A
Guide to Marine Aquaculture Permitting in Connecticut
T.
S. Getchis, Cori M. Rose, David Carey, Shannon Kelly, Kristen Bellantuono
and Peter Francis
Everything
you need to know to successfully navigate the aquaculture permit process
in the State of Connecticut,
including a permit that you can print and fill out. 140
pages. CTSG-08-02. Available electronically.This file occupies
2.5 MB of hard drive space. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to
view.
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Guidelines
for Utilizing Aquatic Organisms for Scientific/Educational Purposes in
Connecticut
D. Carey, S. Kelly, T. S. Getchis
This
document outlines the State of Connecticut’s requirements for scientists,
students and educators working with molluscan shellfish, finfish, crustaceans,
and other marine animals. 2 pp. Publication Number CTSG-08-10.
Available electronically; 396 KB.
Download PDF.
Shellfish
Aquaculture Industry Assessment
T. S. Getchis
This
12-page illustrated bulletin is a summary of the needs of the shellfish
industry in Connecticut, USA. Publication Number CTSG-05-02.
Free. Send for print copy or Download PDF
Aquaculture
Associations in Connecticut
T. S. Getchis
Aquaculture
associations
found in Connecticut, with contact information. Publication
Number CTSG-04-05. Free. Download PDF
Aquaculture Careers and Educational Opportunities
in Connecticut
T. S. Getchis,
D.L.
Payne and R. S.
Pomeroy
This
two- page fact sheet describes some of the career options available in
aquaculture or aquaculture-related fields. Levels of education needed
and the pros and cons of aquaculture careers are included, as are opportunities
for education in aquaculture in Connecticut. Publication number
CTSG-07-07. Free. Available electronically. Download
PDF
Marketing
Management in Aquaculture
R. Pomeroy
This
two-page (double-sided) fact sheet will help the aquaculturist develop
a marketing plan at the outset of the enterprise. Publication Number CTSG-03-11
Free. Download PDF
Financing
the Aquaculture Operation
R.
Pomeroy and T. Getchis
Obtaining
capital for an aquaculture business can be a formidable task. This
one-page fact sheet provides useful tips and resources.
Publication Number CTSG-03-12
Free. Write for paper copy or Download PDF.
Decision-Making
Factors for Investment in Aquaculture
R. Pomeroy
This
practical two-page (double-sided) fact sheet contains checklists to
help the aquaculture professional evaluate an aquaculture business
plan, including management, financial, physical, production, and marketing
factors. The evaluation will help in business decision-making.
Publication
Number CTSG-03-13
Free. Download PDF.
Developing
an Aquaculture Business Plan
R.
Pomeroy
A
good aquaculture business proposal or plan will result in fewer mistakes
in the business and exposes thoughts, assumptions, and research findings
to reason. A business plan is also needed to secure financing. This
1-page fact sheet will help you develop your plan.
Publication Number CTSG-03-14
Free. Download PDF.
Aquaculture
Record Keeping
R. Pomeroy
This
two-page (double-sided) fact sheet can help the aquaculturist keep
accurate, detailed and complete records, to make the business most
efficient. Such records can help in obtaining financing, doing taxes,
and qualifying for government programs. Publication Number CTSG-03-15
Free. Download PDF..
Financial
Management
A Fact Sheet for Connecticut Fishermen
R.
Pomeroy
This
two-page (double-sided) fact sheet can serve as a primer for those
seeking access to financial resources for aquaculture, as well as
those seeking to sharpen skills in financial management. Publication
Number CTSG-03-16
Free. Download PDF.
Seed
Oystering
T. Getchis, L. Williams, and A. May
An 8-page introduction to seed oystering, written
for Connecticut citizens, including history, ecology, equipment and
techniques and information on regulations. Illustration of the oyster
life cycle.
Revised for 2007
CTSG-01-02R Click
here for PDF
*Free while supplies last
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An
Evaluation of the Georges River Shellfish Managment Committee: an Enduring
Co-management Experience
S.A. Ebbin and
R.S. Pomeroy
In
1996, shellfish harvesters, municipal selectman and other stakeholders
from five towns in the mid-coast of Maine formed the Georges River Shellfish
Management Program. The resulting Shellfish Committee and Joint Board
of Selectmen have managed the soft-shell clam fishery for over ten years.
