SMCC recieved a donation of a 27 foot Searay. We have been using it to expand our range. In September the Seatime III students used the new boat to take water quality measurements near Alden Rock and the Cod Ledges off Cape Elizabeth. There were a number of gannets feeding on herring at Alden Rock.

In other news, the R/V Odyssey has been berthed at the SMCC pier this month. She is a 93 foot steel ketch and has been around the world conducting whale research. She is currently being outfitted to collect cell lines to be used in toxin research at the University of Southern Maine. SMCC students will work with personnel on the Odyssey to set up a plankton collecting protocol.