Shoals Marine Lab

Exploring marine diversity on the rocks

Pond skating on Crystal Lake = Appledore magic 💫⛸️

"Thank you for all your support for keeping the island a great place for people like me to come to away from our campuses and really appreciate a natural area, I feel very lucky to have spent time at Shoals." - Emily Hart Cornell '27, SML '24

ATTENTION STUDENT APPLICANTS! The deadline for scholarship submission is TODAY. Don't let this opportunity pass you by, apply today! loom.ly/DQgnrRk

SML gull banders use black bands with white characters for Great Black-backed Gulls and green bands with white characters for Herring Gulls - all can be reported on the Gulls of Appledore website: loom.ly/NmCCqxs

ATTENTION STUDENT APPLICANTS! The deadline for scholarship submission is Thursday, February 20. Don't let this opportunity pass you by, apply today! loom.ly/DQgnrRk

Star Island, you've sealed a place in our hearts 💙 Happy Valentines Day! loom.ly/J19TcTk

Mark your calendars! Exactly a month from today on March 13th, Shoals will participate in Cornell Giving Day, the university's annual fundraising event. Help us shape the future!

Childe Hassam's painting "Broad Cove" next to a photograph of the location on Appledore, where art meets science

Vintage SML - '73 lobster lecture 🦞

Seals basking on Duck Island

Undeniably the best classroom.

Every Wednesday during the summer, the JMK is loaded up to take trash off the island. If you've witnessed the effort, you know how much our engineers, captains, and facilities crew mean to SML 🤟❤️

Seavey Island has a beautiful visitor who has a taste for Dovekie 😋

Earthquake on the seacoast today - it shook our offices in Durham! Do you see where the star is? 😳

What fish is this?! 🎣

Gulls are just part of the team on Appledore

Nothing but love for this crew - Zach, Liz, Sara, Ross, Steve, and Roger ⛴️💙

Shoals is still accepting applications for our 10-week Undergrad Research Internships! Fun and meaningful research topics to choose from. Stipend and room and board included. Find out more here.