Where to eat in Mystic

MYSTIC AREA RESTAURANTS

NOTE: the following restaurants are offering dining discounts or specials to conference attendees showing proof of registration (ID badge or registration receipt):

  • Mango’s Wood-fired Pizza Co. (15%; diners eligible for a $50 gift card raffle)
  • Steak Loft (10%)
  • Jealous Monk (Honorary Monk Club member – $1 off any draft except Happy Hour beers, Happy Hour specials 4-6 PM & 10 PM-12 AM, $2 off selected drafts & $4 food options)
  • Pink Basil (10%)
  • Red 36 (10%)
  • Engine Room (all evening Happy Hour Specials – bar bites & drink specials)
  • The Oyster Club ($1 oysters)

WALKING DISTANCE FROM HILTON HOTEL:

Located within Olde Mistick Village (27 Coogan Boulevard):

Directions:  Turn right out of parking lot entrance onto Clara Drive.  Proceed straight at light and turn left into the Village for most of these restaurants; Go Fish is on periphery with others located within the Village or take a left onto Coogan Boulevard and enter a second Village entrance on your right hand side (use for Steak Loft). See map here. (village map numbers are given below for each restaurant).  Travel Time: ~2-5 minutes on foot

Go Fish:  Map #22  This restaurant nearby the Hilton will be closed for renovations during the meeting.

Steak Loft:  Map #24.  Steaks, American.  $$-$$$  (860) 536-2661
Lounge: Sun-Thurs 11:30am-10pm and Fri & Sat 11:30am-11pm
Dining Room: Sun-Thurs 11:30am-2:30pm for lunch, 4:30-9:30pm for Dinner

Jealous Monk:  May not yet be shown on Village map – in location #20.  Beer Garden/Craft Beers, American, Sports Bar.  $$  (860) 536-6665
Daily 11:30am-12am

Pink Basil:  Map #3b.  Various Asian, Sushi.  $$  (860) 245-4658
Mon-Fri 11:30am-10pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am-10pm

Bleu Squid:  Map #12d.  Sandwiches, Soup, Bakery, Cheeses.  $  (860) 536-6343
Daily 10am-6pm

Mango’s Wood-fired Pizza Co.:  Map #8e.  Pizza, Salads, Craft Beers.  $$  (860) 572-0600
Sun-Thur 11:30am–8pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-9pm

Vault Coffee Roasters:  Map #7b.  Coffee, Bakery.  $  (860) 415-5045
Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 9am-5pm

Located within Mystic Green Shopping Center (12 Coogan Boulevard):

Directions: Located directly across the street from the main entrance to the hotel parking lot.  Travel Time ~ 2 minutes on foot

Starbucks:  Coffee, Pastries, Sandwiches.  $  (860) 536-9454
Daily 5:30am-9pm

Five Guys Burgers & FriesBurgers. $  (860) 572-1500
Daily 11am-10pm

Johnny’s Peking Tokyo: Asian Fusion.  $$  (860) 572-9991
Mon–Thurs 11am-10pm, Fri & Sat 11:30am-11pm, Sun 12pm-10pm

Located at 14 Clara Drive:

Directions: Turn left out of parking lot entrance onto Clara Drive.  Small shopping center located on right with lower and upper entrances.  Travel Time: ~ 3-5 minutes on foot

McQuade’s Market: (upper portion of center).  Burgers, Sandwiches, Food Market, Pharmacy.  (860) 536-2054
Daily 7am-10pm

Caskn’ Keg:  (lower portion of center). Package store (beers, wines, and liquors).  (860) 536-8708
Mon-Sat 8am-8pm, Sun 10am-5pm

LONGER WALK OR SHORT DRIVE FROM HILTON:

Directions: Take a right out of hotel entrance on Clara drive. At the stop light take a left onto Coogan Boulevard.  Follow other directions as indicated.  Travel Time ~ 3-5 minutes by car, longer by foot

Mystic Boat House:  8 Coogan Blvd.  American.  $$-$$$  (860) 572-1180
Sun- Thurs 11:30am- 9pm; Fri & Sat 11:30am- 10pm

McDonald’s:  Corner of Coogan Boulevard and Greenmanville Avenue (CT 27).  Burgers, Breakfast.  $  (860) 536-9123
Daily 8am-11pm

Mystic Diner & Restaurant:  Go straight across at stop light at end of Coogan Boulevard.  American Diner, Breakfast.  $-$$  (860) 415-4625
Sun-Thur 7am-10pm, Fri-Sat 7am-11pm

Friendly’s:  Go straight across at stop light at end of Coogan Boulevard.  American Diner, Breakfast, Ice Cream.  $-$$  (860) 536-3909
Daily 7am-11pm

