Southern California Marine Institute

Southern California Marine Institute (SCMI)

Founded| May 1993
Founder| Lon McClanahan
Don Newman
Type| Non-operating private foundation
(IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)[1]
Location|

* Terminal Island

Origins| Ocean Studies Institute (OSI)

Area served

| Southern California, United States
Method| Donations and Grants[2]
Website| scmi.net

The Southern California Marine Institute (SCMI) is a multi-campus research facility and non-profit oceanographic institution headquartered in Terminal Island, California .

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Membership
* 3 Research vessels
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## History

In the late 1960s, marine scientists working at six campuses of the CSU system in the Los Angeles basin (Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, and Cal Poly Pomona) proposed the formation of an institute that would provide the advancement of marine programs. It was until 1971, when the university system decided to purchase the naval vessel R/V Nautilus for that specific purpose. In 1972, the creation of the Southern California Ocean Studies Consortium (SCOSC) was approved by the Trustees and the Presidents of the founding campuses and the operation of the R/V Nautilus floating marine laboratory began.

The University of California Los Angeles is in partnership with the Institute, thereby increasing marine research in Los Angeles, and providing educational opportunities for its students.[3]

## Membership

The eleven institutions in the Southern California Marine Institute consortium are:

* Cal Poly Pomona
* Cal State Fullerton
* Cal State Long Beach
* Cal State Northridge
* CSU Dominguez Hills
* CSU Los Angeles
* CSU San Bernardino
* CSU San Marcos
* Occidental College
* UCLA
* USC \- (USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies)

## Research vessels

SCMI operates a fleet of two research vessels, the 76-foot R/V Yellowfin and the 64-foot R/V Sea Watch.

## See also

* California State University
* Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
* Marine Mammal Center
* Alliance for Coastal Technologies

## References

1. ↑ FoundationCenter.org Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , accessed 2009-06-20
2. ↑ "SCMI.us » Boat Donation & Sales". http://scmi.us/category/boat-donation-sales.
3. ↑ DeRose, Kim (December 17, 2010). "UCLA joins Southern California Marine Institute to revitalize marine research in Los Angeles". http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-joins-the-southern-california-188738.aspx.

## External links

* SCMI Official Website

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The California State University

Campuses|

* Bakersfield
* Channel Islands
* Chico
* Dominguez Hills
* East Bay
* Fresno
* Fullerton
* Humboldt
* Long Beach
* Los Angeles
* Maritime
* Monterey Bay
* Northridge
* Pomona
* Sacramento
* San Bernardino
* San Diego
* San Francisco
* San Jose
* San Luis Obispo
* San Marcos
* Sonoma
* Stanislaus

Research and academics|

Academics
Engineering

Research Institutes, Centers, and Laboratories
Coastal and Marine Institute Laboratory (CMIL)
Desert Studies Center
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML)
Southern California Marine Institute

Observatories
Murillo Family Observatory
Mount Laguna Observatory

Training vessels|

* T.S. Golden Bear

History|

* California State Normal School
* San Diego

Related|

* California State University Police Department

* Vox Veritas Vita

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