Research center at L.A. harbor

A marine biology research complex may be built as part of an effort to revitalize the Harbor Area's economic and education base, according to a plan by Los Angeles port officials. Art Marroquin in the Daily News.

The proposed 28-acre oceanfront laboratory at City Dock No. 1 would serve as a new home to the Southern California Marine Institute, which would likely share the space with government researchers, marine-related businesses or environmental groups, said port Executive Director Geraldine Knatz.

Costs, construction timelines and potential tenants are being worked out as part of an ongoing "visioning process" funded by a $50,000 matching-fund grant from the Annenberg Foundation, Knatz said.