Frank’s Gourmet Grill:  56 Whitehall Avenue (CT 27) – drive strongly recommended.  Turn right at end of Coogan Boulevard onto Greenmanville Avenue, which becomes Whitehall Avenue.  Go past I-95 entrance (stay in left lane) and then look for restaurant on right side in plaza with other businesses.  American, Mediterranean.  $$-$$$  (860) 415-4666
Lunch Daily 11am-3pm,  Dinner Daily 4:30pm-10pm

DOWNTOWN MYSTIC LOCATIONS (DRIVE ONLY):

Stonington (east or closer) Side of Mystic River Drawbridge:

Directions: Take a right out of hotel entrance on Clara Drive. At the stop light take a left onto Coogan Boulevard.  Make a left at light onto Greenmanville Avenue (CT 27).  Take the third right onto Holmes Street (no light).  Follow other directions as indicated.  Travel Time ~ 7-10 minutes

S & P Oyster Company:  1 Holmes Street.  Seafood, Bar.  $$-$$$  (860) 536-2674
Sun-Thur 11:30am-9pm, Fri & Sat 11:30am-10pm.  Reservations Recommended.

Anthony J’s Bistro:  6 Holmes Street.  On street parking necessary.  Italian, American.  $$-$$$  (860) 536-0448
Daily 11am-10pm

The Engine Room: 14 Holmes Street.  Small parking lot in front, larger one in back.  American, Pub, Burgers, Craft Beers.  $$  (860) 415-8117
Mon & Thurs 12pm-10pm, Tues & Wed 4pm-10pm, Fri 12pm-11pm, Sat 11am-11pm, and Sun 10am-3pm (brunch) & 4pm-10pm (dinner)

Red 36:  2 Washington Street, but see the following directions.  At stop sign at end of Holmes Strret go across the intersection (slight jog to right) onto Cottrell Street and then take left onto Washington Street.  Need to turn right onto Willow Street and pass through a boatyard to access restaurant located on riverside.  American, Seafood.  $$-$$$  (860) 536-3604
Tues-Fri 11:30am-9:30pm & Fri-Sun 11:30am-10:30pm.  Closed Mondays.

Bravo Bravo:  20 East Main Street. At stop sign at end of Holmes Street take a left onto East Main Street (US 1); restaurant is immediately on the right.  Italian.  $$-$$$  (860) 536-3228
Lunch Tues-Sat 11:30am-2pm, Dinner Tues-Thurs & Sun 5-9pm, Fri & Sat 5-10pm.  Closed Mondays.  Reservations Recommended.

Harbour House Restaurant & Bar:  3 Williams Avenue.  Stay on Greenmanville Avenue (CT 27), which becomes Denison Avenue. Turn left onto Williams Avenue (US 1); restaurant is on right.  Seafood  $$-$$$   (860) 536-8144
Lunch Mon-Fri 11am-2pm, Dinner Daily 4-10pm

A Taste of India:  35A Williams Avenue.  Stay on Greenmanville Avenue (CT 27), which becomes Denison Avenue. Turn left onto Williams Avenue (US 1); restaurant is on left.  Indian.  $$   (860) 536-8485
Lunch Daily 11am-2pm, Dinner Daily 4-10pm

Mezza (formerly The Pita Spot):  45 Williams Avenue.  Follow above directions for A Taste of India.  Mediterranean, Lebanese.  $$  (860) 415-4656
Daily 11:30am-3pm and 5-8:30pm. [Note: might be closed on Mondays – check if interested].

MBAR:  30 Broadway Avenue.  Stay on Greenmanville Avenue (CT 27), which becomes Denison Avenue. Turn right onto Roosevelt Avenue (US 1 S).  Roosevelt Avenue becomes Broadway;  restaurant is on left.  Wine Bar, Tapas/Small Plates, Breakfast.  $$  (860) 245-4499
Breakfast & Lunch Daily 7am-3pm, Wine bar/small plates 4pm-Closing Wed-Sun
Note: open only for breakfast on Monday & Tuesday during dates of the conference

 Groton (west or farther) Side of Mystic River Drawbridge:

Directions: Take a right out of hotel entrance on Clara Drive. At the stop light take a left onto Coogan Boulevard.  Make a left at light onto Greenmanville Avenue (CT 27).  Take the third right onto Holmes Street.  At stop sign at end of Holmes Street take a right onto US 1 (West Main Street) and go across the bridge.  Follow other directions as indicated.  Travel Time ~ 8-12 minutes by car

Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream:  2 W. Main Street; on right just over the bridge.  Ice Cream, Sandwiches, Salads.  $  (860) 572-7978
Sun-Thur 11am-7pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm

