Area Students Get Their Feet Wet at MSRC’s Marine Lab

Over the past year, more than 20 school groups have participated in educational opportunities offered by the Marine Sciences Research Center’s (MSRC) coastal marine laboratory at Flax Pond. Marsh ecology tours, laboratory research highlights, and “touch tanks” with...
Sound Science Ferry Gala

Sound Science Ferry Gala

Sound Science A Ferry-based Data Observation System On September 29, 2003, the Marine Sciences Research Center unveiled its newest environmental monitoring system at a gala event on board the ferry boat P.T. BARNUM. The BARNUM sailed under clear skies at 1730 from...

A Fish-Eye View of Management Through An Evolutionary Lens

Fishing, whether for business or pleasure, is regulated by agencies that impose size and catch limits on commonly exploited species. But the practice of selectively harvesting only the largest fish may be causing the average size of fish to decrease. So say David O....

First Regional Marine Wilderness Workshop

Workshop Summary proceedings (PDF) On Thursday and Friday 15-16 November, 2001, the Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook hosted the First Regional Marine Wilderness Workshop. The purpose of the workshop was to explore the nature...