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2023 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Eligible students w/ an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources can apply for this fellowship through Friday, February 18, 2022.
NYSG's Western Lake Ontario, Lake Erie Erosion Workshops

NYSG's Roy Widrig, author of Working with Nature, A Guide to Native Plants for New York’s Great Lakes Shorelines, will hold virtual workshops for Western Lake Ontario and Lake Erie shoreline owners respectively on December 7 and 9, 2021.
On YouTube: BOAT NY: Boating is Fabulous in the Fall

Welcome aboard BOAT NY, a new monthly conversation with New York Sea Grant Recreation and Tourism Specialist Dave White and Central New York Boat Show Manager Drew Wickham (Dave & Drew) about boating in New York.
New York Coastlines, Summer 2021

Check out stories from the Summer 2021 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, which is slated for release mid-Fall to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
Educators: Try These Free Teaching Resources from New York Sea Grant

This school year, New York Sea Grant is providing teachers with new educational resources that were developed via collaborations with other Sea Grant Programs in the Great Lakes and with regional educators.
Is Shellfish Farming Right For You? NY Sea Grant Offers Free E-Course So You Can Decide

If you would like to learn the steps involved with establishing a shellfish farming business venture in New York, then we invite you to enroll in a free e-course that you can complete at your own pace.

NYSG's Solidarity Statement

New York Sea Grant (NYSG) stands in solidarity with the call-to-action to end systemic racism. NYSG is an organization that is deeply rooted in the diversity and complexity of coastal communities, partners, and constituencies across New York State. We are committed to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion through meaningful and intentional reflection and action with our staff and programming. More >>

Are You A E-News Subscriber?

Sign up for NYSG's flagship e-pub, New York Coastlines / Currents, to keep tabs on our coastal science research, extension and education endeavors throughout NY's marine and Great Lakes waters ... as well as trending stories from our program's federal partner agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as well as some of our partners: nyseagrant.org/nycoastlines.

We also provide new content at nyseagrant.org/currents and nyseagrant.org/blog.

How Does Sea Grant Benefit You?

For nearly 50 years, New York Sea Grant—one of 34 university-based programs under NOAA's National Sea Grant College Program—has been producing impressive results through its funded research.

"Sea Grant is unique in how it draws upon its Extension program to extend these [research] studies, putting science-based into the hands of a wide variety of coastal stakeholders," says New York Sea Grant's Director Becky Shuford. More >>

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