Development of CEDAR POINT

1. Development ofCEDAR POINT NOVEMBER 15, 2006

2. CEDAR POINTDevelopment Timeline Nov. 1995Jackson County supervisors donate 224 acres for GCRL expansion 1996-2002Mississippi DMR Tidelands provides$1,084,150 July 1998IHL Board authorizes development of a master plan May 1999USDOC NOAA provides $2.2 million July 2000Official Groundbreaking for Cedar Point site 2002-2006USDOC NOAA provides $10,182,428 The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

3. CEDAR POINT The GCRL Expansion Site Facilities to support: Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center Constructed Under Construction Planned and Funded The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

4. GCRL OPERATIONAL ORGANIZATION COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GULF COAST RESEARCH LABORATORY DEPARTMENT OFCOASTAL SCIENCES J.L. Scott MarineEducation Center Gulf CoastGeospatial Center Center for Fisheries Research and Development Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

5. $18,170,868 $15,262,570.00 $13,804,820.00 $3,350,359.00 GCRL FUNDING SOURCES Millions 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 $16,994,784.00 $15,480,996.00 $3,287,903.00 $3,335,659.00 $3,011,932.00 $2,852,477.00 FY 02 FY 03 FY 04 FY 05 FY 06 State Appropriation Combined Total: State Appropriation Plus Grants, Contracts, Self-Generated The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

6. ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT The Aquaculture Center will be a resource for graduate education and research programs for the faculty from the Department of Coastal Sciences and the scientific staff of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. Graduate student involvement • Coastal Sciences and other graduate students Faculty, scientists engaging students in marine aquaculture R&D • Coastal Sciences tenure-track faculty • Coastal Sciences research faculty • GCRL senior scientists The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

7. MARINE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY POTENTIAL • High demand and high product value exist for marine species • Recent advances in indoor systems expand opportunities inland for marine fish culture The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

8. THE THAD COCHRANMARINE AQUACULTURE CENTER This center will consolidate the University’s marine aquaculture programs of research, education and economic development. The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

9. The Development ofCEDAR POINT Continues NOVEMBER 15, 2006