We initiated a research project to evaluate the effectiveness of this
cooperative initiative. We found a general consensus that the Shellfish
Committee has performed its management functions well and that management
has improved compared to prior efforts. This research report may
serve as a model for other communities. 21 pp. Electronic
copy only. Available for free download as PDF. DOWNLOAD
(644 KB)
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Evaluation
of Fish Tags as an Attenuated Rights-Based Management Approach for Gulf
of Mexico Recreational Fisheries
R.J. Johnston,
D.S. Holland, V. Maharaj, and T.W. Campson
This
report explores issues related to the potential adaptation of rights-based
harvest tags to the recreational reef fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.
State harvest tag programs for hunting and mixed hunting/fishing
are also summarized, as well as eight of the better-known existing harvest
tag programs in recreational fisheries. 82 pp, Available
electronically only, in PDF. DOWNLOAD
(1 MB)
CTSG-08-07
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Royal
Red Shrimp: An Emerging Deep Sea Fishery in the Northeast
N. Balcom, J. Leamon and W.I. Bomster
This report provides insight into the potential
of a new fishery targeting royal red shrimp (Pleoticus robustus).
The authors assess the market for a profitability of royal red shrimp
caught off the southern New England and the mid-Atlantic coasts, and
investigate the cost of outfitting a commercial vessel for the harvesting
of this species. 24 pp.
CTSG-96-01 with Postage: $1.25
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Ecosystem-based
Fisheries Management
Dr. Robert Pomeroy
Conventional
fisheries management focuses on a single species or stock and may assume
that the productivity of that stock is a function only of its inherent
population characteristics. Ecosystem-based management strategies recognize
that both natural and human elements in the ecosystem must be taken
into account in order to really understand fisheries. CTSG-05-01.
One-page (2-sided) fact sheet. Free. Download
PDF
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Fisheries
Co-Management
Dr. Robert Pomeroy
Co-management
is an alternative management strategy that involves fishermen in the
management process. There is greater local stewardship, responsibility,
and enthusiastic participation in management when fishermen are active
members of the management team. Find out how it works and the pros and
cons in this 1-page (2-sided) fact sheet, intended for Connecticut fishermen,
but insightful to all. Publication Number CTSG-04-01. Free. Download
PDF
Marine Protected
Areas: an
Ecosystem-based Management Tool
Dr. Robert Pomeroy
Because
of their integral role in marine biodiversity conservation and ecosystem-based
management, marine protected areas (MPAs) have recently emerged as an
alternative for protecting fish populations and their habitats. 1-page
fact sheet. Publication Number CTSG-03-09 Download
PDF
Adaptive
Management
Dr. Robert Pomeroy
Adaptive
management relies on deliberate experimentation followed by systematic
monitoring of the results from which fisheries managers or fishermen
can learn. 1-page fact sheet. Publication Number CTSG-03-10
Download
PDF
Rights-based
Fisheries Management
Dr. Robert Pomeroy
A
rights-based fisheries management system might include limited entry
or access rights, input rights (fishing effort) or output rights (specific
catch limits). The various forms and characteristics are presented.
CTSG-04-02.
Free. Download
PDF
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Summary
Report on Long Island Sound Lobster Die-Off Now Available to Public
Nancy Balcom and Penelope Howell.
Responding to a
resource Disaster: American Lobsters in Long Island Sound 1999-2004
is a report issued in 2006, which unravels the mystery of the environmental
stressors that killed the lobsters. It summarizes the results of 21
research projects and conclusions of the research teams. Now you
can follow the complex four-year, multi-million dollar research investigation
of the massive 1999 die-off through all of its convolutions, via a newly-released
summary report written for the non-scientist. Print copies available.
Free, but $1.50 each copy for postage and handling. 22 pp.or Download
PDF (free).Order number CTSG-06-02.
For more information
on the Long Island Sound lobster mortality go to the CT/NY
LIS Lobster Information Web site.
