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Below, you'll find information on some of NYSG's recently highlighted research, extension and education projects, activities and initiatives ...

  • NYSG @ 40: We're celebrating four decades of "Bringing Science to Shore" in 2011 with events, publications, and a look back at our research, extension and education efforts and initiatives  More>
    • New York State Conservationist Magazine's December 2011 issue examines NYSG's First 40 Years More>


  • New Funding Opportunities: Applications for the "John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship" are due to NYSG by Friday, February 17, 2012. More>

    • NY Sea Grant names Cornell's Jillian Cohen a 2012 Knauss Fellow More>


  • NYSG partners with NYSMEA for a March 2012 Marine Science Share-A-Thon in New York City More>


  • Students Needed for Spring - Fall 2012 Aquatic Invasive Species Resource & Watercraft Inspection Program More>


  • Discover Clean & Safe Sailboat will be at 2012 Central NY Boat Show More>
    • On YouTube: This Year's Central New York Boat Show More>

    • Free Young Boater Safety Training at NYS Fairgrounds in Mid-February 2012 More>

    • Life-saving In-Water Demonstrations at 2012 Central NY Boat Show More>

    • And, for more "NYSG Great Lakes Boating & Marine Trades" News More>


  • Registration Open for February 1, 2012 Clean Marina Webinar More>

    • NY Sea Grant Specialist Speaking at International Conference in early-February 2012 More>


  • NYSG Associate Director to Kick Off Cornell U's NTRES 2012 Spring Semester Seminar Series in late-January 2012 with "Future Roles for Sea Grant Research and Extension" More>


  • NYSG-Funded Researcher on Concern Over Risk of Storm Surges in New York City More>


  • College of Staten Island Researchers Work to Restore Urban Waterways More>


  • Sea Grant-Funded Research on Algae Growing Under Lake Erie Ice Spur Dead Zones More>


  • As the US Geological Survey confirms, November 2011's Trawl Workshop is an award-winning international exchange More>


  • NYSG on YouTube: Video clips are now separated by NYSG's focus areas More>

    Stream a variety of segments, including ...

    • Little Snow Could Mean Low Water Levels, Says NYSG Specialist on Watertown's WWNY-TV 7 News This Morning (January 2012) More>

    • Sea Grant Specilist Speaks with Your News Now on IJC's Anticipated Release of a Lake Ontario/St. Lawrence River Water Level Plan (January 2012) More>

    • Sea Grant Provides Winter Recreation Safety Reminders (December 2011) More>

    • NYSG's Great Lakes Fisheries Specialist featured in news clip on how invasive clams are causing concern in Owasco Lake (August 2011) More>

    • NOAA's Dr. Jane Lubchenco Visits NYSG (May 2011) More>


  • NYSG's Helen Dosmke talks on Buffalo's National Public Radio News Station WBFO 88.7 FM about Lake Erie's algal blooms and how to safely discard of prescription drugs More>


  • New $600K NOAA-funded Harmful Algal Blooms research More>

    • LI news and radio report on red tide detection research More>


  • NYSG partners with the National Park Service and other organizations to revisit Jamaica Bay's restoration issues More>


  • NYSG paper helps LI fisherman spread the word on catch-and-release More>


  • NYSG Coastal Youth Educator on Great Lakes invasives: Devastation from zebra and quagga mussels holds lessons for Asian carp More>
    Plus: Related fact sheet - "Asian Carp - Threats to the Lower Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River?" (pdf)


  • Stony Brook University investigator offers insights into the current health of LI Sound lobsters on Fox News's October 2011 segment, "The Curious Case of the Dying Lobsters" More>


  • In October 2011, New York Sea Grant’s Safety-At-Sea workshops garnered U.S. Coast Guard appreciation More>


  • New Web site launched to clarify health benefits and risks associated with seafood consumption More>


  • NYSG's Aquatic Invasive Species Education Series: Native or Invasive? More>

    • NYSG partners for treatment of invasive hydrilla plant in Cayuga Inlet More>

    • NYSG programs on slowing the spread of Aquatic Invaders More>

    • NYSG's New Aquatic Invasive Species Education Program More>


  • Hurricane Education: Tips and Resources More>
    • New York Times Blogs on NYSG-Funded Stony Brook University Researchers Tracking Hurricane Irene More>

    • "Fighting Back the Waves" in NYC: NYSG-funded researcher discusses possible ways of preventing flood disasters More>

    • SBU Researcher Talks on WNYC Radio About Sea Level Rise in NYC More>


  • September 2011 lecture on VHS, a Great Lakes-prevalent Fish Disease, at Stony Brook University More>


  • The Summer/Fall 2011 issue of New York Coastlines is available to read and download (pdf- printable version) (pdf- design version) (intro/web extras)

    Feature stories from this issue include:

    Feature stories (including any Web Extras) in this issue include:

    Making Your Seafood Safer More>
    In April 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the first update in 10 years of its Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls guidance (FDA Hazards Guide) for seafood processors. These changes – which describe appropriate science-based “HACCP” (pronounced hassip), or Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point, controls for various types of seafood products – impact our nation’s $60 billion seafood industry, which employs some 250,000 workers.

