LYLE S. ST. AMANT MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY

Randy B. Pausina, Research Program Manager                                        Back
rpausina@wlf.louisiana.gov
Biologist Program Manager
Phone: 985-787-2163
Fax: 985-787-4517

It is the primary mission of the Marine Laboratory to conduct research required to manage Louisiana's marine fisheries. Laboratory facilities are also made available for the use of other Department and non-department entities engaged in fisheries management and enforcement, coastal restoration, and marine education. The Laboratory is also the headquarters to Coastal Study Area III, which is charged with the monitoring of finfish, crustacean, and molluscan species in the Barataria Basin estuarine system. The Enforcement Division routinely uses the laboratory as a base of operations, and part of the marine training of Enforcement cadets is conducted at the laboratory each spring. Many local university researchers make use of laboratory facilities. The marine laboratory also supports the monitoring of the Grand Isle Sulphur Mine Reef for the Louisiana Artificial Reef Program.