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Lobster
Fact Sheets
What’s
Happening to the Lobsters in Long Island Sound?
M. Van Patten and R. French
In
1999, massive mortalities occurred in Long Island Sound lobsters, decimating
the population and hurting the lobster industry. A mysterious pathogen,
Paramoeba, was discovered by UCONN pathobiologists. The paramoeba caused
lobsters from western parts of the Sound to become lethargic and quickly
die. Meanwhile, shell disease was affecting lobsters in the eastern
Sound. The big question is, could the paramoeba alone have caused the
massive die-off, or were the infected lobsters already weakened by other
causes? This fact sheet can serve as a "primer", describing
various types of lobster diseases known. Illustrated, with color photos.
1-page, double-sided. Published in 1999. Click
here for PDF
Frequently Asked Questions about lobsters in Long Island
Sound.
1999. This fact sheet complements Number One, above,
by answering questions that people frequently ask, such as, Can lobsters
with paramoeba, or shell disease be safely eaten? can humans catch the
lobster diseases? and more. 1-page, double sided. Click
here for PDF
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LIS
Lobster Health News
New
York Sea Grant and Connecticut Sea Grant
A user-friendly summary of
the latest research results of the Long Island Sound Lobster Mortality
Research Initiative. Topics covered include Pathogens, Pesticides, Environmental
Factors, etc. Nancy Balcom and Antoinette Clemetson, eds. Illustrated,
10 pages.Click
here to download
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3rd Lobster Health Symposium Program and Abstracts
Nancy Balcom, Editor
3rd Lobster Health Symposium etc. At this symposium
in March, 2003, researchers presented the preliminary findings from
their research on the Long Island Sound lobster mortalities. Results
were presented in the form of group summaries, synthesizing the findings
of many researchers representing many universities and laboratories
working together on the problem by topic areas, using observations by
lobstermen to augment scientific data. Free while supplies last. Postage
charges may apply.
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Seafood
Buying Guide
Nancy
Balcom
Make
the right choices for your health, your dinner, and the environment!
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PDF
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Seafood
Safety Savvy
Nancy Balcom and Lori Pivarnik
Newsletter published by Connecticut and Rhode Island
Sea Grant concerning seafood safety issues. Please contact us if you
would like to be added to our mailing list! Published Bi-annually
Click here to view and print newsletters
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Understanding
Fisheries Management: A Manual for Understanding the Federal
Fisheries Management Process, Including Analysis of the 1996 Sustainable
Fisheries Act
R.K. Wallace and K.M. Fletcher
This second edition focuses on federal marine fisheries
management as mandated by the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, commonly known as the Magnuson Act. Fishery biology principles
and the need for public involvement, however, apply to fishery management
at the state level. MASGP-00-005
with Postage: $1.50
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Seaweeds of
Long Island Sound
Margaret "Peg" Stewart Van Patten
104 page, lavishly illlustrated guide to the seaweeds
of Long Island Sound. Topics include species identification and when,
where, and how to collect and preserve specimens. Many habitat views
and microscopic images are included with pages for individual species.
162 photographs. Funded by an education grant from U.S. EPA, the 4-color
book is free to K-12 educators. For others, we ask $4.00 plus
$2.00 postage and handling. WINNER of 2007 APEX AWARD of EXCELLENCE
Guide
to Some Common Seaweeds of Long Island Sound's
Rocky Shores
2-sided
illuatrated laminated card to take along on your shore walks or boat
trips. Includes habitat and seasonal information. Funded by U.S. EPA
Long Island Sound Study. Single copies FREE but please include $2.00
postage and handling with your order. For bulk orders, shipping charges
apply.
See
also items listed under : Marine Education, Fisheries,
Lobster, Invasive Species, and Water Quality
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Proceedings of the Biennial Long Island Sound Research Conference
Various Editors
Collaboration of the Connecticut and New York Sea
Grant Programs, this Conference included presentations covering a wide
range of specific topics under the general headings of estuaries, watersheds,
benthic habitats, and open water. Full text papers, poster papers and
abstracts are also included.
