Posted in Biology, Marine life, Nature, Science on Jun 13th, 2009
What’s a BioBlitz? The Center for Conservatation and Biodiversity, and the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History join together to host a program called the “BioBlitz”. Designed as part contest, part educational event, and part scientific endeavor, the BioBlitz bring scientists together from the University of Connecticut and other organizations across the state to see [...]
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Posted in Boats, Marine life, Nature, weather on Jan 29th, 2009
After a extremely busy few days of chasing hard news stories in Hartford I was sent out to chase a hard ice story. We usually see the ice in the Connecticut River during winter but, do not give it a second thought. What about the people who keep a clear channel from the sound to [...]
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Posted in Boats, Marine life on Sep 13th, 2008
Using a two man submarine called Marian, Goodwin College hopes to check the water quality of Long Island Sound during a three week research expedition. Utilizing a water quality sonde, it will hope to collect and record water quality data throughout it’s trip around theSound. This data will be analyzed to assist in assessing the impact [...]
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Posted in Marine life on Aug 13th, 2008
Coming off of a real busy day at work yesterday, I went and did an assignment at the Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration. Upon arriving I found I was to shoot a “Roaring contest” between a 1900 lb Stellar sea lion called “Kodiak”, and some selected human contestants. The arena next to the sea lion pool was [...]
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