Lincoln Marine Science Centre

Lincoln Marine Science Centre (LMSC) was established in 1995 to support research and tertiary level education in marine science. It is located on the shore of Boston Bay in Port Lincoln, South Australia, in the heart of a region with temperate climate, clean waters, abundant marine life, and developed aquaculture and fishing industries. The facilities and location of the LMSC make it ideally suited to marine research and education.

Lincoln Marine Science Centre establishment at Kirton Point on the shores of Boston Bay in Port Lincoln, South Australia, was supported both financially and in-kind by the State and Federal governments, the Port Lincoln and regional community and the fishing and aquaculture industries.

In 2008, the Centre underwent a major $6.5m expansion under the Marine Innovation South Australia (MISA) initiative, nearly doubling the Centre’s size and providing new state of the art laboratories and facilities to more than 35 permanent and visiting scientists and educational staff, and catering to increased student numbers.

The expansion is enabling research into new areas such as product quality and value-adding and aquatic animal health, and positions the LMSC as a global hub for southern temperate marine research and education attracting scientists from around the world.

The LMCS is managed by the Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) and is a research centre for:

• Flinders University
• South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
• PIRSA, Shellfish Quality Assurance Program (SASQAP)

Our Activities:

• Tertiary level education in Marine Biology and Aquaculture (Flinders Uni)
• Field and laboratory based marine research
• Courses and summer schools
• Conferences, meetings and workshops
• Support for visiting scientists and research groups (Australian & overseas)

The Lincoln Marine Science Centre is located at Kirton Point in Port Lincoln. Port Lincoln is a town of about 13,000 people at the base of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The town is located on the shore of Boston Bay, just outside the Lincoln National Park. With its temperate climate, picturesque scenery, national parks, and abundant marine life, the region is a highly-regarded tourist destination.