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Marine Studies tours offered throughout summer Each tour begins with a 15-minute introductory video that highlights many of the colleges research activities. The video transports visitors from the beaches of Delaware Bay, where scientists collect data to assess the status of the horseshoe crab population, to the remote sensing labs in Newark, where satellite technology is used to monitor and predict El Niño and other related phenomena. After the video presentation, comes a walking tour of Cannon and Smith laboratories, where the majority of the research in the colleges oceanography and marine biologybiochemistry programs is conducted. The walking tour takes about one hour to completemaking it ideal for the summer or weekend visitor to Delawares beaches. The tour includes a visit to laboratories where genetic research on marine organisms, such as oysters and fish, is performed and greenhouses where new uses for salt-marsh plants are being investigated. Other popular stops along the tour are laboratories where scientists conduct research on the horseshoe crab and investigate year-to-year fluctuation in the population of blue crabs.
To join a Friday morning tour, call the Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service at (302) 645-4346 no later than noon the preceding day to reserve a place. Since tour groups are limited in size, reservations are required. Families are invited to participate; however, the tours are not suitable for children under age 12. Besides Friday morning tours, the college offers prearranged tours for groups of five or more persons, junior-high age or older, Monday through Friday, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Such tours may be scheduled at least a week in advance by e-mailing [jmboyer@udel.edu]. The Hugh R. Sharp Campus, located at 700 Pilottown Rd. in Lewes, is accessible to handicapped visitors. The harbor and Air-Sea Interaction laboratory allow limited access. To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |