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The National Undersea Research Center for the North Atlantic and Great Lakes conducted two research cruises in Long Island Sound this summer that would not have been possible without strong state and federal partnerships.  

Exploring Long Island Sound: Partnerships Provide Research and Educational Opportunities
To take a tour through the broad types of habitats of Long Island Sound and see a diversity of animals that live in them visit "An Underwater Tour of LIS".

Launching the Hela ROV for the September didemnum study and live dive broadcast Other Stories: SPACE INVADERS II, The Colonial Ascidians Strike Bake. Research continues on the study of the invasive sea squirt Didemnum sp. in the eastern region of the Long Island Sound. See the full story...
Side-Scan Image of the Frank A. Palmer and Louise B. Crary Schooners The National Undersea Research Center and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS) conducted two 30 minute live broadcasts from the shipwreck of the coal schooner Frank A. Palmer on 15 July 1006. See the full story...

rock crab and didemnumUniversity of Connecticut's Undersea Research Center and Department of Marine Sciences investigate the distribution and density of the invasive sea squirt Didemnum sp. in the eastern region of the Long Island Sound. See the full story...




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Benthic Habitat Characterization of Stratford Shoals Teacher Research Experience in Long Island Sound