This 38-page guide, updated in 2025 with new plant names and species information, provides an overview of salt marsh habitats in the Long Island Sound region, and includes 23 individual plant descriptions with color photos and line drawings. It has a centerfold depicting marsh habitats and the location of salt marsh plants within the marsh.
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Connecticut River Tidal Marshes CD-Rom
This CD is intended for K-12 teachers and educators only. It contains a colorful and informative Power Point presentation about the natural resources of the lower Connecticut River. The area was designated a wetland of international importance under the RAMSAR convention. Contact Caitlyn Briggs or download order form.
Long Island Sound Educational Resources CD-Rom
This CD is intended for K-12 teachers and educators only. It contains several educational resources for the classroom.
Seafood Buying Guide
Nancy Balcom Make the right choices for your health, your dinner, and the environment! Download PDF
Guidelines for Utilizing Aquatic Organisms for Scientific/Educational Purposes in Connecticut
D. Carey, S. Kelly, T. S. Getchis This document outlines the State of Connecticut’s requirements for scientists, students and educators working with molluscan shellfish, finfish, crustaceans, and other marine animals. Free. Download PDF
Genetic Approaches for the Culture and Restoration of Bay Scallops
This manual addresses techniques and technology for developing genetic lines and genetic strategies to improve culture, stock enhancement, and restoration of the bay scallop.
Summary Report on Long Island Sound Lobster Die-Off
Responding to a Resource Disaster: American Lobsters in Long Island Sound 1999-2004 is a report issued in 2006, summarizing the combination of environmental stressors that led to the 1999 lobster resource disaster.
Seed Oystering
T. Getchis, L. Williams, and A. May An 8-page introduction to seed oystering, written for Connecticut citizens, including history, ecology, equipment and techniques and information on regulations. Illustration of the oyster life cycle. Revised for 2007 Download PDF
Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management
Dr. Robert Pomeroy Conventional fisheries management focuses on a single species or stock and may assume that the productivity of that stock is a function only of its inherent population characteristics. Ecosystem-based management strategies recognize that both natural and human elements in the ecosystem must be taken into account in order to really understand fisheries. […]
Shellfish Aquaculture Industry Assessment
T. S. Getchis This 12-page illustrated bulletin is a summary of the needs of the shellfish industry in Connecticut, USA. Free. Send for print copy or Download PDF