    Genome Sequence Favors Brown Tide More>
    The year 2011 has been a banner one for the single-celled alga Aureococcus anophagefferens whose prolific blooms are known as “brown tide.” With concentrations in excess of 2 million cells per milliliter in some Long Island bays, this alga turned the waters brown from western Shinnecock Bay to eastern Moriches Bay, making for intense, though localized, brown tide conditions.

    Alternative Marketing for Fish Catch More>
    For many years, small farmers sold shares of their crops to the public in exchange for labor to help bring in the harvest. Fishermen across the country have been adapting this type of direct marketing strategy by establishing Community Supported Fisheries (CSF) programs.

    NOAA’S Lubchenco visits Sea Grant at Stony Brook More>
    In May 2011, New York Sea Grant held a “meet and greet” event in honor of Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Undersecretary of Commerce for the air and oceans and administrator of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administrator.

    Hudson Tourism More>
    There are many opportunities throughout the summer season for both residents and tourists of the Hudson River Valley to engage in cultural, nature-based and water recreation activities.

    Making Sea Grant research accessible in new media More>
    With the launch of a new feature on New York Sea Grant’s Web site, we are now happy to provide visitors the ability to search our NYSG projects portfolio.


  • NYSG partners for plastic fishing line recycling program More>


  • New York Sea Grant featured prominently in a August 2011 New York Times story/blog/video feature on Long Island Sound lobsters and "The Last of the Lobstermen"  More>


  • Long Island Sound news ...

    • We're partnering with Long Island Sound Study on a sea level rise educational photo contest to "Capture the King Tide" in October 2011 More>

    • As seen in Port Washington News, NYSG's Long Island Sound Study Outreach Coordinator Larissa Graham talks "Sound problems and progress" at mid-October 2011 North Shore Kayak Club talk (pdf) More>

    • Long Island Sound: Ours to protect, restore, and enjoy More>

    • Long Island Sound's Sentinel Monitoring for Climate Change Program Launches More>

    • On YouTube: After More Than 40 Years, Hempstead Harbor Reopens Shellfish Areas More>

    • Long Island Sound Mentor Teacher Program makes its way to New York More>

    • Early May 2011 Research Symposium Spotlights Long Island Sound More>
    • Sea Grant Awards More than $1.28 Million for Research Under EPA’s Long Island Sound Study More>

    • And, if you're wondering how Long Island Sound measures up, find out in the Sound Health 2010 report More>


  • Brown Tide news ...

    • Summer 2011 Update: As seen in Newsday and on NBC News 4, 'tis the Season for Brown Tide More>

    • Some of our recent brown tide research addresses nitrogen inputs feeding algal blooms and a breakthrough in the harmful algal bloom's genetic sequencing More>

    • As seen in Newsday, NYSG researcher studying red tide discovers a second type of harmful algae in waters off Long Island's North Shore More>


  • New Web Site Design and Features (July 2011) ...

    • With a nod to social media, our Web site is now more interactive. More>

    • In addition to viewing news and documents on current and past NYSG-funded research projects, you can now search our database for investigations back to 1990. More>


  • Great Lakes Dunes and Wetlands News ...

    • New brochure encourages use and protection of Deer Creek Marsh Area More>

    • Dune Coalition Dedicates Kotz Memorial, one of nearly a dozen interpretive panels in NY's Eastern Lake Ontario Dunes & Wetlands region More>

    • Environmentally-Friendly Senior Volunteers Wanted for Summer Citizen-Scientist Program More>

    • On YouTube: Students learn about native species at Southwick Beach State Park  More>


  • NYSG Celebrates 40 Years of Pioneering Great Lakes Research at IAGLR Conference More>


  • NYSG received a grant totaling $2.449 million in fiscal year 2011 to fund its research, extension and education efforts on important coastal issues in fisheries, coastal marine habitats, coastal flooding, among others. More>


  • NYSG encourages it's various stakeholders to "Get Social with Sea Grant" with informative postcards featuring species in Long Island Bays (click here) and throughout New York's Great Lakes ecosystem (click here)


  • NYSG Offers Green Tips for Coastal Living More>


  • Sea Grant ensures safe seafood, preventing illness and saving consumers millions  More>


  • NYSG's Nordica Holochuck co-wrote the introduction for this special Spring 2011 issue of The Tidal Exchange, devoted entirely to NY-NJ Harbor Estuary education  More>


  • New in Publications: Revised "What Is NYSG? one-pager and Staff Directories and a new  "NYSG's Focus Areas" fact sheet More>


  • New York Sea Grant's Impact Statements show depth of programming and benefit to NY’s shoreline regions  More>


  • Blog Documents New York Educators Help to Restore Habitats off Threatened Louisiana Coast More>


    • And for more on this topic, check out our "NOAA Sea Grant's Response to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill" resource page More>


  • NYSG and Other Sea Grant Programs Ranked in NOAA's State of Sea Grant Report  More> 


  • NOAA Sea Grant and Climate Change: Helping the Nation Prepare More>

    • NOAA's Climate Change Adaptation Communication Resources, October/November '10 More >

    • NOAA Sea Grant Initiates $1.2 Million Community Climate Change Adaptation Initiative, September '10  More >
    • NYSG Hosts Workshop on Communicating Climate Science, August '10 More >

    • New York Sea Grant is part of a multi-state NOAA Public Education Climate Change Project (March '10) More >
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