Officials dedicate new federal marine fisheries laboratory
U.S. Commerce Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, along with Chancellor
Greenwood and Congressman Sam Farr, last week dedicated a new federal marine research
facility located next to Long Marine Laboratory. The dedication of the National Marine
Fisheries Service Santa Cruz Laboratory included a ribbon cutting ceremony and a
reception at the Seymour Center. The new lab will, in addition to conducting fisheries
research, house the nation's first National Science Center for Marine Protected Areas.
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