Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Agency overview
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington
Newport, Oregon
Agency executive
  • Michelle M. McClure, Director
Parent agencyNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Websitewww.pmel.noaa.gov

The Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) is a federal laboratory in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). It is one of seven NOAA Research Laboratories (RLs), established in 1973. The PMEL is split across two sites in the Pacific Northwest, in Seattle, Washington and Newport, Oregon.