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Assessing Plankton Populations in Frenchman Bay

Tiny plankton, the powerhouse of the Atlantic Ocean, are the focus of a year-long water quality monitoring study designed by Analise Wittenberg ’20 as part of her College of the Atlantic senior project. The data can tell us a lot about the health of local waters.
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Skeletal Exhibit Construction Underway in Maine of Humpback Whale Found on Cape Cod [Boston Globe]

The story of Vector, who was well-known in New England waters, isn’t over, according to College of the Atlantic Allied Whale senior scientist Dan DenDanto ’91, who will be using the remains of the 45-foot humpback whale as part of a new exhibit.
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Saving Sea Turtles in the Ogasawara Islands

A passion for marine biology leads College of the Atlantic student Grace Caltabiano ’19 on two internships to Japan’s “Galápagos of The East,” where she joins efforts to protect endangered green sea turtles.

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Faculty:

John G.T. Anderson

Faculty, Zoology, ecology, Animal Behavior
Ken Cline

Faculty, Law and Public Policy
Helen Hess

Faculty, Biology
Chris Petersen

Faculty, Ecology & Biology