Dr. Ravelina R. Velasco met Dr. Sylvain Deguise, Director of University of Connecticut Sea Grant College. Prior her visit, Dr. Velasco made an arrangement with Dr. Deguise via email.

UConn Sea Grant is located at the UConn Avery Point Campus, a state and federal partnership through the UConn and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrstion's National Sea Grant College Program.

The focus areas of UConn Sea Grant are coastal ecosystems, environmental literacy, resilient communities and aquaculture & fisheries.