IMS at the Dartmouth Campus

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The UMass Dartmouth Campus

The Dartmouth Campus has its marine laboratory located in the state's largest fishing port of New Bedford.  The city of New Bedford started as the world's preeminent whaling port in the 1800's, and today ranks second in the country in seafood catch value.  The UMass SMS laboratory and the School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) work closely with many facets of the fishing industry to ensure their long term sustainability.

Of interest to the marine science community are the nearby New Bedford Harbor and its fishing fleet, as well as close proximity to Buzzards Bay and Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays, Georges Bank and the deep ocean, as well as Boston and Woods Hole areas.