Discover Long Island Sound’s beautiful and diverse shoreline
Get your hands and feet wet as you explore the local ecology, meet the organisms, and map out the habitats. Project Oceanology is located within the National Estuary Research Reserve (NERR) which boasts a rich diversity of habitats and organisms.
Seining and Water Quality – Bluff Point
Overview
Explore diversity of plants, animals, and measure peat depth to make connections between the environment and its organisms. Survey the minnows and juvenile fish of the shallows, and collect data on species diversity and abundance.
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Oct | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 25
Nearshore Fish Study and Water Chemistry – Bluff Point
Overview
Survey the minnows and juvenile fish of the shallows, and collect data on species diversity and abundance. Conduct water chemistry tests to collect water quality data!
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Oct | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-2, LS2-6
Salt Marsh Transect and Nearshore Fish Study – Bluff Point
Overview
Explore zonation of plants, animals, and peat depth to make connections between the environment and its organisms. Survey the minnows and juvenile fish of the shallows, and collect data on species diversity and abundance.
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Oct | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-6
Rocky Intertidal Zone Transect Study and Water Chemistry – Avery Point
Overview
Dive into the rocky intertidal zone and conduct a study focusing on organism abundance. Conduct water chemistry tests to collect water quality data.
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Nov | April-June (Depends on Low Tide)
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-6
Rocky Intertidal Zone Transect Study paired with Lab Program – Avery Point
Overview
The best of both worlds! Dive into the rocky intertidal zone and conduct a study focusing on organism abundance. Then move indoors to participate in a lab of your choice.
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Nov | April-June (Depends on Low Tide)
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-6
Nearshore Fish Study and Water Chemistry – Pine Island
Overview
Survey the minnows and juvenile fish of the shallows, and collect data on species diversity and abundance. Conduct water chemistry tests to collect water quality data. (2 skiffs are required)
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Nov | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 24
Science Standard: LS2-2, LS2-6
Nearshore Fish Study and Water Chemistry – Bluff Point
Overview
Survey the minnows and juvenile fish of the shallows, and collect data on species diversity and abundance. Conduct water chemistry tests to collect water quality data!
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Oct | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-2, LS2-6
Salt Marsh Transect and Nearshore Fish Study – Bluff Point
Overview
Explore zonation of plants, animals, and peat depth to make connections between the environment and its organisms. Survey the minnows and juvenile fish of the shallows, and collect data on species diversity and abundance.
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Oct | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-6
Rocky Intertidal Zone Transect Study and Water Chemistry – Avery Point
Overview
Dive into the rocky intertidal zone and conduct a study focusing on organism abundance. Conduct water chemistry tests to collect water quality data.
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Nov | April-June (Depends on Low Tide)
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-6
Rocky Intertidal Zone Transect Study paired with Lab Program – Avery Point
Overview
The best of both worlds! Dive into the rocky intertidal zone and conduct a study focusing on organism abundance. Then move indoors to participate in a lab of your choice.
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Nov | April-June (Depends on Low Tide)
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-6
Nearshore Fish Study and Water Chemistry – Pine Island
Overview
Survey the minnows and juvenile fish of the shallows, and collect data on species diversity and abundance. Conduct water chemistry tests to collect water quality data. (2 skiffs are required)
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Nov | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 24
Science Standard: LS2-2, LS2-6
Nearshore Fish Study and Water Chemistry – Shore/Lab – Bluff Point
Overview
Survey the minnows and juvenile fish of the shallows, and collect data on species diversity and abundance.
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Oct | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-2, LS2-6
Rocky Intertidal Exploration and Water Chemistry – Shore/Lab – Avery Point
Overview
Dive into the rocky intertidal zone to discover which organisms can survive in such a harsh environment and measure the water quality.
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Nov | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-6
Rocky Intertidal Zone Transect Study paired with Lab Program – Shore/Lab – Avery Point
Overview
The best of both worlds! Dive into the rocky intertidal zone and collect organisms along the shore. Then move indoors to participate in a lab of your choice.
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Nov | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-6
Salt Marsh Exploration and Nearshore Fish Study – Shore/Lab – Bluff Point
Overview
Explore zonation of plants, animals, and peat depth to make connections between the environment and its organisms and survey the minnows and juvenile fish of the shallows, and collect data on species diversity and abundance.
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Oct | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS2-6
Rocky Intertidal Zone Exploration paired with Lab Program – Avery Point
Overview
The best of both worlds! Dive into the rocky intertidal zone and conduct a study focusing on organism abundance. Then move indoors to participate in a lab of your choice.
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Nov | April-June (Depends on Low Tide)
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS4-1, LS1-1
Salt Marsh and Beach Exploration – Bluff Point
Overview
Explore some of the most common habitats in Long Island Sound: the beach and salt marsh! Students will investigate each habitat for living and non-living things to discover how each habitat is different, but important.
Highlights
Program Duration: 2.5 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-Oct | April-June
Student Limit: Up to 50
Science Standard: LS4-1
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