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The Marine Sciences Program is located on UConn's coastal campus at Avery Point, on the shores of Long Island Sound. Our Program includes the Department of Marine Sciences and the Marine Sciences and Technology Center. Within this program, faculty, staff, and students carry out cutting-edge research in coastal oceanography using cross-disciplinary approaches. We offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees that are characterized by an interdisciplinary foundation, high faculty-to-student ratio, and individualized plans of study and research. Our program offers the intimacy and support of a small campus, coupled with the resources of a top-notch public university and internationally renowned scientists.

Marine Sciences News

Redefining Depth Perception For Scientific Diving Standards
To date, the vast majority of deep dives (deeper than 90 meters seawater) using scuba are undertaken within the private and recreational communities. The complexity of soft dives is ofter prohibitive of being productive during the working phase (the observational and data-gathering tasks of the scientific diver).
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Northeast Ocean Network Receives Funding for Next Five Years
A Northeast ocean-monitoring network, including the University of Connecticut’s marine sciences department, has been awarded $1.77 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration over the next year, and similar funding for the next four years. The grant will preserve remote sensing tracking of essential sea and atmospheric data for weather forecasting, fishermen, commercial shippers, and scientists.
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Chief of Naval Research commends UConn's Marine Operations group
The chief of Naval Research, Rear Admiral Nevin P. Carr, Jr., commended the captain, Mr. Dan Nelson and the crew of the R/V Connecticut, as well as Mr. Turner Cabaniss, Marine Operations Manager, for their significant contributions during a complex Navy experiment in waters off Cape Cod this past summer. The Officers and the Crew of the R/V Connecticut were singled out for their dedication, seamanship and professionalism during the experiment.
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Antarctic Salp Survey led by UConn Marine Scientists
The R/V LM GOULD will depart Punta Arenas, Chile on November 2nd for a "Salp Survey" in the Western Antarctic Peninsula Region of the Southern Ocean. On board are UConn marine scientists Ann Bucklin (Chief Scientist for LMG11-10) and Paola G. Batta-Lona. The cruise is part of an NSF-ANT funded project, "Population ecology of Salpa thompsoni based on molecular indicators".
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