The Centre for Coastal Studies and Aquaculture, established in 1995, is located on the Saint John Campus of the University of New Brunswick. It includes a diverse and multi-disciplinary team of faculty, graduate students and honorary research associates who share a common interest in coastal studies and aquaculture. Although most of their research is carried out in the Bay of Fundy region, members are involved in work as far afield as the Caribbean, the UK, the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea, South America, Australia and Antarctica. The university has modern laboratories and library facilities and its research vessel Mary-O is equipped for offshore work in the Bay of Fundy.

The Department of Biology offers degrees at the BSc, MSc and PhD level. Graduate students are guaranteed a minimal level of support upon acceptance and additional support may be available through scholarships. Interested students may e-mail Bruce MacDonald, Chairman of the Biology Department or Jack Terhune , Director of the Centre, for more information, or contact the centre.