SC&E, through LSU, is a member of LUMCON and of CORE.
LUMCON,
the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium—LUMCON
provides a stimulus for research and education in the marine
sciences in Louisiana by being a service facility for all
Louisiana schools with interests in marine research and
education, and by conducting research and education programs.
The LUMCON Marine Center provides well-equipped research
and teaching laboratories in coastal Cocodrie. The setting
is perfect for fieldwork on marine organisms and coastal
ecosystems. A research vessel for the continental shelf
and the open waters of Gulf of Mexico and one for coastal
waters operate out of the Cocodrie center. Additional facilities
are located on Vermilion Bay south of Lafayette and at Port
Fourchon near Grand Isle. Many LUMCON researchers hold adjunct
appointments with LSU and with the University
of Louisiana at Lafayette Biology Department.
CORE,
the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education,
is a Washington, D.C. based association of United States
oceanographic research institutions, universities, laboratories,
aquaria and industry. CORE’s 83 members represent
the nucleus of U.S. research and education about the ocean.