2002 with
Postage: $18.002000
CTSG-01-02 with Postage: $18.00
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Clean Waters Fact Sheet Series
Various Authors
Clean waters begin in YOUR home and yard. This
series of 11 fact sheets compiled explain what to do about household
cleaners, native landscaping, water conservation, pet waster, responsible
boating, etc. Intended to accompany an educational presentation by the
same name by Heather Crawford and the NEMO team, for the Northeastern
United States region.
Click
on the link below for a PDF version.
(You must have Acrobat Reader to view or print them)
What’s the Big Deal about Water Quality?
Managing your Household Chemicals
Caring for your Septic System
Integrated Pest Management for the Homeowner
Conservation Landscaping for Water Quality
Animal Waste and Water Quality
Going Native- Rethinking Plant Selection for the
Home Landscape
Lawn Care and the Environmentally-Friendly Way
The Four Seasons of Water Quality Protection
Conserving Water at Home
Environmentally Responsible Boating
Single copies free while supplies last or download PDFs.
Entire set in attractive folder, $2.50
(Postage charged for bulk orders)
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A
Guide to the Larval and Juvenile Stages of Common Long Island Sound
Ascidians and Bryozoans
Stephan G. Bullard and Robert B. Whitlatch
What is that thing? This beautifully illustrated
guide will help you identify the early life stages of both ascidians
and bryozoans in Long Island Sound. Splash-resistant laminated pages
with coil binding make it perfect for use in the field, in laboratories,
or in the classroom. Includes keys, line drawings, and color plates.
Appropriate for college level students and above. 39
pp. CTSG-04-07$15.00 plus $2.00 postage per copy
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Marine
Science Careers: A Sea Grant Guide to Ocean Opportunities
Click
here to visit website
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Sound
Facts: Fun Facts about Long Island Sound
M. Van Patten, M. Moore and E. O’Muin
A fun and colorful, 72-page booklet about our favorite
estuary – its biology, geology, chemical and physical parameters,
and environmental concerns. This booklet is a compilation of features
developed as a collaboration between Connecticut Sea Grant and The Day
newspaper. Perfect for the classroom. 72 pp.
CTSG-97-05 with Postage: $6.19
Educators’
discounted cost: $3.00 plus postage!
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Electronic version
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Living
Treasures of Long Island Sound
Lisa Wahle and Nancy Balcom
Connecticut Sea Grant has
revised its old favorite, "Plants and Animals of Long Island Sound.”
" Living Treasures” has more beautiful line drawings and
updated expanded text. Reading level: middle school.
also in Spanish translation: Tesoros Vivientes Single
copies are FREE!
Shipping charges apply for bulk orders.
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Long Island Sound Wildlife Fact Pack Collector Cards
What happens when a crab loses its claw?
What is a terrapin? Where is a sponges mouth? Children can learn answers
to these and other questions about Long Island Sound animals and plants
while having fun! Long Island Sound Wildlife Fact Pack Collector Cards,
developed by Connecticut Sea Grant and Peabody’s Toys that Teach,
include 11 cards, coloring pencils and sharpener, and “I know
my facts!” stickers. Children ages four and up can color the card’s
front, then learn facts on the back about each species.
with Postage: $4.20
Shipping charges apply for bulk orders.
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Long
Island Sound in a Jar
Heather Crawford
96-page illustrated compendium of fun, educational
hands-on activities for youth, demonstrating the impacts of humans on
aquatic ecosystems. Perfect for youth camp leaders, environmental groups,
teachers, and families. Ages 9-14. Click here for Free
Download in PDF (1MB)
CTSG-99-01
with Postage: $5.00 Out of Print
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Zebra
Mussel Alert
Connecticut Sea Grant
12” x 18” laminated
sign advising water users on how to prevent the spread of zebra mussels.
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Multiple copies of
all signs and placards are available free of charge. Please call us for
postage rates. |
Zebra
Mussels are In These Waters
Connecticut Sea Grant
12” x 12” metal sign advises water
users to "please clean your boat!"
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Multiple copies of
all signs and placards are available free of charge. Please call us for
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Watch Out For Hitchhiking Weeds!
