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July 29, 2011 | David Colberg, UConn Photo

Young Scientists Get Their Feet Wet With Project Oceanology

Project Oceanology gives young marine scientists a chance to explore their environment. (David Colberg/UConn Photo)

Carter Pavlonnis, age 8, of Canton, looks at the various types of plankton netted from Long Island Sound while on board Project Oceanology's research ship, Enviro-Lab II, during a living marine laboratory for children and their parents presented by the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History on July 23.
Carter Pavlonnis, age 8, of Canton, looks at the various types of plankton netted from Long Island Sound while on board Project Oceanology's research ship, Enviro-Lab II. He was participating in Project Oceanology, a living marine laboratory for children and their parents held at the Avery Point Campus on July 23. Presented by the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the program offered opportunities to explore marine science both at sea and on shore. During a two-hour cruise on Long Island Sound, young sailors had a chance to study marine biology at the stern of the boat by pulling trawl and plankton nets, then examining the catch. At the bow, there was a chance to operate equipment used to study oceanography. On land, there was plenty of time to investigate the diverse animal and plant life to be found along the rocky shore of the Sound. (David Colberg/UConn Photo)
Emma Ruccio of Southington, Julia Connelly of Paris, France, and Isabel Pavlonnis of Canton investigate marine life netted from Long Island Sound.
Emma Ruccio of Southington, Julia Connelly of Paris, France, and Isabel Pavlonnis of Canton investigate marine life netted from Long Island Sound. (David Colberg/UConn Photo)
Justin Cleaves, age 14, of Canton, shows off a small crab he found while exploring the rocky shoreline during low tide at Avery Point.
Justin Cleaves, age 14, of Canton, shows off a small crab he found while exploring the rocky shoreline during low tide at Avery Point. (David Colberg/UConn Photo)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some things move at a snail's pace down by the shore.
Some things move at a snail's pace down by the shore. (David Colberg/UConn Photo)
Kimberly Figiela and her son Eddie, age 9, of Coventry, explore the rocky shoreline of Long Island Sound from UConn's Avery Point Campus.
Kimberly Figiela and her son Eddie, age 9, of Coventry, explore the rocky shoreline of Long Island Sound from UConn's Avery Point Campus. (David Colberg/UConn Photo)

 

 

 

Snails, seaweed, and algae are a few examples of sea life found hidden in the rocky tidal zones during low tide at Avery Point.
Snails, seaweed, and algae are a few examples of sea life found hidden in the rocky tidal zones during low tide at Avery Point. (David Colberg/UConn Photo)
Project Oceanology participants investigate the rocky intertidal zones and tidal marshes looking for near-shore marine life.
Project Oceanology participants investigate the rocky intertidal zones and tidal marshes looking for near-shore marine life. (David Colberg/UConn Photo)