GeorgiaThe Tybee Island Marine Science Center is a coastal nonprofit dedicated to educating visitors about the marine and estuarine life of Georgia's barrier islands. Its roots trace to local teachers who led beachgoers into the surf with seine nets, and the center formally opened in 1988, initially sponsored by the City of Tybee Island and the University of Georgia Marine Extension Service. The Tybee Island Marine Science Foundation incorporated it as a nonprofit in 1990 and continues to govern it today. In 2021 the center moved from its longtime concrete building on the south end of the island to a new North Beach facility featuring a roughly 3,500-square-foot exhibit gallery, a sheltered classroom, and outdoor space beside the ocean. The center is well known for its sea turtle stewardship and diamondback terrapin rescue and release programs.
Tybee Island Marine Science Center
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Tybee Island Marine Science Center is a museum in Tybee Island, Chatham County. It is one of 19 museums documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0054, -80.8491 near Tybee Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Morgan--Ille Cottage (historic place), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Mulherin--Righton Raised Tybee Cottage, Tybee Memorial Cemetery, and Tybee Memorial Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Tybee Island Marine Science Center is a coastal nonprofit dedicated to educating visitors about the marine and estuarine life of Georgia's barrier islands. Its roots trace to local teachers who led beachgoers into the surf with seine nets, and the center formally opened in 1988, initially sponsored by the City of Tybee Island and the University of Georgia Marine Extension Service. The Tybee Island Marine Science Foundation incorporated it as a nonprofit in 1990 and continues to govern it today. In 2021 the center moved from its longtime concrete building on the south end of the island to a new North Beach facility featuring a roughly 3,500-square-foot exhibit gallery, a sheltered classroom, and outdoor space beside the ocean. The center is well known for its sea turtle stewardship and diamondback terrapin rescue and release programs.
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