Marine Sciences

Four researchers stand outside of a large blue and white research boat.

Working to Understand Why Mercury Levels are so High in the Arctic

Researchers tackle a previously unexplored aspect of mercury at the air-sea interface

A small sturgeon in a mesh bag is lowered into water to be released.

Could an Endangered, Ancient Fish Make a Comeback in the Connecticut River?

Fish that swam next to the dinosaurs are once again appearing in CT waters

Hannah Collins and Larissa Tabb evaluate the lab tanks to check on degradation progress.

UConn Researchers Partner with Bioplastics Company to Examine Biodegradable Plastics

A study led by marine sciences Ph.D. student Hannah Collins found that Novamont’s Mater-Bi, a starch-based polymer, degraded significantly faster than traditional plastics—showing promise for reducing marine pollution

UConn Department of Earth Sciences and Department of Marine Sciences Professor Pieter Visscher researches stromatolites, which are fossilized biofilms where Earth's earliest life forms evolved.

Microbial Slime: The Ultimate System to Understand Our Planet

'These biofilms are just remarkable. They may be the ultimate system to study to understand our planet'

A beautiful picture of an healty coral reef

A Peculiar Algae with Significant Potential

Weird aspects of a big, cactus-shaped algae could be useful for things like coral reef conservation and regenerative biology while teaching us about how organisms coped with past climatic changes

Avery Point coast

UConn Doctoral Student Awarded NOAA-Sea Grant Fellowship for Sea Scallop Research

Halle Berger is the first UConn student to receive the prestigious fellowship

Project Oceanology, one of the sponsors for Messing About in Boats, took participants out into Long Island Sound aboard the research vessel Envirolab II to learn about marine wildlife and try catch and release sportfishing.

A Second Year of Messing About in Boats at Avery Point

'There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats'

R/V Connecticut

UConn Researchers Set Sail for Wind Study

Faculty and graduate student researchers have embarked from Avery Point for an up-close investigation of offshore wind power and its effect on the marine environment

An aerial view of the UConn wordmark on Fairfield Way on a sunny day in Storrs

Five Faculty Members Named Fulbright Scholars For 2024-25

Fulbright Scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators, and established professionals teaching or conducting research in affiliation with institutes abroad

Godfrey gathering samples of organisms while on a blue water dive.

Snapshot: A Voyage to the Only Marine National Monument in the U.S. Atlantic

'This begins the real focus on how communities of marine wildlife operate in the absence of significant direct human impacts'