The FMLC is fondly known in the community as “the jewel of the waterfront”. It hosts public exhibits representative of the marine life inhabiting the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It provides classroom space for marine science related programs, and it has a small laboratory for studies. Many world-renowned experts have visited the FMLC to share their stories with the community. Guest speakers have included octopus expert Jim Cosgrove and David Behrens, the author of numerous scientific and popular articles on the nudibranch. Jean-Michael Cousteau, president of Ocean Futures Society and son of ocean pioneer Jacques Cousteau, has visited on
The mission of the Feiro Marine Life Center is to foster the understanding of, and a commitment to, the health of the marine environment and related watersheds of the Olympic Peninsula, and their importance to its communities.
This will be done by:
1. Providing students from pre-school through college with meaningful learning experiences related to their place in a healthy marine environment.
2. Providing community members with the information we need to live sustainably with our marine resources.
3. Providing opportunities for visitors to increase their appreciation and care for Olympic Peninsula’s marine resources.
Bob Campbell
Coordinator, Feiro Marine Life Center
P.O. Box 625
Port Angeles, WA 98362
360-417-6254 (wk)
Deborah Moriarty
Administrative and Education Coordinator,
Feiro Marine Life Center, P.O. Box 625
Port Angeles, WA 98362
360-457-6622 ext. 31 (wk)
President Orville Campbell Barbara Maynes
Retired Director Public Affairs Specialist
James River Corporation Olympic National Park
orv.cuz@tfon.com barb_maynes@nps.gov
Vice President David Morris Tom Sanford
Retired Superintendent Director
Olympic National Park Olympic Park Institute
aaakwacha33@yahoo.com tsanford@yni.org
Secretary Betsy Wharton Lloyd Eisenman
Deputy Mayor Retired Director
City of Port Angeles First Federal Savings and Loan
bwharton@cityofpa.us LloydEisenman@aol.com
Treasurer Janet Lawler Dr. John Barimo
CPA Research Specialist
Garnero, Smith, Hard and Miller NOAA's Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
janet@pa-cpas.com John.Barimo@noaa.gov
Jackie Jardine-Moore Russell Veenema
Dean of Continuing Education Executive Director
Peninsula College Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce
jackiej@pcadmin.ctc.edu russ@portangeles.org
a number of occasions. Additional educational programs for the community are scheduled on a regular basis. The FMLC is open on weekends during the winter months and open six days per week during the busy summer season. Over ten thousand tourists visit the FMLC annually. In addition, over 900 school children will participate in marine science education programs through the FMLC this school year.
The FMLC facility was
built by the late Arthur D. Feiro in 1981. Art was a high school science
teacher who recognized the value of a place on the Port Angeles waterfront
which would introduce the children and residents of the Port Angeles
community to the marine environment he so loved. He also recognized the
educational value of this small aquarium to visitors who pass through the
city in the thousands each summer. Art, using a cadre of volunteers,
numerous community fundraisers, and building lasting partnerships in the
community, built the FMLC to teach all those who pass through its doors the
wonders of the ocean. Art envisioned the FMLC
as “…. (a) multifaceted, dynamic, living, breathing facility
…. (providing a) 
public display of marine organisms and ecosystems, a
teaching laboratory, a public center for marine studies and a point of
interest for tourists.” Since it first opened, twenty-seven years ago, the FMLC has been visited by thousands of tourists, local residents and school
groups and it has served many, if not all of these objectives.
The Feiro Marine Life Center (FMLC) is an educational and scientific organization promoting marine education and conservation and is located on the City Pier in Port Angeles. The FMLC has been in operation since 1981 but has recently been established as a 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation.