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West Haven Beach Cleanup - September 2007




West Haven Beach Cleanup - September 2006 Save the Sound coordinates beach cleanups along the Long Island Sound shore in Connecticut and is the Connecticut State Coordinator for the International Coastal Cleanup. For additional information and other volunteer opportunities contact Vincent Breslin at or Save the Sound.
Volunteers show debris removed from the beach	Volunteers sign in at the registration table


New London Harbor Thames River Cruise - Summer 2007
Dave and Jim Ponar	Pfizer Chemical
Vince, Jim and Dave	Lowell Weicker, UCONN Avery Point, Groton, CT
Industrial Legacy	Power Station on Thames

Marine Life Expert Selected as Junior Faculty Research Fellow Sean Grace to Pursue Study of Hard Corals Sean Patrick Grace, an assistant professor of biology and an expert on aquatic life, is the recipient of Southern’s second annual Junior Faculty Research Fellow award. Grace has conducted considerable research on corals in Long Island Sound.
Aaron Sweeney and Jennifer Adolfsen aboard the RV Patricia Lynn	Coleen Giannini piloting the RV Particia Lynn
Long Island Sound scleractinian coral	Aaron and Jennifer prepare for a dive

Age of the Lobster Seven years after a die-off dealt a catastrophic blow to the American lobster in western Long Island Sound, Coleen Giannini is completing a study that will help biologists gauge the health of the species and ultimately may affect government regulations for maintaining the region’s lobster population.
Maine Department of Marine Resources, Boothbay Harbor, ME, site of the lobster dissections	Coleen Giannini dissecting a lobster brain
Internal anatomy of the lobster, brain located at the top of two cords in center of picture	Coleen Giannini and a lobster (Homarus americanus)

Monk Parakeets in Crisis: Ecological and Economic Issues in Conservation and Management The Monk Parakeet is an invasive species that contributes biodiversity to otherwise bleak urban landscapes. Unfortunately, the Monk Parakeet nests on transformers cause occasional local power outages. In Fall 2005 the Connecticut UI initiated an eradication program to remove nests from transformers and destroy the birds. Wildlife organizations responded by suing UI which temporarily stopped slaughtering the birds, pending research to alleviate the problem. more...




New Haven Harbor Cruise - Summer 2006
Vince Breslin, Josh Conklin, Erica Ogalin, Jim Santanelli, Heather Lally and Jim Tait
Jim Tait	Vince Breslin retrieving the ponar grab
Erica Ogalin and Josh Conklin retrieve the ponar grab ponar	Vince Breslin and Heather Lally process sediment samples
Vince Breslin and Josh Conklin

Islander
Branford harbor sediment processed aboard the RV Island Rover	Branford harbor sediment sample
Preserving sediment samples for benthic invertebrate analysis

Sound Cruise, New Haven Harbor - Summer 2006
Erica Ogalin	Unloading sediment samples for return to SCSU laboratories
Sound cruise	Josh Conklin and Erica Ogalin assist Dr. Carmela

Long Island Sound Research Conference - October 26-28, 2006 Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT
Vince Breslin, Jim Santanelli, Erica Ogalin and James Tait	Jim Santanelli and Erica Ogalin present their research poster
Erica Ogalin and Jim Santanelli