development of cedar point
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Development of CEDAR POINT. NOVEMBER 15, 2006. CEDAR POINT Development Timeline. Nov. 1995 Jackson County supervisors donate 224 acres for GCRL expansion 1996-2002 Mississippi DMR Tidelands provides $1,084,150 July 1998 IHL Board authorizes development of a master plan - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Development ofCEDAR POINT
NOVEMBER 15, 2006
The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Nov. 1995 Jackson County supervisors donate 224 acres for GCRL expansion
1996-2002 Mississippi DMR Tidelands provides $1,084,150
July 1998 IHL Board authorizes development of a master plan
May 1999 USDOC NOAA provides $2.2 million
July 2000 Official Groundbreaking for Cedar Point site
2002-2006 USDOC NOAA provides $10,182,428
CEDAR POINTDevelopment Timeline
ConstructedUnder ConstructionPlanned and Funded
CEDAR POINTThe GCRL
Expansion Site
The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Facilities to support:
Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center
GCRL OPERATIONAL ORGANIZATION
The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
GULF COAST RESEARCH LABORATORY
DEPARTMENT OFCOASTAL SCIENCES
Gulf CoastGeospatial Center
Center for Fisheries Research and Development
J.L. Scott MarineEducation Center
Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
State Appropriation Combined Total: State Appropriation Plus Grants, Contracts, Self-Generated
GCRL FUNDING SOURCESMillions
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0 $3,3
50,3
59.0
0
$15,
262,
570.
00
$3,2
87,9
03.0
0
$16,
994,
784.
00
$3,3
35,6
59.0
0
$15,
480,
996.
00
$3,0
11,9
32.0
0
$13,
804,
820.
00
FY 02 FY 03 FY 04 FY 05 FY 06
$2,8
52,4
77.0
0
$18,
170,
868
The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENTThe Aquaculture Center will be a resource for graduate education and research programs for the faculty from the Department of Coastal Sciences and the scientific staff of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.
• Coastal Sciences tenure-track faculty
• Coastal Sciences research faculty
• GCRL senior scientists
The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Graduate student involvement
• Coastal Sciences and other graduate students
Faculty, scientists engaging students in marine aquaculture R&D
The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
MARINE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY POTENTIAL
• High demand and high product value exist for marine species
• Recent advances in indoor systems expand opportunities inland for marine fish culture
This center will consolidate the University’s marine aquaculture programs of research, education and economic development.
THE THAD COCHRANMARINE AQUACULTURE CENTER
The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
The Development ofCEDAR POINT
NOVEMBER 15, 2006
Continues