Contact Information
Address:
4700 Avenue U
Galveston, TX 77551-5997
United StatesPhone:
409-766-3500
SEFSC Galveston Laboratory
The NOAA Fisheries Galveston Laboratory is situated on the site of the Historic Fort Crockett, one block from the Gulf of Mexico on Galveston Island, Texas, and is the only federal fisheries laboratory west of the Mississippi River on the gulf.
A high quality seawater system delivers as much as 50,000 gallons daily and supplies large tanks, aquaria and raceways for experiments on estuarine and marine organisms; this is the largest and most extensive federally operated sea water system in the southeastern United States.
It is equipped with two facilities for sea turtle research focused since 1978 on the endangered Kemp's Ridley; this is the only federal facility in the United States dedicated to captive rearing of sea turtles.
The NOAA sea turtle facility is closed to the public except for scheduled tours. You can schedule a tour by calling 409-766-3500.
Tours will meet on the main campus and walk a short distance to the sea turtle building. Parking is typically available on the main campus.