1. Development of CEDAR POINT NOVEMBER 15, 2006

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

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

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

5. State AppropriationCombined Total: State Appropriation Plus Grants, Contracts, Self-Generated GCRL FUNDING SOURCES Millions 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 $3,350,359.00 $15,262,570.00 $3,287,903.00 $16,994,784.00 $3,335,659.00 $15,480,996.00 $3,011,932.00 $13,804,820.00 FY 02FY 03FY 04FY 05FY 06 $2,852,477.00 $18,170,868 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. Coastal Sciences tenure-track faculty Coastal Sciences research faculty GCRL senior scientists The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Graduate student involvement Coastal Sciences and other graduate students Faculty, scientists engaging students in marine aquaculture R&D

7. The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 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

8. OTHER CANDIDATE MARINE SPECIES HIGH-VALUE GULF SALTWATER FISH The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Cobia Striped bass Spotted seatrout (speckled trout) Red drum Tripletail Amberjack Red snapper

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

10. The Development of CEDAR POINT NOVEMBER 15, 2006 Continues