Renovation and Expansion of Seawater Facilities for Experimental Marine Research at Mote Marine Laboratory

莫特海洋实验室实验海洋研究海水设施的改造和扩建

• 批准号: 0330567
• 负责人: Robert Hueter
• 金额: $ 19.77万
• 依托单位: Mote Marine Laboratory
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-10-01 至 2006-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0330567&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Renovation; Expansion; Seawater; Facilities; Experimental

A grant has been awarded to the Mote Marine Laboratory, under the direction of Dr. Robert Hueter to provide partial support to renovate and expand seawater facilities for experimental marine research and education at Mote Marine Laboratory (MML) in Sarasota, Florida. Improvements to be made include: significant increases in water storage and ozone sterilization capabilities; improved facilities for mechanical filtration of seawater; large animal holding tanks to hold more and larger experimental animals in good health under controlled conditions; a versatile water routing system to allow for flexibility in modular use of the facility; and a facilities enclosure to permit manipulation and control of environmental conditions. Among major additions will be two new oval tanks, 16.5 m x 8.5 m x 2 m and 12.2 m x 6.1 m x 2 m, for holding large animals such as sharks, rays, large teleosts and sea turtles for captive study. Research applications of this renovated seawater facility will include physiological and behavioral studies of large elasmobranchs, instrumentation testing prior to field deployment, and studies of biotoxins and invertebrates in culture. Education and training of undergraduate and graduate students will also utilize the new facilities for student projects. These alterations will significantly enhance the overall reliability, quality, and versatility of the system, necessary improvements to provide the proper seawater facilities to visiting scientists, students and staff conducting experimental research on marine organisms at MML.

在 Robert Hueter 博士的指导下，莫特海洋实验室获得了一笔赠款，为佛罗里达州萨拉索塔莫特海洋实验室 (MML) 的实验性海洋研究和教育海水设施的翻新和扩建提供部分支持。 需要进行的改进包括：显着提高储水和臭氧灭菌能力；改进海水机械过滤设施；大型动物储存罐，可在受控条件下容纳更多、更大、健康状况良好的实验动物；多功能水路由系统，允许灵活地模块化使用设施；以及允许操纵和控制环境条件的设施外壳。 主要新增设施包括两个新的椭圆形水箱，分别为 16.5 m x 8.5 m x 2 m 和 12.2 m x 6.1 m x 2 m，用于饲养鲨鱼、鳐鱼、大型硬骨鱼和海龟等大型动物进行圈养研究。 这个翻新的海水设施的研究应用将包括大型软骨鱼的生理和行为研究、现场部署之前的仪器测试以及培养中的生物毒素和无脊椎动物的研究。本科生和研究生的教育和培训也将利用新设施进行学生项目。 这些改造将显着提高系统的整体可靠性、质量和多功能性，并进行必要的改进，以便为在 MML 进行海洋生物实验研究的来访科学家、学生和工作人员提供适当的海水设施。