(PDF) Classroom of the Sea: Problem-Based Learning for the ...

This authentic task component operates through the actual is to study Harbor Seals as one trips to sea, but the virtual component indication of the Long Island Sound relies on the use of educational environment and to determine if the seal technology.

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Wild Life: Return of the Seals to Long Island - The New ...

The Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island sponsors three-hour seal walks at Montauk Point State Park. Walks depart from the …

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PUBLISHED BY THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF …

sandbars in Long Island Sound. How-ever, there are times when seals are seen alone. Ice seals, in particular, are almost always observed alone in this region and can be found on docks, floating ice, lawns, beaches, and even up rivers. Four types of seals can be seen in Long Island Sound. Since the mid-1990s, two species of ice seals, harp and

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The Best Spots for Seal Watching on Long Island - Your AAA ...

Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island Seal Walks 631-319-6003. Join a naturalist on a seal walk at Cupsogue Beach County Park for a chance to see dozens of harbor seals swimming and hauled out. Walks are about 1 mile round trip and take about an hour or two. CRESLI also offers seal cruises in the waters of eastern Long Island ...

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Why Seals Love Long Island | Long Island Pulse Magazine

Though gray seals tend to hang out on the East End, harbor seals are regularly seen beaching and swimming all over Long Island. The Riverhead Foundation runs seal cruises out of Freeport through April, and winter walkers along New York harbor, the Long Island Sound, Jones Beach, Long Beach and Hamptons shores have spotted harbor seals.

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Long Island Sound - Wikipedia

Long Island Sound is a tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, lying predominantly between the U.S. state of Connecticut to the north, and Long Island in New York to the south. From west to east, the sound stretches 110 mi (180 km) from the East River in New York City, along the North Shore of Long Island, to Block Island Sound.A mix of freshwater from tributaries and saltwater from the ocean ...

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SEALS IN LONG ISLAND SOUND. - The New York Times

SEALS IN LONG ISLAND SOUND. ... while on the way from New-York to Bridgeport discovered a large school of seals near Stamford Light. Off Norwalk Island he sighted another school. Some of the seals ...

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Are There Sharks in Long Island Sound? Yup! Shark Attacks ...

Types of Sharks in Long Island Sound . So what types of sharks live in Long Island Sound? According to a 2011 UCONN publication Sharks in Long Island Sound by Dave Sigworth, there are four species that call Long Island Sound home. These four species include the sand tiger shark, brown sharks, smooth dogfish sharks, and spiny dogfish sharks.

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A PEEK INTO LONG ISLAND SOUND'S HARBOR SEAL POPULATION

Blackfish season is in full swing and with the Long Island Sound ' s warm water, these favorites are spread out. Overfished and smaller than most toggers would like, they are, nevertheless, one of a fisher ' s choice species. The albies and bonito are still challenging one ' s skill, dexterity and stamina. The bluefish will soon be gone ...

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The Seals of Long Island - Fire Island and Beyond

Seals have been recorded swimming at over 12 knots (more than 15 miles an hour), and local fishermen have reported seeing seals over 70 miles off long Island's shores. …

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Clamology 101: Know Your Local Clams | Edible Long Island

Long Island clams are wild clams harvested by clam diggers in Long Island Sound and our south shore bays. Our local shellfish industry is highly regulated and monitored by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to ensure the clams are 100 percent safe to eat. There is no season for clams; they are available year-round thanks to ...

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The Seals of Long Island – Fire Island and Beyond

Phocid seals are generally deeper divers than the Otariids or the Odobenids. Seals have been recorded swimming at over 12 knots (more than 15 miles an hour), and local fishermen have reported seeing seals over 70 miles off long Island's shores. Harbor seals are our most common seal, making up about 95 % of Long Island's seals.

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Sharks On the Shoreline: What Lies Beneath the Water ...

Sharks in Connecticut . Even though seals are not an uncommon sight along the Connecticut shoreline, great white sharks have never had a presence in Long Island Sound.

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Marine Mammals of Rhode Island, Part 5, Harbor Seal | RINHS

Mike Payne and Larry Selzer from the Manomet Observatory in Massachusetts counted harbor seals between the Massachusetts-Rhode Island border and eastern Long Island Sound in the late 1980s and found only a few hundred. Only Fishers Island, New York consistently had more than 50 animals, with a peak of 101 in March 1986.

