Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory

The Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory (HSRL) is a New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) and a field station for the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS), both located at the School of Environmental and Biological Science of Rutgers University. This dual role permits HSRL to draw upon the strengths of both programs to fulfill its mission in support of fisheries and aquaculture research. The station has a 120-year tradition of disseminating research results and working cooperatively with state and federal agencies and the fisheries and aquaculture communities in New Jersey.

During its rich history, HSRL has been home to a number of “Shellfish Pioneers” celebrated by the National Shellfisheries Association (NSA):

HSRL generates and disseminates research information directly applicable to all aspects of fisheries and aquaculture science, concentrating on species of commercial importance to New Jersey.

HSRL maintains four facilities in southern New Jersey:

Year Founded
1888
Year Joined OBFS
2006
Size of Field Station (hectares)
1-100
FSML Web Address
https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/

Private nonprofit organization?
No
Universities affiliated / Parent Organization
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
Other: JCNERR
Member of the Virtual Field
No

Additional Information

Private nonprofit organization?
Names of Universities affilated
0
Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
Other
Name of partner
Tribal partners/users
No
MSI/HBCU users
No
Community College users
No
Member of the Virtual Field
No

Visiting a FS/ML

Open to the Public
No
Year round staff
21+
Seasonal staff
11-20
Overnight housing facilities/# of beds
21-50
Distance to emergency services
0-20 minutes
Library
Yes
Hiking trails
No
Internship employment
Yes

Environmental Information

Biomes
Intertidal - sandy and Intertidal - salt marsh, pelagic, benthic, abyssal
Minimum Elevation
0-100 meters
Maximum Elevation
0-100 meters
Köppen climate classification
C (temperate)
Freshwater habitats
No
Urban or rural
Agricultural fields
Yes

Research

REU host station
Yes
Dry lab space
Yes
Wet Lab space
Yes
Research vessels available
Yes
GIS capacity on site
No
Long term data sets
Yes
On site herbarium or voucher species
Formal Data Management Plan
Yes
Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments
Yes
Date Joined OBFS
August 25, 2024