MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology will host its first aquaculture and marine biology summer camp at the Vero Beach Marine Laboratory June 24-28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The camp is open to all middle school students entering sixth through eighth grade.
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Welcome to the Vero Beach Marine Lab
In 1980, Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) acquired property on John’s Island in Vero Beach, Florida, to develop an ocean-site marine research laboratory. The location of the facility allows researchers to have access to filtered Atlantic seawater year-round with a minimum seawater temperature of about 12 °C (54 °F).
A wide variety of aquaculture tank systems are also available for research and production purposes. The facility’s four acre oceanfront property has a main building that includes a marine laboratory, classroom, conference room, and offices. The facility is administered by FIT and serves as a regional research facility available to university faculty, graduate students, and non-university investigators. Several aquaculture companies have a research collaborative agreement with FIT and are using the site to develop aquaculture technologies for marine food and ornamental species.