Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Company typeNon Profit
FoundedJuly 1974 (1974-07)
Founders
  • Dr. Charles Yentsch
  • Dr. Clarice Yentsch
Headquarters60 Bigelow Drive, ,
Key people
Revenue14,444,038 United States dollar (2017) 
Total assets62,794,897 United States dollar (2022) 
Websitewww.bigelow.org

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, founded in 1974, is an independent, non-profit oceanography research institute. The Laboratory's research ranges from microbial oceanography to the large-scale biogeochemical processes that drive ocean ecosystems and health of the entire planet.

The institute's LEED Platinum laboratory is located on its research and education campus in East Boothbay, Maine. Bigelow Laboratory supports the work of over 100 scientists and staff. The majority of the institute's funding comes from federal and state grants and contracts, philanthropic support, and licenses and contracts with the private sector.