Noyo Center for Marine Science to expand to new Noyo Harbor facility

MENDOCINO Co., 2/15/22 — The Noyo Center for Marine Science will be expanding to a third facility thanks to the purchase of a waterfront building in Noyo Harbor, the former location of Carine’s Fish Grotto at 32430 N. Harbor Drive in Fort Bragg.

The purchase was facilitated by the Carine family and an anonymous donor, and will become “Carine’s Landing,” with plans to include educational programs along with a number of research, brood stock, and sustainable economic programs such as purple urchin ranching, according to the announcement. The facility includes a dock and commercial kitchen, and there are also plans for a “Slack Tide Cafe” as part of the available services.