Connecticut Sea Grant
12” x 18” laminated
yellow sign depicting aquatic nuisance weeds, with warning and instructions
on how to prevent them. Designed for boat launch areas.
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Connecticut Sea Grant-produced
VIDEOS
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Long
Island Sound: Worth Fighting For!
S. Stuart
In this 30-minute video produced
by Connecticut Public Television, you’ll discover links between
Long Island Sound’s colorful past and its threatened future. You’ll
see the beauty of a vast ecosystem that supports a biological bouillabaisse,
and the science behind it. You’ll find out what the issues are
today, and what some people are doing to help. 1992.
See Video Lending Library. below.
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Luck
Isn’t Enough:
The Fight for Clean Water
CTSG and NYSG Extension Programs
A 12-minute video, narrated
by Mason Adams, that describes the causes and effects of nonpoint-source
water pollution and suggests ways citizens and local decision makers
can combat it.
with Postage:
$10.00
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The
Invasion of the Zebra Mussels:
Just a Matter of Time?
10 minute VHS format video; narrated by
actor Mason Adams. Provides an overview of the zebra mussel invasion
and its impacts, and illustrates spread/introduction, prevention and
precautions that boaters and anglers can take to minimize their role
in the range expansion of zebra mussels and aquatic nuisance weeds.
with
Postage: $10.00
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VIDEO
LENDING LIBRARY
Connecticut Residents Only Please!
To borrow videos, please contact Irene Schalla @ (860) 405-9127
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Aquaculture
1. Introduction
to Water Quality Testing (34:00)
2. Water Quality Dynamics (25:00)
3. Procedures for Water Quality Management (40:15)
4. Cage Culture - Raising Fish in Ponds (24:45)
5. Something Fishy: Raising Hybrid Striped Bass in Cages (11:51)
6. Farming Fish in Open Ponds (24:06)
7. Producing Hybrid Striped Bass in Hatcheries (25:00)
8. Southern Hybrid Striped Bass Production (15:39)
9. Trout Production in the Southeast (19:48)
10. Catfish Farming in the South (38:00)
11. Alligator Aquaculture in the South (18:00)
12. Red Drum Aquaculture (34:28)
13. Crawfish Aquaculture in the South (21:00)
14. Induced Spawning of Fish (22:39)
15. Avian Depredation of Southern Aquaculture (25:00)
16. Investing in Freshwater Aquaculture (120:00)
17. Aquaculture Quality Assurance (60:00)
18. Warmwater Finfish (24:00)
19. Can-Do Catfish
20. Channel Catfish Spawning and Hatchery Management
21. Aquaculture Quality Assurance: Become Involved (14:30)
22. INAD Workshop (4 hrs, 42 min)
23. Discovering Aquaculture - A New Trend in Agriculture (1:15)
24. Injection Vaccination for Fish
25. Diseases of Warmwater Fish (30:00)
26. Trout Diseases (30 min)
27. Northeast Aquaculture - Farming the Waters (27:05)
28. Red Drum Aquaculture (23:00)
29. Redfish Aquaculture (34:28)
30. Construction of Shellfish Predator Control Nets (27:11)
31. Acres of Oysters
32. The Postmortem Examination of Finfish (32 minutes)
33. Fish Bath Treatments (32 minutes)
34. Biosecurity in Aquaculture: Practical Steps for Healthy Fish (15:38)
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Commercial Fishing
1. America’s Menhaden Industry: Success Story (11:30)
2. Fishing Methods and Gear for Yellowfin Tuna
3. Onborad Handling and Grading Yellowfin Tuna
4. Hanging a Gillnet (18:00)
5. Whales & Fishermen: A Plan for Reducing Entanglements (11:16)
6. Trap Fishing (Marine Heritage Video)
7. Gill Netting (Marine Heritage Video)
8. Fish Nursery Habitat in the New York Bight beyond the Estuary
9. Meeting the FDA Mandatory HACCP Quality Assurance Program - Part
1 & Part 2 (2 videos)
10. Legal Assessment HACCP Regulations 9/11/96 - Part 1 & Part 2
