A collective media experience of Shoals and beyond…
GoShoals | 9:34 am | July 26, 2010 | Announcements
On June 30, student interns at the Shoals Marine Lab activated 15 new solar panels, bringing the remote marine facility another step closer to energy independence. The panels, purchased through grant and donor funds, will generate electricity for Cornell’s teaching island… Read More or View Photos.

GoShoals | 9:55 am | July 20, 2010 | Announcements
After the bird walk, the students spread out along the island’s shoreline to measure the length of rockweed, a brown algae growing on the rocks. The students were tackling the question of whether they thought the rockweed would be longer low on the rocks, where it spends more time completely submerged as the tide rises, or higher up in their habitat range. In small teams, the students measured five plants for length and bushiness in each area. Later, the class would collate the data and determine whether the findings supported their theories for which area is more conducive to longer growth.
Read more or check out the Ecology of Animal Behavior course page.

Photo & article by Krishna Ramanujan.
GoShoals | 3:02 pm | July 5, 2010 | Announcements
Here’s an incredible set of photographs of gulls at the Isles of Shoals, complete with captions, from Rye Reflections:
Even though I grew up in the Seacoast and was familiar with the sight and sound of gulls, I had never truly experienced gulls until seeing them during breeding season on Appledore Island. They take over the island, nesting everywhere. And they are very protective of their nests and chicks, so that visitors are well-advised to carry a gull stick to hold overhead, to serve as a target for the gull instead of the top of your head… Read More.

Photo by Jim Cerny.
GoShoals | 9:59 am | July 1, 2010 | Announcements
…kW of solar on Appledore! Ross Hansen writes: Yesterday afternoon the new array went on-line. The interns had a great time with the installation…it was a great experience for all of them.




GoShoals | 7:58 pm | June 22, 2010 | Announcements
The Karen Von Damm Leadership Development Grant was awarded to Jessica Bolker, associate professor of zoology and associate director of the Shoals Marine Laboratory, to support release time from teaching so she can focus her efforts on building new and stronger connections between the university’s academic programs in the marine sciences and the Shoals Marine Laboratory…Read More!
GoShoals | 7:49 pm | | Announcements
From Shoals Director Willy Bemis:
Attached is a photo of students cleaning hagfish traps after a successful day at Old Scantum [where Shoals fishes for hagfish].
GoShoals | 12:06 pm | June 16, 2010 | Announcements
Schnittger, Waller and their classmates are beginning their marine biology careers within hours of stepping off the R.V. Kingsbury from Portsmouth, N.H., wading into intertidal zones on sheltered and exposed sides of Appledore to collect snails and other organisms. The following night, with the help of Bolker, co-instructor Jason Goldstein, a doctoral student, and teaching assistant Francoise Morison ’09, the students pore over scientific journals and consult a variety of resources to help identify their haul. Along the way, they dive into academic life and forge strong bonds with 11 future classmates as well as a handful of professors… Read More!

GoShoals | 1:35 pm | May 31, 2010 | Announcements
First we said “Hello” to the Lynx crew as they prepared to head out for the parade. Captain Jamie and seaman Dennis are seen in the first photo with marketing manager Ed Woodyward and Lynx creator Woodson Woods. We took off from Badger’s Island, Kittery, zipped under Memorial Bridge and waited for a good long while as the Lynx and HMS Bountry made their way to the mouth of the harbor where the parade began. – Read More & See Photos
The R/V JB Heiser made an appearance too!
GoShoals | 7:31 am | May 30, 2010 | Announcements
Enroute to her annual inspection, the R/V John M. Kingsbury:
Photo by Willy Bemis. Click to enjoy the fully size image!
GoShoals | 8:16 am | May 17, 2010 | Announcements
Ryan King took some beautiful photos of the subtidal region of Appledore. Check out the gallery.
