If preferred, CEUs are offered by Mystic Aquarium. Prices are subject to change. This course provides students with the opportunity to participate in a week-long study cruise aboard a research vessel. A week of shore-based lectures follows the shipboard experience. Programs include diversity, productivity and natural history of marine organisms.
Participants experience science as a process through participatory activities.
Field activities include marsh transects, identifying intertidal zone plants and animals, and collecting fishes, invertebrates and plankton while sailing Long Island Sound. A comprehensive program providing an introduction to marine mammals and exposure to current research and husbandry practices. A series of visiting lecturers will present information on their specific areas of expertise. Interested students should submit a letter stating their need, and a letter of support from their advisor or supervisor. These should be included with the application.