Educator Material
CRESLI Educator Material
Dear Educator/Science Coordinator:
The Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Inc., (CRESLI) was founded in the summer of 1996 by a group of professionals and experts in marine mammal science, environmental sciences, education and conservation. CRESLI was formed for the purposes of conducting research, providing educational experiences and promoting conservation of coastal ecosystems.
CRESLI and the Viking Fleet (Montauk, NY) have joined forces to provide an array of unparalleled marine and coastal educational experiences for you and your students for. The cooperative association between CRESLI, with its expertise in marine sciences and education, and the Viking Fleet, with its large assortment of vessels and highly experienced crews, allows us to offer the following types of on-board educational experiences:
All cruises and excursions will be led by experienced CRESLI staff. In addition, CRESLI volunteers will be aboard to assist in our efforts. Educational material such as hand-outs and lab exercise can be provided prior to sailing dates. Speakers may also be provided, depending upon availability.
CRESLI also offers educational seal walks at Cupsogue Beach County Park in Westhampton Beach, NY.School groups can join CRESLI on public seal walks, or can arrange seprate walks for schools, or classes. Contact Dr. Kopelman via email for more information
If you would like more information, please call CRESLI's voice mail (631-319-6003) and leave a message with your name and phone number. You may also send an e-mail, by clicking here. Thank you for your time and consideration.
I am also available to speak with your students directly or via Skype a Scientist
- Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph.D.
- President, CRESLI
CRESLI Educational Materials, Speakers, Library program, and Field Trips
Educators, below is an annotated list of CRESLI material and programs that may be of interest to you. If you fill out and submit a request form, a sample packet of all materials will be mailed to you
CRESLI Educational Brochures
| Title: | Checklist of cetaceans, sea turtles, and coastal and pelagic birds of NY |
| Grade level: | Middle School and above |
| Title: | Common Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles of Long Island |
| Grade level: | Middle School and above |
| Title: | Presentations |
| Grade level: | any |
| Duration: | varied |
| Cost: | $150.00 honorarium |
| Description: | CRESLI's professional educators and scientists are available to give lectures (with demonstration material) to groups of various sizes and ages at various venues. Topics include (but are not limited to): Cetaceans of New York and Adjacent Waters; Pinnipeds of New York and Adjacent Waters; Sea Turtles of New York; Birds of Coastal New York; Sharks of New York; Marine Ecology; Long Island's Natural History; Endangered Species; Climate Change; Stratospheric Ozone Depletion ... |
Field Trips Available:
Whale watches
| Title: | Whale Watch (inshore) |
| Grade level: | any |
| Duration: | 5 hours |
| Cost: | $55 to $85 per individual depending upon age |
| Description: | Join LI's most experience whale researchers and catch a glimpse of our marine diversity just miles from our shore. Fin, minke, humpback, right, sperm, and pilot whales; dolphins, porpoises; sea turtles; pelagic birds can be seen. Whale watches take place from June through early September. |
Seal trips
Seal Walks
| Title: | Seal walks |
| Grade level: | any |
| Duration: | 1 to 1.5 hours |
| Cost: | suggested donation of $5.00 per person over 18; $3 per those under 18 |
| Description: | Join CRESLI led walks to observe, count and photograph seals at haul out areas and learn about seal species diversity, ecology, evolution, and status. Students will be involved in collecting seal density, distribution and behavior data. |
Seal Cruises
| Title: | Seal cruises |
| Grade level: | any |
| Duration: | 2 hours |
| Cost: | $40 per person |
| Description: | Join CRESLI led cruises to observe seals at haul out areas on remote islands and learn about seal species diversity, ecology, evolution, and status. Students will be involved in collecting seal density, distribution and behavior data. |
CRESLI LIBRARY PROGRAMS
Related Document: LibraryBrochure_Trifold_not_rotated.pdf
Field Guide to Marine Mammals of NY
Here's a pdf copy of our tri-fold "Field Guide to Marine Mammals of NY"
Related Document: CRESLI_trifold_hyperlink_forwebsite.pdf
Links to other organizations
The following list of organizations has been provided for anyone interested in more information on the environment, marine mammals and sea turtles. If you know of any pertinent links, please let us know about them by clicking here.
Apps
Web Directories and Information Resources
- Biology Web Directory
- Directory Science
- E Magazine
- NOAA Central Library
- SeaWeb
- A Student’s Guide to Marine Biology
Birds (including sea birds)
- All About Birds
- New England Seabirds and Pelagic Birding
- LI Birding
- Marine Ornithology
- Ocean Wanderers - Angus Wilson's Bird Identification Resource
- WhatBird identify birds: bird identification guide North America
- Beginner’s Guide to Bird Watching
Cetaceans
- Allied Whale
- American Cetacean Society
- Aquatic Mammals
- Cetacean Society International
- Evolution of Whales (from UC Berkley)
- Flukebook
- Gotham Whale
- Happywhale
- International Whaling Commission
- NOAA Fisheries
- Whalenet
- Whale Conservation Institute
- WhaleMap
Conservation Photography- curated guide from Adobe
Environmental and Conservation Groups
- Center for Marine Conservation
- National Audubon Society
- Seatuck Environmental Association
- Sierra Club-Long Island Home Page
- The Nature Conservancy
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- Worldwatch
- World Resources Institute
Ecology and Conservation Biology
- AIBS
- Caribbean Conservation Corporation/Sea Turtle Survival League
- Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability
- Ecology and Society
- Ecological Society of America
- Endangered Species International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission
- IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Long Island and the New York Bight
- American Littoral Society (Northeast Chapter)
- Atlantic Marine Conservation Society
- Blue York
- Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
- Long Island Waters
- Nature and Wildlife Photographers of Long Island
- New York Audubon
- New York Marine Rescue Center
- New York Sea Grant
- Save the Great South Bay
- South Shore Estuary Reserve (SSER)
- The Hudson River National Estuary Reserve
- The Long Island Sound Study
- Long Island Nature Organization
- The Nature Conservancy (NY)
- The New York Aquarium at Coney Island
- The NY/NJ Harbor Estuary Program
- Whales of NY (WCS)
Marine Education and Data Portals
- National Marine Educators Association
- New York State Marine Educators Association
- New York Marine Sciences Consortium
- Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal (MARCO Portal)
- OBIS-SEAMAP: Ocean Biogeographic Information System Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations
- Ocean Literacy
- Ocean Planning in the Northeast
Marine Mammals - General
- Aquatic Mammals
- Flukebook
- MARMAM: Marine Mammals Research and Conservation Discussion
- NOAA Fisheries
- National Marine Mammals Laboratory
- New York Bight Buoy: Autonomous Real-time Marine Mammal Detections
- The Society for Marine Mammalogy
Oceanographic Data and Maps
- Map Machine: National Geographic Society
- National Centers for Environmental Information
- NYS Geographic Information Gateway
- OBIS-SEAMAPS: Ocean Biogeographic Information System Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations
- Rutgers University: Sea Surface Temperature Maps
Seals
- Seal Conservation Society
- Seal Watch.org
- About the Canadian Seal Hunt (Humane Society)
- Ending the commercial seal hunt in Canada (IFAW)
- Ending the commercial seal hunt in Canada via Seafood Boycott
Sea Turtles
Acoustics
- Center for Conservation Acoustics
- Discovery of Sound in the Sea
- McCaulay Library
- Acoustic Monitoring of NY Harbor
- Robots4Whales
- Marine Mammal Acoustics Projects (NOAA Fisheries)
Others