Keys Marine Laboratory Small Boat Support

Keys 海洋实验室小船支持

• 批准号: 0329559
• 负责人: John Ogden
• 金额: $ 5.24万
• 依托单位: University of South Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-01-15 至 2006-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0329559&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Keys; Marine; Laboratory; Small; Boat

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.

摘要 南佛罗里达大学佛罗里达海洋研究所 (FIO) 在 John C. Ogden 博士的指导下获得了一笔赠款，用于改善基斯海洋实验室 (KML) 的小型船队。 KML 在 1980 年代通过佛罗里达海洋研究所 (FIO)/州立大学系统 (SUS) 和佛罗里达海洋世界公司之间的公私合作关系开始了学术研究和教育项目。基于该合作关系的成功以及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合作管理， 国家资源管理局。随着该地区其他住宅实验室设施的关闭，以及科学和政治对南佛罗里达州环境的前所未有的关注，KML 现在承担了更加关键的支持角色。 在过去的五年中，研究和教育团体的使用量稳步增加，现在已经超过了现有设施的一些能力。 尤其迫切需要一艘容量更大、适合 12 至 15 人的研究和教育团体的新船。 目前的船队由 5 艘小船组成，尺寸从 10 英尺到 24 英尺不等。 三艘最大的船总共可容纳 18 名学生/科学家。 由于 KML 的平均教育团体规模为 10 - 15 人（包括 1 名教练），这意味着大部分时间所有三艘船都必须专门服务于一个教育团体，从而无法同时为现场研究人员提供船舶支持服务。 KML 可容纳 34 人，因此，一到三组 4-6 名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增强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。这笔赠款将部分资助购买一艘 26 英尺舷外船，以支持教育计划。 该船将搭载 15 名学生和教师。 这将大大缓解研究和教育团体同时在KML时的船只使用冲突。