Shoals Marine Laboratory

Shoals Marine Laboratory Shoals Marine Laboratory is Cornell Univ. and UNH's summer field station dedicated to marine science education, research & outreach on Appledore Island, ME

Operating under the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University and The School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, Shoals Marine Laboratory offers a unique opportunity for students to experience marine science in the field! Located on 95-acre Appledore Island in the Gulf of Maine, this remote yet accessible environment allows students to learn by discovery, surrounded by the ocean and mentored by an outstanding academic staff.

Local and sustainable foods are used in the kitchen on Shoals to make the delicious meals served throughout the week. Ch...
06/01/2026

Local and sustainable foods are used in the kitchen on Shoals to make the delicious meals served throughout the week. Check out where our food came from this past week. Thank you to our kitchen staff to putting together such a lovely menu every week!

Welcome Shoals SURGs (Shoals Undergraduate Research Group)!! They arrived on island today and we are so excited that the...
05/29/2026

Welcome Shoals SURGs (Shoals Undergraduate Research Group)!! They arrived on island today and we are so excited that they are here! We cannot wait to see what you all do this summer!

POV: You are a gull on Appledore Island. This is the view from above!Photo from 2015
05/28/2026

POV: You are a gull on Appledore Island. This is the view from above!

Photo from 2015

One of the few terrestrial mammals on Appledore (apart from us) is the muskrat. You can spot them scampering across the ...
05/24/2026

One of the few terrestrial mammals on Appledore (apart from us) is the muskrat. You can spot them scampering across the island with iconic long rat like tail.

Photo by Katlyn Taylor

Volunteer Weekend is an important time at the lab. We couldn't get the island fully ready for the season without our vol...
05/21/2026

Volunteer Weekend is an important time at the lab. We couldn't get the island fully ready for the season without our volunteers! Lots of work was put in this year, so we want to thank all of those who came out to Appledore to help open up the lab!

Today the Biological Illustration, Field Ornithology and Field Bioacoustics & Soundscape Ecology courses start today! If...
05/18/2026

Today the Biological Illustration, Field Ornithology and Field Bioacoustics & Soundscape Ecology courses start today! If you are a student in one of these classes, what are you most excited about your course? If you have taken one of these courses in a previous year, what was your favorite memory?

Photo: Biological Illustration Class of 2025

Don't worry Terry our garden steward is ok! The Wilderness First Aid course is chugging along just swell!*Observed by Gu...
05/15/2026

Don't worry Terry our garden steward is ok! The Wilderness First Aid course is chugging along just swell!

*Observed by Gulls

We all know there is a pot of gold on Appledore.
05/14/2026

We all know there is a pot of gold on Appledore.

Throughout the season, the colors blanketing Appledore change. When you are at Shoals this summer, note which plants are...
05/12/2026

Throughout the season, the colors blanketing Appledore change. When you are at Shoals this summer, note which plants are in bloom!

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Kittery Point, ME
03801

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+16038625346

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