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Vol. 4 No. 1 Spring/Summer 2004

"Something Driven by the Sea"

This magazine is produced by the Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, with support from the University of Connecticut Department of Marine Sciences. Its purpose is to inform readers about coastal and marine resources, issues, and activities in the Long Island Sound region, including (but not limited to) marine sciences and education at the University of Connecticut.

The online magazine is a condensed version of the print magazine. Print copies are free while supplies last.

Editor Peg Van Patten

About the cover (left): Laura Rear, a former Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy fellow and graduate of UCONN Marine Sciences, is shown snorkeling during an expedition to examine coral reefs.

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A Sea Change for Our National Ocean Policy

The world's oceans are in trouble. U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (USCOP) has submitted a report with recommendations for the United States for actions that will help. The importance of the ocean to our national economy, and the urgency of the suggested actions, summarized in this article, cannot be downplayed.

Story by Nancy C. Balcom

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A Year on the Hill: Capitol Hill, That Is.....
Laura Rear lets readers see her experiences as a Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellow through her eyes. As a UCONN graduate student in marine sciences, she was selected from a pool of applicants to serve in the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration. She recounts her adventures both in Washington DC and in the sea. Her missions included a voyage to mountains in the sea, documenting corals, and reviewing the remains of the Titanic.

Story by Laura Rear

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Beware the Grip of the Rip!

Rip currents can pull even powerful swimmers out to sea very quickly. They are responsible for more human deaths annually, on average, than hurricanes or floods. Learn how to spot them and what to do if you, or someone else, is caught in one. And then pass it on! Take the Rip Current pop quiz, and read a Connecticut person's rip current survival account.

Story by Peg Van Patten. Much information for this article came from a Rip Current Awareness campaign underway as a partnership between NOAA and the U.S. Lifesaving Association.

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Sting!

Those pesky but pretty pink round globs that visit Long Island Sound in late summer are Lion's Mane jellyfish, and they can pack a punch.

Story by Peg Van Patten

Photo by Tessa Getchis © 2003.

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