Facilities
Across three coastal hubs, our facilities drive real-world impact, fueling discoveries that restore ocean health. From California’s Pacific shores to Florida’s Indian River Lagoon, our facilities serve as hubs for scientific discovery, marine animal care, and hands-on research that drives real-world impact.
Where Science Comes to Life
Institute Headquarters – San Diego, CA
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute is headquartered at Perez Cove on Mission Bay, California. The facility houses offices and laboratories located adjacent to SeaWorld San Diego, a marine zoological park. This unique location allows HSWRI to combine the resources of a marine zoological park and several San Diego academic & research universities to expand the capacity of our non-profit research Institute through innovative partnerships and collaborations.
Leon Raymond Hubbard, Jr., Marine Fish Hatchery – Carlsbad, CA
In October 1995, the Leon Raymond Hubbard, Jr., Marine Fish Hatchery was dedicated as one of southern California’s premier aquaculture facilities. Built on land donated by NRG Energy on Agua Hedonia Lagoon in Carlsbad, this 22,000-square-foot laboratory is home to California’s Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program (OREHP), which is restoring the California white seabass population through innovative aquaculture and fishery enhancement techniques developed at HSWRI.
Tours of the hatchery are available only by request. Contact Karen McClune at 760-434-9501 or kmcclune@hswri.org to make arrangements.
