis on marine biology and ecology, aquaculture, acoustics and ocean mapping, invasive species, autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) research, ocean acidification, and renewable energy.
A majority of the UNH small boat fleet is located at the Jackson Estuarine Laboratory (JEL) and the Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex.
