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WRACK LINES

Vol. 3 No.2 Spring/Summer 2003

"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, including (but not limited to) marine sciences and education at the University of Connecticut.

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

Editor Peg Van Patten

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MICROBES and MUD

give scientist clues about life on Mars...and Earth

UCONN marine scientist Pieter Visscher investigates stromatolites, the earliest known forms of life on Earth, and the possibility of life on Mars.

Story by Peg Van Patten

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RAPID EVOLUTION
RAMPANT AT SEA

Most examples of speedy evolution come from land studies. But rapid biological evolution is taking place, largely unobserved, in the world's oceans. And nature is not the only influence - human actions affect the outcomes too. In the future, will we observe more human health problems related to the consumption of fish loaded with toxins?

Story by Hans G. Dam,
UCONN Professor of Marine Sciences

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MARINE PROTECTED AREAS

AN ECOSYSTEM-BASED FISHERIES MANAGEMENT TOOL

Coastal marine and freshwater living resources are under stress. Many fish populations and the ecosystems they depend upon are showing signs of collapse. At the same time, approximately one billion people rely on fish as a major source of food or livelihood. Marine Protected Areas can help solve fisheries management problems in this intractable situation.

Story by Bob Pomeroy, Connecticut Sea Grant Fisheries Extension Specialist and Professor of Agricultural Resource Economics at UCONN.

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LOBSTER RESOURCE

SHOWING NO SIGNS OF RECOVERY AS RESEARCH PROGRESSES

Frustration and lobsters go hand-in-hand around Long Island Sound these days.

Problems generated by the massive die-off in 1999 are still with us in 2003, as the populations are not increasing much. Still, scientists are answering some key questions.

Story by Nancy Balcom.
Conn. Sea Grant Extension Leader

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