Carlee Dunn and Riley Pena, DMS graduate students in the Matassa Lab, worked alongside researchers from the University of Connecticut, University of New Haven, and US Geological Survey aboard the R/V Connecticut to map benthic habitats in western Long Island Sound. The cruise used USGS’s Seabed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS) to capture video and sample seafloor sediments and benthic organisms, such as brittle stars.

The team’s research is part of the Long Island Sound Habitat Mapping Initiative, which aims to characterize the regions seafloor habitats. You can see more of the action on the teams facebook page!