Coastal Atlantic Sea Creatures: A Natural History, by Robert Bachand

This book covers a selected number of the fascinating and varied marine animals that inhabit the shorelines of Long Island Sound. It examines their role in the coastal ecosystem, adaptations to the stresses of their environment, species interrelationships and reproductive strategies. (Adapted from Preface)

Saltwater Fishes of Connecticut: Second Edition, by Keith Stewart Thomson, W.H. Weed III, Algis G. Taruski, and Dan E. Simanek State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut and Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection: 1977

Marine Animals of Southern New England and New York: Identification keys to common nearshore and shallow water macrofauna, by Howard M. Weiss State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut and Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection: 1995

Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine: Third Edition, by Bruce B. Collette and Grace Klein-MacPhee (eds.) Smithsonian Institution Press: 2002 (ISBN: 1560989513)

Investigating the Marine Environment: A Sourcebook, by Howard M. Weiss and Michael W. Dorsey (Volume 1: Field Studies, Volume 2: Laboratory-Classroom Studies, Volume 3: Teacher's Manual) Project Oceanology: 1979

Scuba Northeast: Shipwrecks, Dive Sites & Dive Activities, by Robert Bachand

Diver-authors who write about a favorite shipwreck whet the appetite yet seldom give its exact location. It was in response to this frustration that Robert Bachand set out to write SCUBA NORTHEAST. This book includes selected shipwrecks and dive sites of Rhode Island to New Jersey. As much as possible, the exact position of wrecks has been included. Wrecks of course, are not the sole reason many dive. The northeast waters also harbor a profuse and diverse marine life, giving sightseers, underwater photographers and "food collectors" additional reason for pursuing this great sport. (Adapted from Foreword)

RELEVANT LINKS

Seals (The Maritime Aquarium Harbor Seal Census Study)

Aquarium Affiliates
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Earthwatch
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets - a documentary about the decline of marine fisheries.
Long Island Sound Study Online (Environmental Protection Agency)
MYSound (University of Connecticut Department of Marine Sciences
www.wtnh.com/Global/link.asp?L=46075 - monitor weather at The Maritime Aquarium.

NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (Milford, Connecticut Laboratory)
Save the Sound
Seafood Choices Alliance - Offering recommendations for consumers
The Ocean Project - Ocean Conservation through Education, Awareness & Networking.

Careers in Marine Science
Ocean Science Careers (Virginia Institute of Marine Science, with links to other sites)
http://www.esc.edu/smart/Courses/courses.htm
htttp://www1.esc.edu/personalfac/jbyrnes/aquarium.page.htm

PUBLICATIONS - ARTWORK & PHOTOS

The images listed below are courtesy of the Amon Carter Museum (Fort Worth, TX) in an effort to represent the appearance of New England's coastal areas in the 19th century. They are for educational purposes only, and may not be reused or duplicated in any way without the expressed, written consent of the Amon Carter Museum. For more information on the use of these images, please visit their Rights and Reproductions Department.

John F. Kensett, Study on Long Island Sound at Darien, 1872, oil on canvas (1969.8)
John F. Kensett, The Coast at Beverly, 1865-1870, oil on canvas (1986.17)
Jasper F. Cropsey, The Narrows from Staten Island, 1868, oil on canvas (1972.189)
Worthington Whittredge, A Breezy Day, Sakonnet Point RI, 1880, oil on canvas (1972.48)
Martin J. Heade, Thunder Storm on Narragansett Bay, 1868, oil on canvas (1977.17)
Martin J. Heade, Marshfield Meadows, Massachusetts, 1866-76, oil on canvas (1971.4)
Fitz H. Lane, Boston Harbor, 1856, oil on canvas (1977.14)