InnerSpace Scientific Diving

More than 2 1/2 decades of a field research project involving mollusks comes to an end. Now it’s time for data crunching and analysis.

The latest from Sea Grant/University of Connecticut’s “Wracklines”. The 2021 efforts below the surface around Plum Island, NY is the lead article.

(Note: I said “bryozoans”, not rhizomes. Blame it on my mumbling and remotely communicating via Zoom and cell phones. Please.)

Post post note: the editors corrected this digital version.

https://seagrant.uconn.edu/2022/05/04/wrack-lines-issue-explores-creatures-from-sea-to-sky-to-garden/ #

Wrack Lines issue explores creatures from sea to sky to garden | Connecticut Sea Grant "All Creatures Great and Mostly Small" is the theme of the Spring-Summer 2022 issue of Wrack Lines magazine, filled with stunning images and engaging articles about some of the marine and terrestrial animals around us and the people who devote their attention to them.

In a report released today, scientists leading an August 2021 dive off Plum Island have recorded 126 species—double the count from a previous dive! They’ve also helped advance future mapping of the island’s natural communities, including habitats rare for Long Island, such as eelgrass meadows and subtidal areas with large boulders completely covered with organisms--including corals and anemones. Read the full report here: https://ecs.page.link/CyTYk. New York Natural Heritage Program InnerSpace Scientific Diving