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The Oceanographic Center is located on a 10-acre site on the ocean side of Port Everglades, adjacent to the port's entrance. The center has a one-acre boat basin. Its location affords immediate access to the Gulf Stream, the Florida Straits, and the Bahama Banks.

The center is composed of three buildings, and several modulars. The main two-story building houses seven laboratories, conference rooms, workroom, and 13 offices. A second building contains a large two-story warehouse and staging area, classroom, biology laboratory, electron microscopy laboratory, darkroom, machine shop, carpentry shop, electronics laboratory, the library, student computer lab, computing center, and 15 offices. A one-story building contains a wetlab/classroom, coral workshop, and an X-ray facility. A modular laboratory is used for aquaculture studies.