From sharks to sea lion, visiting the animals at Mystic Aquarium can provide a fun way to connect with our oceans.

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For the future, Susette Tibus, the aquarium’s president ... Jr. will be buried Tuesday at Calverton National Cemetery on Long Island. The funeral procession will include a flyover, a horse ...

A wayward dolphin has been swimming in a Connecticut river after making its way upstream from the Long Island ... from the Sound. Eventually, the animal rescue team at Mystic Aquarium was notified.

"We've had encounters with sharks and people, and 99 percent of the time, it's mistaken identity," said Theodore Tilkin, assistant curator at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead. Related story ...

The University of Rhode Island ... annual Shark Camp. During the program, students fish for sharks, sail, join shark activities on the URI Kingston campus, and visit the Mystic Aquarium to see ...

Long Island Sound is swimming with sharks, especially since bluefish and menhaden are plentiful, but should swimmers need to worry? No, say the experts in offshore fish. Jon Vander Werff said he ...