Stockton University Marine Field Station

Stockton University Marine Field Station The Marine Field Station is a facility of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Stockton University.

Stockton University's Marine Field Station is used as a teaching and research destination for numerous academic programs of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, including foremost the marine science program, as well as biology, environmental studies, geology, and the professional science masters program. The eight-acre Marine Field Station site provides diverse laboratory space as well

as dockage for the research vessel fleet. Access to New Jersey's coastal bays and near-shore ocean waters is excellent, and most of the teaching activities are conducted within either the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve or the Barnegat Bay National Estuary areas. In 2009 the College renovated the entire site, adding laboratory space to the "Log Cabin", providing a new space for the Coastal Research Center and updating all other buildings. Several buildings on site provide space for the support of field and laboratory courses and student and faculty research. The site is also home to long-term data collecting programs, including 24/7 water quality and meteorological data. Stockton’s research vessel (R/V) fleet currently includes six workboats ranging in size from 16-36'. Each vessel provides a platform geared toward specific teaching and research activities. Faculty and staff utilize these vessels as platforms from which to conduct their marine research and teaching activities. All vessels are maintained to standards set forth by the USCG and are designated as Oceanographic Research Vessels. Instrumentation resources range from simple seine nets up to advance underwater survey equipment, and everything in between. The physical resources available to the faculty for teaching and research are extensive. Highlights of equipment acquisitions over the past 5 years include advanced water monitoring units (YSI's), Side Scan Sonar, Remotely Operated Vehicle, Magnetometer, Mobile Laser Scanning System and a Multibeam Sonar. All instrumentation is used in teaching and research activities that involve undergraduate students.

All is calm...Wishing you all a joyful and beautiful season of celebration. We're looking forward to a new year of brig...
12/20/2025

All is calm...
Wishing you all a joyful and beautiful season of celebration. We're looking forward to a new year of bright possibilities, new ventures, and amazing experiences...
Happy Holidays from the MFS Team, and we'll see you in 2026!

The Art of Dissection! Before Dr. Mark Sullivan's class dissected their lab specimens, the students practiced the art o...
12/04/2025

The Art of Dissection!
Before Dr. Mark Sullivan's class dissected their lab specimens, the students practiced the art of gyotaku, or fish printing. Fine features like scale arrangement, fin rays, and bony structures of the head showed up in amazing detail, lending a creative and fun way for these students to study up on the surface anatomy of fish.

It's been all hands-on deck this Fall at the MFS with students in the field every day, multiple faculty-research project...
11/26/2025

It's been all hands-on deck this Fall at the MFS with students in the field every day, multiple faculty-research projects, student independent studies, conducting marine operations training days for our students, and now, preparing for upcoming winter operations and projects.
Enjoy this quick breather and have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

This weekend's Nor'easter created a phenomenon known as 'stacking'. The strong prevailing winds prevented the high tide...
10/14/2025

This weekend's Nor'easter created a phenomenon known as 'stacking'. The strong prevailing winds prevented the high tides from fully receding, making each successive high tide even higher. We can see this phenomenon captured nicely in the data of our Nile Radar water level sensor. High tide had been typically running at 2.2' above NAVD88 (our local reference datum) prior to the Nor'easter. During the storm, the height above the datum reached 4.66', creating nuisance flooding here at the field station.

Many students enter our marine science program already in love with marine biology, whether through life experiences wit...
10/09/2025

Many students enter our marine science program already in love with marine biology, whether through life experiences with the ocean or bays, a class or a field trip they took in high school, or perhaps they were inspired by the many nature documentaries on TV.
They come here with curiosity, excitement, and an intense desire to learn about the marine environment and the myriads of creatures dwelling within. And it's evident every time we take the students into the field, every time we gently place an amazing critter into their hands, every time they the laugh and grin when they're soaked and muddy (and maybe a little slimy!) and every moment they're loving it.
That's what we do here: expose, inspire, instill, encourage, engage, teach....so that these young people go from here to OUT THERE and apply their knowledge and enthusiasm to something that's fulfilling to them, and ultimately, to this wonderful, watery world.

The Marine Field Station delivers the hands-on side of Stockton’s coastal science programs – from how to hitch a cleat t...
10/07/2025

The Marine Field Station delivers the hands-on side of Stockton’s coastal science programs – from how to hitch a cleat to how to operate a small boat. Our students gain the skills and confidence to apply these vocational skills to internships and entry level jobs. Your support will help fund safety training supplies, cover student participation costs, and offset student credentialing fees. Please consider donating today to the Marine Field Station Operating Fund and give our Ospreys the chance to become confident and safe science crew and operators!
https://give.stockton.edu/ospreys-give-2025/?a=10962938

Studying the local saltmarshes has taken on a new dimension with the addition of GPS ROVERS to measure elevation. This ...
10/01/2025

Studying the local saltmarshes has taken on a new dimension with the addition of GPS ROVERS to measure elevation. This survey-grade system can measure elevation down to the centimeter using RTK positioning technology. The opportunity for our students to learn about and use this technology helps them better understand the many applications of geospatial science, including how very small variations in elevations in the saltmarsh can drive the distribution of plant species!
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Studying the local saltmarshes has taken on a new dimension with the addition of GPS ROVERS to measure elevation. This ...
10/01/2025

Studying the local saltmarshes has taken on a new dimension with the addition of GPS ROVERS to measure elevation. This survey-grade system can measure elevation down to the centimeter using RTK positioning technology. The opportunity for our students to learn about and use this technology helps them better understand the many applications of geospatial science, including how very small variations in elevations in the saltmarsh can drive the distribution of plant species!

Smiles all around as we embark on our first week of fieldwork!Intro to Marine Bio, Tide Marsh Ecology, Ichthyology, and ...
09/11/2025

Smiles all around as we embark on our first week of fieldwork!
Intro to Marine Bio, Tide Marsh Ecology, Ichthyology, and Coastal Oceanography are just some of the classes utilizing the MFS this semester. Our estuary is the perfect 'classroom' to study marine life, saltmarshes, tides and currents from the river to the inlet. We're looking forward to a busy and productive Fall semester!

08/22/2025

We are psyched for the Fall semester!
The MFS is gearing up for the return of our Osprey's and another intense season of field work, research, marine op's and exploration.
Until then, enjoy the rest of your summer and prepare to take flight in September!
(And, a warm welcome to our newest Ospreys! Bring your boots!)

Meet the latest recipient of the Stacy Moore Hagan (SMH) Internship, Tatiana Anderson!A student in the marine science pr...
08/15/2025

Meet the latest recipient of the Stacy Moore Hagan (SMH) Internship, Tatiana Anderson!
A student in the marine science program, Tatiana has been gaining valuable experience outside of her regular class/field studies by interning at the Marine Field Station (MFS). From oyster studies with Dr. Christine Thompson, hydrographic surveys with Dr. Pete Straub, and osprey nesting studies with Professor Melanie Schroer, Tatiana enthusiastically 'dives in' to the research and daily operations taking place at the MFS. Opportunities like this widen the perspectives of our students and deepen their knowledge base and skill sets beyond the typical student experience. Learn more about the SMH scholarship at: https://stockton.edu/news/2018/remembering-stacy-moore-hagan-at-afs-meeting.html

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