FWC plans new lab in St. Pete to increase manatee autopsy capacity
By Emma Behrmann
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Published: May 21, 2025

A new marine mammal pathobiology lab is coming to Eckerd College, increasing state officials' capacity to investigate dolphin and manatee deaths and injuries.

St. Petersburg received a permit application for an $11.7 million project on Eckerd College campus at 4200 54th Ave. S. The permit calls for the construction of a new, marine mammal pathobiology lab for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, a project that’s been in the works for four years.

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