Waddell Mariculture Center
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The Waddell Center is located in Bluffton, South Carolina
approximately 3 hours from the main campus in Columbia. This facility
is dedicated to research on the large scale culture of marine and fresh
water species. Operated by the South Carolina
Department of Wildlife and Marine Resources, the facility has a
cooperative education and research program with the University of
South Carolina. Developmental, genetic and ecological studies
have utilized organisms reared at the Center. The physical
resources are located on a 1,200 acre tract, that includes, a
10,000 sq. ft. building with bivalve hatchery, a 2,600 sq. ft.
outdoor pad for tank and raceway cultures and two dozen ponds
ranging between 0.25 and 1.25 acres. The facility has the capacity
to deliver
high volumes of either seawater or freshwater to
any portion of the facility. Also there is a 265 ft. pier with
floating docks used for experimental cage culture. Including
living quarters and conference facilities for visiting scientists,
the Waddell Center is one of the most advanced mariculture
facilities in the world.