Researchers and students from the University of Connecticut, the University of Rhode Island, Wesleyan University, Stony Brook University, Columbia University and the City University of New York will be working with colleagues from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Connecticut and New York Sea Grant College Programs, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Regions 1 and 2), and other partners to map Long Island Sound, the largest estuary in the Northeast.
The funding has been awarded to the Long Island Sound Mapping and Research Collaborative (LISMaRC), a partnership among the University of Connecticut, the University of New Haven, the University of Rhode Island, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
This multiyear project is designed to create comprehensive biological and geological maps of the Sound, including seafloor characteristics, water currents, and wildlife habitat.
The support for this project comes from a settlement fund established in 2004 after a conflict among utility companies and state governments over the placement and repair of the Cross-Sound Cable, a series of underwater electrical cables linking Connecticut and Long Island.
Media reports:
The Day: Long Island Sound will get closer look from scientists (16 JUN 12)
New Haven Register: Project to map what lies beneath Long Island Sound (16 JUN 12)
Background information:
Northeast Underwater Research Technology & Education Center
Marine Sciences Program, Avery Point Campus, University of Connecticut
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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