About NCBS
Our location and facilities offer exceptional opportunities for hands-on education in the coastal environment.
UF/IFAS NCBS serves as a coastal and marine field laboratory to support UF classes and workshops. Our biological station on Cedar Key, Florida is located directly on the Gulf of Mexico and also within 55 miles of UF’s main campus. The UF/IFAS NCBS Seahorse Key Marine Lab is located a short boat ride away and includes the historic lighthouse, a 26-person dormitory, and indoor and outdoor marine laboratories.
Our facilities offer opportunities for students to learn marine science, ecology, social/economic aspects of coastal systems, and impacts of climate change on systems in Florida. We support courses associated with the Marine Science Major at UF, both within the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.