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Development Plan
Developments planned for the Station over the next ten years include:
- Enhancement of telecommunications to allow fast access to the internet
- Refurbishment of kitchens and replacement of roofs to Kirby and Suntory Houses
- Replacement of the oldest visitor house (Talbot)
- Extension and refurbishment of the smallest visitor house (Loomis)
- Extension and refurbishment of the Raymond E. Purves Laboratory
- Replacement of the original laboratory building (Old Lab and Live Lab)
- Refurbishment of Griffin Laboratory
- Acquisition of new laboratory equipment
- Staged replacement of aquarium pumps and fittings
- New 6 metre high-speed catamaran
- Decreased reliance on diesel fuel for electricity by development of a hybrid solar or wind system
- Replacement of the original part of the workshop
- Construction of a large storage shed
- Construction of a visitors' centre comprising a library, seminar room, meeting room, shop and offices
- Staged replacement of dinghy fleet
- Staged replacement of generators
- Staged replacement of scuba filling compressors
- Regular replacement of outboard motors, vehicles, generators and boats combined with diligent maintenance is the most cost-effective way of ensuring equipment that works, and this policy will be continued.
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