The Grizzle Laboratory
Our home is
the University of New Hampshire's Jackson
Estuarine Laboratory, an off-campus research facility located on the shore
of the Great Bay Estuary. Most of our work deals with the ecology of
invertebrates living on the seafloor, including those in estuarine and shallow
continental shelf habitats. Since 2000, a major effort has been oyster reef
restoration projects ranging from small experimental "mini-reefs" to
full-scale restoration of natural reefs. Recently, we have conducted research
projects on integrated farming methods for oysters and seaweeds, and the roles
that oyster farms as well as natural reefs play in nutrient processing. Our
capabilities also include: seafloor mapping using towed underwater video
systems, sonar, and satellite imagery; assessing the effects of marine
protected areas on seafloor ecology; assessing the impacts of aquaculture activities
on benthic communities; characterizing the succession of fouling communities on
marine aquaculture cages, particularly in the context of anti-fouling
properties of coatings and paints; and developing new methods for quantifying oyster
reef water filtration rates. In addition to New Hampshire, we have been involved
in research and contract projects in New York, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, and the United Arab Emirates.
We regularly partner with scientists from other institutions, and it is these collaborations that allow us to maintain capabilities across a wide range of coastal issues and research topics.
We regularly partner with scientists from other institutions, and it is these collaborations that allow us to maintain capabilities across a wide range of coastal issues and research topics.
Our Staff
Ray Grizzle Ph.D.
Ray Grizzle currently works as a research professor at the University of New Hampshire and has been with the university since 1999. He received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University in 1988.
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Krystin Ward
Krystin Ward has been working as a technician at the University of New Hampshire's Jackson Estuarine Laboratory since 2005. She has a BA in Marine and Freshwater Biology.
Krystin also owns and operates Choice Oysters, a shellfish aquaculture farm in Little Bay, NH. |
Robert AtwoodGraduate Student
Robert Eckert is currently a graduate student in our laboratory. Since the fall of 2013 he has been working with patent tongs to collect oysters on natural reefs and restoration sites within the Great Bay Estuary. He will be looking at how oyster settlement differs within the Estuary.
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Megan Glenn
Graduate Student
Megan Glenn is currently a graduate student in our laboratory and her research focuses on the habitat supported by oyster aquaculture.
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Contact
Volunteer and Internship Opportunities
At this time, we do not have any internship opportunities available. Occasionally, we have summer volunteer opportunities with our restoration projects for interested community members and UNH students through the Coastal Research Volunteers group (CRV). For more information, please contact:
Alyson Eberhardt, CRV Program Coordinator
Coastal Ecosystems Extension Specialist
N.H. Sea Grant and UNH Cooperative Extension
Phone: (603) 862-6709
Email: alyson.eberhardt@unh.edu
Alyson Eberhardt, CRV Program Coordinator
Coastal Ecosystems Extension Specialist
N.H. Sea Grant and UNH Cooperative Extension
Phone: (603) 862-6709
Email: alyson.eberhardt@unh.edu
