Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Marine research facility in Dauphin Island, Alabama.
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab features a 10,000-square-foot exhibit hall displaying aquatic life from Mobile Bay and the Northern Gulf of Mexico.
The Alabama legislature established the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in 1971 on former US Air Force grounds that housed the 693rd Radar Squadron.
The facility serves as Alabama's primary marine education center, partnering with 23 institutions to provide undergraduate and graduate marine science programs.
Located at 102 Bienville Boulevard, the Sea Lab maintains regular exhibits of local marine species including rays, sharks, and jellyfish year-round.
The Rays of the Bay touch tank exhibit presents four native ray and skate species from the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay.
Location: Alabama
Website: http://disl.org
GPS coordinates: 30.24986,-88.07733
Latest update: June 6, 2025 11:20
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