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Marine Mammals of New York - NYS Dept. of …

The seals found in Connecticut migrate from northern waters to the Long Island Sound from mid-November to December. They spend the winter and leave for northern waters again in mid-March to April. During the time they are here they can be seen on the coasts from Stonington to Greenwich.

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Long Island Sound Oysters - Oysterater

Long Island Sound is the home of Bluepoints and other Northeast classics. The oysters tend to be big, strong-shelled, and strong-flavored, with briny, metallic finishes. As with other Atlantic regions, the native Eastern oyster is the only game in town. In addition to Bluepoints, which are dredged from bottomlands primarily on the Connecticut side (especially in the vicinity of Copps Island ...

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10 sharks you could come across in the Long Island Sound

James D. Watt The Long Island Sound is a relatively safe place to swim, but there are some sharks around that you should look out for. Click through to …

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Great white spotted in Long Island Sound | Block Island Times

The same type of shark that frightened movie audiences in the 1970s was spotted not too far from Block Island on Monday morning — a real-life version that created somewhat of a stir when it was tracked swimming close to the shore in Long Island Sound.

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Are there seals in Long Island Sound?

Harbor Seals are found on both the east and west coasts of the US. They inhabit most of Canada's coastline and all of Alaska's. Harbor seals are active year round. The seals found in Connecticut migrate from northern waters to the Long Island Sound from mid-November to December.

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Rare summer sighting: Gray seal - 'a pretty big boy ...

A gray seal, like this one off the coast of Maine in 2020, has been spotted recently in Long Island Sound. For the past few weeks, Greg Bilionis said he …

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study guide long island sound Flashcards | Quizlet

study guide long island sound study guide by greatpikachuguy includes 35 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades.

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NY protection of Long Island Sound marine life good for ...

Photography by PETER HVIZDAK ph2012 #2246 Niantic, Connecticut - January 23, 2010: Harbor Seal spotted from the Black Hawk II fishing boat during a …

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NY protection of Long Island Sound marine life good for ...

6 of 12 7 of 12. Photography by PETER HVIZDAK ph2012 #2351 Niantic, Connecticut - January 23, 2010: Great Gull Island in Long Island Sound as seen from the Black Hawk II …

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Hanging Out or Left High and Dry, the Seals Are Back - The ...

Amy Ferland, harbor seal census researcher at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Conn., estimated that there were 3,000 seals in Long Island Sound, …

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Where to Seal Watch on Long Island | Long Island Pulse ...

Cupsogue Beach County Park, Westhampton Beach. The seals at this beach have everybody walking and talking. Join in the 1.2 miles CRESLI (Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island) seal walk for a few hours of natural bliss along the shore. A marine mammal expert will take visitors to the best seal-viewing vantage point.

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Seals Visit Long Island Sound in Winter — Menunkatuck ...

For the past ten years or so an increasing number of seals, mainly harbor seals ( Phoca vitulina ), have been seen spending their winters in Long Island Sound. They migrate down from their breeding grounds in Canada and Maine, arrive along our shores in December, and remain until March. Harbor seals can grow to about 5 or 6 feet long, and weigh ...

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Marine Mammals Long Island - SlideShare

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Field Report: Seals in Long Island Sound - Animal Embassy

Current estimates put numbers of harbor seals in Long Island Sound at about 3000. This lone seal was the largest on the reef. Males can be up to 6 feet long and weigh up to 300 pounds. All of the seals we saw this afternoon were harbor …

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Protecting Long Island Sound's Endangered and Threatened ...

Native Waters and Sound Connections Friday, November 9, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM Teachers of grades 4-8 NOTE: Location TBA Understand the history of LIS and its connection to the people who use it. November: Harbor seals arrive in LIS from northern New England; winter flounder move into shallower water. Long Island Sound Study Citizens Advisory ...

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Harbor Seal | NOAA Fisheries

Harbor seals are one of the most common marine mammals along the U.S. West and East Coasts. They are commonly seen resting on rocks and beaches along the coast and on floating ice in glacial fjords with their head and rear flippers elevated in a "banana-like" position. State-financed bounty hunters once hunted harbor seals in Alaska ...

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