Ancient Mariner:  21 W. Main Street, on left just over the bridge.  American, Italian, Pub  $$-$$$  (860) 536-5200
Daily 11am-10pm
 
Mystic Pizza:   56 West Main Street, near Water Street intersection.  Pizza.  $$  (860) 536-3700
Daily 10am-10pm, Delivery Hours 4-10pm

Pizzetta7 Water Street.  Take the first left off West Main Street onto Water Street.  Restaurant is a few buildings down on left.  Note: onstreet parking is limited, may have to park on side streets or in paid lot.  Pizza, Sandwiches.  $$  (860) 536-4443
Daily 11:30am-9pm

Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant: 12 Water Street.  Take the first left off West Main Street onto Water Street.  Restaurant is a few buildings down on right.  Note: onstreet parking is limited, may have to park on side streets or in paid lot.  Mexican, Bar.  $$  (860) 536-4589
Mon-Fri 4-10pm, Sat & Sun 11:30am-11pm

Voodoo Grill: 12 Water Street.  Take the first left off West Main Street onto Water Street.  Restaurant is a few buildings down on right.  Note: onstreet parking is limited, may have to park on side streets or in paid lot.  American, Cajun/Creole, Bar.  $$  (860) 5726-4472
Sun- Mon 12-10pm, Tue-Wed 11:30am-10:30pm, Thur 11:30am-1am, Fri-Sat 11:30am-2am

The Oyster Club:  13 Water Street.  Take the first left off West Main Street onto Water Street.  Restaurant is few buildings down on left.  Note: onstreet parking is limited, may have to park on side streets or in paid lot.  American.  $$$  (860) 415-9266
Lunch Fri 12-2pm & Sat 11am-2pm; Dinner 5-9pm Sun-Thur & 5-10pm Fri & Sat.
Closed Tuesdays.  Reservations Recommended.

Captain Daniel Packer Inne:  32 Water Street. Take the first left off West Main Street onto Water Street. Continue for two blocks (approx. 0.2 mile). Bear left when you see an island in the road. The restaurant is on the right side of the street across from a marina.  Parking is in the back of the restaurant, but has limited space.  American.  $$-$$$   (860) 536-3555
Lunch Daily 11am-4pm in the tavern, Dinner Daily 5-10pm.  Reservations Recommended.

Harp & Hound Pub:  4 Pearl Street.  Take the second right off West Main Street onto Pearl Street;  restaurant is immediately on the right.  Irish, Pub, Bar.  $$  (860) 572-7778
Mon-Thur 11:30am-1am, Fri 11:30am-2am, Sat 10am-2am, Sun 10am-1am

AFS SNEC Winter 2024 Science Meeting Program

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A pdf of the program with abstracts can be downloaded here, and the text version of just the schedule is below.

SCHEDULE

8:30 – 9:00               Registration and Coffee

9:00 – 9:10               Opening Comments. Corinne Truesdale, President

9:10-9:25                  Ontogeny of schooling in larval Atlantic Silversides reared under ocean acidification conditions.* Mouland, Matthew E.P., Max D. Zavell, Jacqueline F. Webb, and Hannes Baumann.

9:25-9:40                  Diet and maternal investment affect larval rockfish condition and survival.* Walsh, Kamran A., Andrew R.Thompson, Garfield Kwan, Brice X. Semmens, H. Will. Fennie, and Rasmus Swalethorp.

9:40-9:55                  Variation in fecundity of Winter Flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, and Yellowtail Flounder, Limanda ferruginea: patterns across stocks over ten years. Wuenschel, Mark J., Emilee Tholke, Yvonna Press, W. David McElroy, and Richard S. McBride.

9:55-10:10                Where did the Smallmouth Bass go? Bade, Andrew P., Spencer M. Mallette, and Christopher P. McDowell.

10:10-10:25             CT-DEEP update on Candlewood Lake Grass Carp and vegetation management efforts. Cassone, Joseph and Andrew Bade.

10:25-10:50             Break

10:50-11:05             Energy content of major prey species of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in the Northwest Atlantic as determined by proximate composition analysis. Hobbs, Ethan, Ken Oliveira, Mark Wuenschel, and Tim Sheehan.

11:05-11:20             Characterizing outmigration patterns and downstream passage of landlocked Atlantic Salmon in the Winooski River, Vermont. Heisey, Aaron, Theodore Castro-Santos, Jonah Withers, Kurt Heim, Laurie Earley, and William Ardren.

11:20-11:35             Investigating the size and spawning history of river herring within the Connecticut River over the past decade.* Stephens, Jacqueline, Allison Roy, Adrian Jordaan, Dave Perkins, and Kenneth Sprankle.

11:35-11:50             Comparing juvenile river herring growth and density in freshwater lakes and associated estuaries.* Burgoff, Julian, Allison Roy, and Adrian Jordaan.

