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Beach Safely - Social Media Campaign

#BEachSAFEly, an award-winning campaign focused on standard “ocean hazards” tips as well as general safety and health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, is back for Season 2 this summer!
2020 Biennial Report to Congress on the State of Sea Grant

Just as it has done in response to other environmental and economic challenges (e.g., hurricanes, oil spills), Sea Grant in 2020 learned how to draw from past experiences to use its strengths to support its constituents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Publications: Success Stories

Included in this annual review are over two dozen summaries of select work conducted by our program's extension specialists and funded researchers to develop and provide stakeholder-driven, science-based information, tools, and other resources that support local communities, businesses, and individuals.
On YouTube: BOAT NY: 2021 Boat Buying Season; Create Your Own Boat Show

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.
In Media: A Push to Boost Commercial Fishing, Post-COVID

The survey—developed by Suffolk County Dept. of Economic Development & Planning, NYSG, CCE Marine Program, and LI Commercial Fishing Association—will highlight needs of local fishermen to maintain a sustainable industry.
New York Sea Grant Research: 2020 Results and Impacts

For nearly 50 years, New York Sea Grant has been supporting university-based research related to a variety of marine, Hudson estuary, and Great Lakes topics and issues.

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 >>

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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 ... 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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