Keys Marine Laboratory Small Boat Support

在John C. Ogden博士的指导下，南佛罗里达大学佛罗里达海洋研究所（FIO）获得了一笔资金，用于改善基斯海洋实验室（KML）的小型船队。通过佛罗里达海洋学研究所(FIO)/州立大学系统（SUS）和佛罗里达海洋世界公司之间的公共/私人合作伙伴关系，KML于20世纪80年代开始了学术研究和教育计划。在这种伙伴关系取得成功的基础上，并认识到对这些项目和设施的需求，佛罗里达州于1990年购买了KML。KML目前由FIO与佛罗里达鱼类和野生动物保护委员会（一个州资源管理机构）合作管理。随着该地区其他住宅实验室设施的关闭，以及前所未有的科学和政治关注集中在南佛罗里达环境的马赛克上，KML现在承担了更加关键的支持作用。在过去的五年中，研究和教育团体的使用稳步增加，现在已经超过了现有设施的一些能力。特别迫切的是需要一艘容量更大的新船，适合12-15人的研究和教育小组。目前的船队由5艘小船组成，大小从10英尺到24英尺不等。三艘最大的船加起来可容纳18名学生/科学家。由于KML的教育小组平均规模为10 - 15人，其中包括1名讲师，这意味着大部分时间所有三艘船必须专用于一个教育小组，而没有同时为现场的研究人员提供船只支持服务。KML的居住容量为34人，因此，一到三组4-6人的研究人员经常与教育小组一起在现场。虽然与研究人员的互动提高了本科生的教育体验，但由于无法提供足够的研究支持服务，其价值被削弱了。这笔拨款将部分用于购买一艘26英尺的舷外船，以支持教育计划。这艘船将搭载15名学生和教职员工。这将大大缓解研究和教育团体同时在KML使用船只时的冲突。

ABSTRACT A grant has been awarded to Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO), University of South Florida, under the direction of Dr. John C. Ogden, to improve the small boat fleet at the Keys Marine Laboratory (KML). The KML commenced academic research and education programs in the 1980's through a public/private partnership between the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO)/State University System (SUS) and Sea World of Florida, Inc. Based on the success of that partnership and recognizing the need for these programs and facilities the State of Florida purchased the KML in 1990. The KML is presently managed by the FIO in cooperation with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, a state resource management agency. With the closure of other residential laboratory facilities in the region and the unprecedented scientific and political attention focused on the mosaic of South Florida environments, the KML has now assumed an even more critical support role. In the last five years usage by research and education groups has increased steadily and is now exceeding some of the capabilities of the current facilities. Particularly urgent is the need for a new boat with a larger capacity suitable for research and education groups of 12-15 persons. The current fleet consists of 5 small boats, ranging in size from 10-24 feet. The three largest boats together have a capacity of 18 students/scientists. As the average educational groups at the KML range in size from 10 - 15 persons including 1 instructor this means that much of the time all three boats must be dedicated to a single educational group leaving no vessel support services for the researchers on site at the same time. The residential capacity of the KML is 34 persons, therefore, one to three groups of 4-6 researchers are frequently on site with education groups. While the interaction with the researchers enhances the educational experience for undergraduates, its value is diminished by the inability to provide adequate research support services. This grant will partially fund the purchase of a 26' outboard vessel for support of the education programs. The vessel will carry 15 students and faculty. This will greatly alleviate the conflicts in boat usage when research and education groups are at the KML at the same time.