Marine Science

Two hands hold up several strands of whelk egg casings in the Coastal Marine Lab.

Out of This World Whelk Eggs

UNH researcher Elizabeth Fairchild is leading a study examining the effects of changing water temperatures on the fertility and reproduction of channeled whelk. Read More

Recent Stories

  • Researchers Kevin Jerram and Evgenia Bazhenova at the North Pole, with American and Russian flags
    - Polar Explorers
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    - Prof with a Porpoise
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    - Shiny and New
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    - Seeking Surface Data
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    - Marine Biology Bootcamp
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    - Prof
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  • Larry Mayer
    - Ocean Interconnections
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    - Back to the Future
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    - Ocean Discovery Day
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    Larry Mayer is the director of the University of New Hampshire’s new School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering. Mayer, a professor of Earth science and ocean engineering, is... Read More