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Welcome to Cedar Island Marina Research Laboratory. We are a private research laboratory founded in 1988. Our activities include marine research, consulting and environmental education.

Our educational programs influence current and future generations to respect and preserve marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Our programs have reached over 50,000 children! We have held programs in all corners of the State of Connecticut. Our programs involve public and private schools, summer camps, libraries, nursery schools and day cares, boy and girl scout troops and senior centers. We are very flexible and enjoy working with a wide range of ages and abilities

These are our only educational programs and we give them our fullest attention. Our programs are the finest of their kind in Connecticut!.

We regularly perform research studies involving water quality, finfish, aquaculture, benthic invertebrates and invasive species. We have authored studies with organizations such as the UCONN Sea Grant Institute, the National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Southern Connecticut State University, as well as many other public and private entities.

Since 1988, our research lab has been recognized for its scientific research and environmental educational programs. We address marine issues in and around Clinton Harbor and aid in projects throughout Long Island Sound.

CIM research lab has won numerous awards for its environmental programs including the Connecticut D.E.P. "Certificate of Appreciation" for monitoring Long Island Sound water quality and the Green Circle Award for 1999. We have also won the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency award for being one of the 25 most environmentally conscious marinas in the country.