Field Excursions aboard
Research Vessels
Space is limited. Adults & children over 10 only
(For more information click here)

All boat trips will require each individual to complete a liability waiver (waivers for minors must be signed by parent or guardian).

To download a waiver for an adult click here
To download a waiver for a minor click here

Bay Ecology (R/V KATY)
Depart from Registration Booth (#2 on map)
8:15, 10:00, 11:45, 1:30, 3:15

Coastal Oceanography (R/V LONGHORN)
Depart from Registration Booth (#2 on map)
8:30, 10:00, 11:30, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00

Shore Ecology (Small Boat Fleet)
Depart from Registration Booth
Group A - 8:45, 10:15, 11:45, 1:15, 2:45 (#2 on map)
Group B - 9:30, 11:00, 12:30, 2:00, 3:30 (#2 on map)

Guided Tours
Limited to 20 persons per tour
(For more information click here)

Fish from the Hatchery to the Table
Registration Booth and Bus to Fisheries & Mariculture Lab (#3 on map)
9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00

Sex Hormones in Fish
Depart from Registration Booth (#3 on map)
9:00, 11:00, 1:00, 3:00

MSI: Science and the Sea
Depart from Registration Booth (#3 on map)
9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00

MSI Library self-guided Tour
all day (#6 on map)

Thanks to our sponsors

Ocean Theatre: "Sea Spot Swim"
(especially for small children)
Visitor’s Center Auditorium (#5 on map)
9:00, 11:00, 1:00, 3:00

Diving with Seals in Antarctica
- Dr. Lee Fuiman
Visitor’s Center Auditorium (#5 on map)
10:00 and 2:00

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Shark:  Facts to Put Your Mind at Ease at the Beach - Dr. Scott Nunez
Visitor’s Center Auditorium (#5 on map)
12:00 and 4:00

Sea Turtles and Birds - Tony Amos and Andi Wickham
Turtle Ponds (#9 on map)
10:00, 12:00, 2:00, 4:00

Other Activities

Touch Tanks: Sea Creatures
Pier Lab (#10 on map)

Face Painting
2nd Floor Patio of Main Building (#7 on map)

Here Fishy, Fishy - Fishing for Kids

Story Time in the MSI Library
(#6 on map)

Souvenir Shopping at the Ocean Emporium
Visitor’s Center (#4 on map)