Bodega Marine Lab

The Bodega Marine Lab is a remote field station/research facility that has fallen under the purview of the University of California Davis since 1984. Initially built and established in 1966 under the supervision of UC Berkeley, the marine lab has since doubled in size.

Fields of study at BML include marine aquaculture, environmental toxicology, invertebrate biology, ocean acidification, and coastal oceanography, and the marine lab contains spaces for conferences, research, classrooms, and boating and diving programs.

The Bodega Marine Lab houses the stewards and scientists responsible for caring for the surrounding lands of the Bodega Marine Reserve, and lies within the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA has three weather stations at the marine lab, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has two permanent members of staff stationed at BML.

As of Fall 2023, the marine lab is open to the public every Friday from 2PM-4PM, when docents give guided tours of the marine lab and short lectures on its history.