Mystic Aquarium receives grant for program with Marine Science Magnet High School
Groton — Mystic Aquarium recently received a $25,000 grant to support its ongoing research of marine aquaculture with the Marine Science Magnet High School in Groton, according to an aquarium news release.
The grant is from the Sea World & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund and Rising Tide Conservation, the release said. The program also is supported by Connecticut Sea Grant.
“Whenever schools and industry partner together, kids win,” Principal Nicholas Spera said in a prepared statement. “Our collaboration with Mystic Aquarium and their incredible staff has allowed us the opportunity to embed ongoing research within our curriculum.”
The program’s goal is to research and develop ways to farm the royal gramma fish, a valuable species that lives on reefs in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean. The program features a joint internship co-supervised by Mystic Aquarium and the Marine Science Magnet High School in Groton, with a dedicated lab at the high school.
“This is another example of how Mystic Aquarium and our dedicated and diverse staff are having a global impact with a program that exemplifies the core aspects of our mission to inspire people through conservation, education and research,” said Mystic Aquarium President and CEO Stephen M. Coan.
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