{"id":154265,"date":"2020-01-02T15:07:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T20:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=154265"},"modified":"2022-04-27T22:50:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T02:50:50","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-ecosystems-research-laboratory\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Marine Ecosystems Research Laboratory\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-marine-ecosystems-research-laboratory\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-154295\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-154295\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-ecosystems-research-laboratory\/\">MERL<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-154292\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-154292\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-ecosystems-research-laboratory\/staff\/\">Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-154289\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-154289\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-ecosystems-research-laboratory\/datasets\/\">Datasets<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-177065\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-177065\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-ecosystems-research-laboratory\/research-projects\/\">Research Projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-154286\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-154286\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-ecosystems-research-laboratory\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-154283\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-154283\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-ecosystems-research-laboratory\/photos\/\">Photos<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-154280\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-154280\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-ecosystems-research-laboratory\/history\/\">History<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-154277\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-154277\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-ecosystems-research-laboratory\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<p>Under construction, check back later!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-154265 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/merl.gif' rel=\"lightbox[154265]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/merl.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-155007\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-155007'>\n\t\t\t\tMERL 1980\u2019s\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/P5230013.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[154265]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2272\" height=\"1704\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/P5230013.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-155010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/P5230013.jpg 2272w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/P5230013-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/P5230013-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/P5230013-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/P5230013-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/P5230013-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/P5230013-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/P5230013-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/P5230013-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/P5230013-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/P5230013-2000x1500.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2272px) 100vw, 2272px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-155010'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Candace Oviatt\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/oviatt-reed-newicki.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[154265]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/oviatt-reed-newicki.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-177030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/oviatt-reed-newicki.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/oviatt-reed-newicki-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/oviatt-reed-newicki-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/oviatt-reed-newicki-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/oviatt-reed-newicki-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-177030'>\n\t\t\t\tCandace Oviatt, Laura Reed, and Barbara Newicki\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/requintina-mcmanus.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[154265]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1295\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/requintina-mcmanus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-177031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/requintina-mcmanus.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/requintina-mcmanus-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/requintina-mcmanus-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/requintina-mcmanus-768x995.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/requintina-mcmanus-364x471.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/requintina-mcmanus-500x648.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-177031'>\n\t\t\t\tEd Requintina and Conor McManus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/crockford-stoffel-requintina.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[154265]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1381\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/crockford-stoffel-requintina.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-177032\" 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500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-177033'>\n\t\t\t\tCorey Aitken, Matt Shultz, Leslie Smith, and Olivia Ahern (Can you stop Ed Requintina?)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/merl-gumby-suits.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[154265]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/merl-gumby-suits.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-177034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/merl-gumby-suits.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/merl-gumby-suits-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/merl-gumby-suits-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/merl-gumby-suits-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/merl-gumby-suits-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-177034'>\n\t\t\t\tMatt Shultz, Leslie Smith, and Brook Longval\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/eric-klos.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[154265]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/eric-klos.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-177035\" 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