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www.marinelink.com MN17and without emissions. The system can be customized to fit a myriad of marine applications. ?The entire package is designed to be clean, quiet and environmentally responsible,? advises Northern Lights vice president Mike Maynard. ?Our hybrid-marine solution eliminateswet stacking and will reduce both energy waste and fuel costs.?The new Incat Crowther vessel will effectively double the classroom capacity, expanding the aquarium?s program under a new business and marketing plan to serve 10,000 chil- dren annually during 200 cruises year-round. The boat will continue to provide public education and school programming to underserved stu- dents. High school and college internship opportunities will provide direct insights into marine science and maritime jobs. Meanwhile, water quality and biodiversity monitoring as well as research partnerships will be expanded in conjunction with several regional colleges and universities. Together with the University of Connecticut, Save the Sound and the New York-based Citizens Campaign for the Environment, the Aquarium submitted and won a $60,000 grantthat will fund a survey and frame- work for coordination of citizen- based water quality monitoringaround the entire Sound on both the Connecticut and New York sides. The Committee has raised $1.23million to date and has been invitedby the TeeKay Foundation to submit a $500,000 funding request. There is another $250,000 in pendingrequests outstanding from other members of the International ship- ping community. The committee has identified an additional 120 individ-ual, corporate and foundationprospects for the project. Close col- laboration with the maritime indus-try and the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) has resulted in the level of support experienced to date. In this fleet renewal ? shipping receives the reward. That reward entails 10,000 children are annually provided with the opportunity to learn just how important our oceans and coastal shores are to the environ- ment. And shipping has answered the call. For more information, please contact the Norwalk Maritime Aquarium?s Jamie Dickinson at 203- 852-0700 ext. 2263 or Bob Kunkel at Alternative Marine Technologies at 203-406-0106 / ext 3720.MN#5 (1-17):MN 2011 Layouts 5/7/2012 1:07 PM Page 17