11:50-12:05             Is drought the new fad diet? Effect of entrapment on size, body condition, and growth rates of juvenile anadromous alewives.* Burgess, Michael, Katherine King, Ryan Adams, Eric Schultz, and James Knighton.

12:05-13:35             Lunch and Posters

13:35-13:50             Oyster health and restoration in Long Island Sound. Mayo, Isaiah M., Mariah Kachmar, Genevieve Bernatchez, Mark Dixon, LTJG Tyler Houck, Meghana Parikh, and Katie McFarland.

13:50-14:05             A numerical investigation of size selectivity in a modified scallop dredge.* Cowles, Geoff and Sean Boisvert.

14:05-14:20             Using AIS data and machine learning to improve estimates of development exposure for the scallop fishery in Southern New England.* Livermore, Julia.

14:20-14:35             American Lobster and Jonah Crab populations inside and outside the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, USA. Arnott, Stephen A., Michael P. Long, Aubrey Ellertson, and N. David Bethoney.

14:35-15:00             Break

15:00-15:15             Investigating the utility of complementary fixed and random stratified sampling to track marine fish and invertebrate abundance trends . McManus, M. Conor, Chris J. Parkins, and Scott D. Olszewski.

15:15-15:30             Unwrapping the natal origins of coastal Striped Bass. Gahagan, Ben, Nathalie LeBlanc, Scott Pavey, P. Adrian Jordaan, Eric Anderson, and Andrew Whiteley.

15:30-15:45             Accounting for avoidance behavior in fishery catch rates of Atlantic Cod.* Grezlik, Max and Steve Cadrin.

15:45-16:00             Prototype management strategy evaluation for ecosystem-based fisheries management in New England. Guyant, Madeline, Gavin Fay, Lisa Kerr, Emily Liljestrand, Jerelle Jesse, Andrew Applegate, John Pappalardo, and Samuel Truesdell.

16:30-18:00             Social at Graduate Hotel

* Denotes student paper

Presenter name is underlined

Posters

P1                               Maternal mercury transfer from pregnant Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) to their pups through ovoviviparous reproduction.** Ajemian, Maxwell R. and David Taylor.

P2                               Chemical analysis of plastics particles in an estuary (Thames River, CT) and the digestive system of seabirds (Tasmania, Australia).** Beauchemin, Elise, Mikasa Lierman, Sadie Olson, Sarah Skurat, Cheyenne Waters, Dr. Karina Mrakovcich, and Dr. Deanna Bergondo.

P3                               Engaging the fishing community to understand disease and reproductive dynamics of the Atlantic Sea Scallop. Brander, Douglas, N. David Bethony, Anna Mercer, and George Maynard.

P4                               Ontogenetic effects of harmful algal blooms and ocean acidification on the Artemia spp.** Candia, Joseph, Christopher J.Gobler, and Konstantine J.Rountos.

P5                               Investigating the diet of endangered sturgeon in the Connecticut River using gastric lavage and eDNA metabarcoding techniques.** Kraczkowski, Michelle, Loren Tardif, and Jacqueline Benway.

P6                               Using fine-scale fishery data to estimate economic impact of wind farms on the Summer Flounder fishery. Marjadi, Meghna N., Anna J. Mercer, Andrew W. Jones, and Steven X. Cadrin.

P7                               Pilot hook and line survey for data continuity in wind energy areas. Mercer, Anna, Dave McElroy, and Katie Viducic.

P8                               Kokanee in Connecticut; the past, present and future. Ransom, Andrew and Brian Eltz.

P9                               Pilot observer program for Rhode Island state waters gillnet fishery. Remick, Abrielle and Nicole Lengyel Costa.

P10                             Launching an expert elicitation exercise to develop a comparative framework of synergies and tradeoffs from a suite of decarbonization solutions on fishery ecosystems.** Sedore, Vanessa and Sarah Schumann.

P11                             Population dynamics and competitive interactions of Channel Catfish in Connecticut lakes and ponds. Shubat, Danielle and Ryan Adams.

P12                             Terrestrial predator visitation patterns at riverscape cold-water thermal refuges.** Sullivan, Christopher J., Chadwick D. Rittenhouse, and Jason C. Vokoun.

P13                             How does adaptation to local conditions affect the ability of gene flow to help widespread species adapt to changing climates along a latitudinal gradient? Wasserman, Ben A. and Mark C. Urban.

P14                             Overwintering growth and lipid accumulation in northern stock Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striata) juveniles.** Zavell, Max D., Matthew E.P. Mouland, Eric Schultz, and Hannes Baumann.

P15                             New SNEC Logo Ballot

**Denotes student poster

Presenter name is underlined