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Noaa: Estuary Education: Tracking Striped Bass
Estuary scientists use sophisticated electronic equipment to study and track the Striped Bass, a resident of the estuary and open ocean. [9:16]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Sampling Seagrass
A look at various types of estuary grasses and the animals that are sheltered in this habitat, plus a look at the methods scientists use to study these grasses. [6:10]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Intertidal Habitat
Join a scientist and several young students as they explore an intertidal pool using a seine net and fish traps. [4:45]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Dolphin Research at Jcnerr
A scientist who specializes in studying the Bottlenose Dolphin population in the Jacques Cousteau Reserve in New Jersey discusses using special equipment to track and learn more about the species. [4:50]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: New Jersey Clamming
A New Jersey clammer teaches all about clams and how they are harvested. [6:09]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Learn about the Slocum Glider, a cruise missile and designed to explore the ocean for months at a time with no human direction. [3:14]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: New Jersey Terrapin Close Up
Find out about the importance of the estuary ecosystem, and the terrapins' relationship with these special wetlands. [4:46]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Totally Turtles
Meet scientists and students at the Jug Bay Reserve in Maryland as they study and track the common Box Turtle. [7:25]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Tracking Turtles
Learn how scientists track turtles and other research subjects using radio transmitter technology [3:56]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Studying the Sora Rail
Have you heard the expression "skinny as a rail?" Learn where it originated and much more about this unusual bird, the Sora Rail. [8:05]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Following the Rail
Learn how scientists track the Sora Rail, a unique bird that depends on the estuary to fuel up for lengthy migrations up and down the Atlantic Coast. [10:00]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Estuaries and the First Peoples
Learn how the Charlotte Harbor estuary served as nature's supermarket for the native Calusa people. [3:39]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Collecting Creatures in the Charlotte Harbor
Students collect and display some of the most common creatures found in the Charlotte Harbor Estuary. [3:52]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Oysters of the Charlotte Harbor Estuary
Meet an oyster expert and learn about the history and economic value of the oyster in the Charlotte Harbor Estuary. [4:39]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Interview With the Manatee
Here's your chance to interview the manatee, a marine mammal that finds safety and sustenance in the estuary. [6:55]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Mangrove Maniacs
Learn about the life cycle and seed dispersal methods of mangrove plants found in Florida. Understand why these plants are important in the estuary. [4:32]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Mangrove Q&a
Scientists answer student questions about mangroves and why these plants are a keystone species in Florida's estuaries. [7:06]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Carnivorous Plants
Visit a beautiful bog in the Weeks Bay Reserve in Alabama, home to a variety of carnivorous plants. [10:03]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: American Alligator
Meet the American Alligator, a resident of the Lousiana estuary, and learn the secrets of this misunderstood creature. [4:55]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Birds of the Barataria Terrebonne
Catch a glimpse of several species of birds found in the Barataria-Terrebonne estuary in Louisiana. [7:32]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Creatures of Brackish Water
Find out how the salt composition in the waters of the estuary affects the organisms living there. [7:44]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Galveston Bay Overview
A quick overview of the importance of estuary conservation in Galveston Bay with Helen Drummond, director of the Galveston Bay Estuary Program. [7:41]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Watersheds of Galveston Bay
Meet a soil conservationist known as the Dirt Doctor, and learn about the function of the watersheds of the Galveston Bay. [7:23]
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Noaa: Estuary Education: Texas Alligators Q&a
Students ask questions about the American Alligator, and an Armand Bayou Nature Center scientist provides answers. [3:06]