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2019 New York Seafood Summit

The goal of the summit will be to convene a group of enthusiastic professionals with vested interest in seafood, in order to build active communications between the various sectors of the NY Seafood Industry.
2019 Long Island Sound Research Conference

Highlighted at this biennial conference (to be held in March 2019 in Port Jefferson, NY) is the diverse research occurring in the Long Island Sound and its watershed.
Innovative Flood Resilience Workshop on Lake Ontario

The record-high water event in 2017 hit the Village of Sodus Point, 40 miles east of Rochester, N.Y., hard. But with help from Sea Grant and others, the Village has taken steps toward improving resiliency.
Over $1.5 Million Funds Four Long Island Sound Research Projects

The projects address topics affecting the ecological health of the Sound, like hypoxia, biological parameters for water quality management and the scope and impact of landscaping practices. These and other Sound studies will be a focus of a March'19 conference.
Stopping the Disease that has Wracked the New York Hard Clam Fishery

In the last 16 years, a mysterious disease has devastated the New York hard clam fishery. Scientists call it QPX disease, which stands for “quahog parasite unknown,” referring to the organism that causes the disease.
New York Coastlines, Early Winter 2018

NYSG's latest e-newsletter, New York Coastlines, has come ashore. Check out the Winter '18 edition, which features our latest fellowship as well as stories on coastal tourism, flood resiliency, stewardship, climate challenges and more ...

2020-21 Research Call RFP

Pre-proposals are currently being accepted for NYSG's Biennial Research Call for 2020-2021. Deadline for online submissions is 4:30 PM on Monday, February 25, 2019. Approximately $120,000 per year for 2 years (beginning 2/1/2020) to support about 6-7 projects. More: www.nyseagrant.org/proposals.

Also, graduate and/or postgraduates can apply for fellowships: Two from National Marine Fisheries Service – Sea Grant; and the Knauss Marine Policy. Deadlines and details for each via the link above.

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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: nyseagrant.org/nycoastlines.

We also provide new content at nyseagrant.org/currents and nyseagrant.org/blog. Via the blog we publish topical entries as well as an occasional "Social Media Review," which features trending stories at both NYSG and our federal partner agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

How Does Sea Grant Benefit You?

For nearly 50 years, New York Sea Grant—one of 33 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 Interim Director Kathy Bunting-Howarth. More >>

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