The laboratory, originally a field station for university courses in marine biology, has expanded and diversified and so have also the activities at the laboratory. Aims of the Laboratory T o provide high quality courses and good facilities for education at different levels in marine biology.
T o provide good facilities for research projects in marine biology.
T o give public information about marine biology and to participate in activities and projects concerned with information and education at all levels. Activities at TMBL S everal research projects, mainly in coastal ecology and taxonomy, are now associated to TMBL both on a permanent and partly permanent basis, documented in more than 300 publications in international journals. During 1995 the permanent research staff consisted of 6 permanent senior scientists and 10 Ph. D. students. About 10 additional scientists and 10 Ph. D. students visited TMBL for shorter periods. TMBL organised or hosted 28 university courses and 1 external course with an annual total of 400 students.