(2 videos)
11. Can America Save Its Fisheries? (30:00)
12. HACCP - An Introduction for Seafood Production Employees
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Recreational Fishing
1. Fishing for Answers: How to Reduce Contaminants in
Sport Fish
2. Fishing for a Future (30:00)
3. Keeping Score: Releasing Fish for Tomorrow (18:35)
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Safety/Survival at Sea
1. MAREP Recreational Boating Tape-Mariner Reports
for Safety at Sea (9:36)
2. MAREP Commercial Fishing Tape-Mariner Reports for Safety at
Sea (10:56)
3. Cold Water Near Drowning (20:00)
4. Hypothermia (15:00)
5. Shore Survival (21:00)
6. Frostbite & Other Cold Injuries (16:00)
7. Sea Survival (20:00)
8. Marine Survival Equipment & Maintenance (11:00)
9. Rhode Island Sea Grant Fishing Vessel Safety Training Program:*
Safety Equipment & Survival Procedures
(45:50)* Fire Prevention & Control (26:30)* Fishing Vessel Stability
(31:50)* Medical Emergencies at Sea (42:00)
10. Air-Sea rescue Procedures; Safety Equipment and Survival Procedures;
Fire Prevention
11. Short News Clips on Vessel Accidents
12. When Seconds Count (Care and use of Immersion Suits) (5:00)
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Water Quality
1. Trashing the Oceans (8:00)
2. Marine Litter (9:00)
3. Chesapeake: The Twilight Estuary (Environ, Mystery) (40:00)
4. Coastal Ocean in Crisis: Science for Solution (14:00)
5. Murky Water Mystery
6. Luck Isn’t Enough: The Fight for Clean Water (12:00)
7. A Coastal County in 2010 AD: Planning with Geographic Information
System
8. Heads Up! Retrofitting Your Marine Toilet
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Miscellaneous
1. Marine Careers (18:00)
2. Connecticut’s Mystic and More
3. Dredging Research Program Videos (1 hr 50:00)
4. America’s Ports and Waterways: Open Channels to Trade
(8:30)
5. Dredging by Water Injection (11:30)
6. Marketing for Conservation Success
7. Safe & Sound (Hurricane Resistant Construction Basics)
8. Environmental Education: Making a Difference
9. Wild Things ‘97 - Let’s Partner Up for Endangered
Species! (20 :00) Live Satellite Field Trip; National
Wildlife Refuge Week October 12-18-1997
10. Legacy of An Oil Spill (10 Years After Exxon Valdez) (28 :00)
11. It’s All About You! Taking Action to Save Our Coasts (9:14)
12. Between a Rock and a Hard Place (15:00)
13. The NEMO Project—Helping communities balance growth and natural
resource protection (10:40)
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Zebra
Mussels & Other Exotics
1. Protecting Your Boat from Zebra Mussels
(12:31)
2. Zebra Mussels: Silent Invaders (16:30)
3. Mussel Menace: Zebra Mussels & You (15:35)
4. Zebra Mussels (30:00)
5. Strangers in Our Waterways (28:00)
6. The Invasion of the Zebra Mussels: Just a Matter of Time? (9:40)
7. Restoring the Balance: Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife
(28:00)
8. Outreach Tools-Zebra Mussels: Lessons Learned in the Great
Lakes Region
9. Spread & Impact-Zebra Mussels: Lessons Learned in the Great
Lakes Region
10. Biology-Zebra Mussels: Lessons Learned in the Great Lakes Region
11. Control-Zebra Mussels: Lessons Learned in the Great Lakes Region
12. Stop Exotics: Clean Your Boat (11:00)
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Long Island Sound
1. How Sound is Long Island Sound? (58:30)
2. Long Island Sound: Worth Fighting For! (30:00)
3. Voices for the Sound: A Voyage to Save Long Island Sound (30:00)
4. Save Our Sound (14:40)
5. The Living Sound / A Kid’s Video about Long Island Sound (Ages
8-13/Activity Booklet included (26:00)
6. Long Island Sound (CPTV production)
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RESEARCH REPORTS
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See Connecticut Sea Grant Annual Reports
Long Island Sound Lobster research - see
Fisheries
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