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The Coastal
Research and Education Society of Long Island (CRESLI)
prides its expertise in marine mammal science,
environmental sciences, education, conservation with the
goal to conduct research, provide educational
experiences and promote conservation of coastal
ecosystems.
Coastal
Research and Education Society of Long
Island (CRESLI)
The Coastal Research and Education Society
of Long Island, was founded in the summer of
1996 by a group of experts in marine mammal
science, environmental sciences, education
and conservation. Coastal Research and
Education Society of Long Island was formed
for the purposes of conducting research,
providing educational experiences and
promoting conservation of coastal
ecosystems.
Research and education are inextricably
linked in all Coastal Research and Education
Society of Long Island activities. As such,
Coastal Research and Education Society of
Long Island actively seeks cooperative
alliances with researchers, educational
institutions, and the participation of the
general public. Many of the cetacean
research projects, for example, utilize
public whale watch cruises as a platform for
collecting data and educating the public at
the same time.
Commercial fishermen and pleasure boaters
have also been enlisted to provide sighting
information used in population and
distribution studies, as well as assisting
in the rescue of stranded and entrapped
animals. This public participation has not
only led to the finding that Long Island's
coastlines provide a critical habitat for
juvenile loggerhead, Kemp's ridley and green
sea turtles, but has also fostered greater
awareness and appreciation of these animals
and their habitats among fishermen, boaters
and the public.
Cooperative alliances with institutions such
as Dowling College and others are entirely
consistent with CRESLI's mission and
purpose. The sharing of resources and
coordination of activities, significantly
enhances the opportunities for research and
public education.
Coastal Research and Education Society of
Long Island's Objectives
- To stimulate public interest in and to
encourage conservation of coastal ecosystems
through education programs for schools and
public and private organizations
- To foster a lifelong appreciation of and
sense of stewardship towards coastal
ecosystems through our programs, outreach
activities and membership
- To conduct research that will enable
greater understanding of coastal ecosystems
and to disseminate this information through
scientific publications and conferences and
meetings
- To provide research and educational
opportunities to students wishing to pursue
educational interests or careers in coastal
studies
- To support marine mammal and sea turtle
stranding programs which respond to stranded
marine mammals and turtles with the goal of
rehabilitating these animals for release
back to the wild
- To be a regional, national and
international resource on marine mammal, sea
turtle and pelagic bird species and their
environments for researchers, educators and
policy makers
Coastal Research and
Education Society of Long Island (CRESLI)
150 Idle Hour Boulevard
Oakdale, NY 11769-1999
t 631-244-3352 president@cresli.org
www.cresli.org
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