From 1961 to mid-2000, Laboratory staff were involved in some aspect of building, creating, observing, and assessing artificial reefs along the East Coast of the United States.
Lionel A. Walford Library, James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory
Description
Aboard a Laboratory research vessel, Gene Geer of the American Littoral Society (ALS) holds a large lobster retrieved from a dive. Artificial reefs created valuable sheltering habitat for lobsters, and in particular, juvenile lobsters. Divers and staff of the ALS, which Dr. Lionel A. Walford helped establish, worked closely with Laboratory staff during the 1960’s and 1970’s.
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Further Information
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Provenance
This item is part of a collection of materials, including photographic prints, slides, and negatives, that were maintained in various locations within the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory since their origination in the late 1960's, and/or donated to the Library upon staff retirement. All materials are part of the Laboratory's Lionel A. Walford Library permanent collection.
