| 09/01/2024 |
New York Sea Grant Research: 2024-26 Projects | Research - News: NYSG has awarded approximately $2.15 million to support 10 research projects, the results of which will directly address multiple high priority community, economic, and environmental objectives.
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| 08/19/2024 |
On YouTube: Hudson River Community Microplastic Remediation Pilot and Sampling Program | Marine Debris - News: In a New York Sea Grant-funded project, researchers from PolyGone aim to pioneer efforts to advance and pilot new aquatic filtration technology designed to monitor and sequester aquatic microplastics from riverine environments.
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| 08/13/2024 |
Publications: Success Stories | Extension - 2024: Included in this annual review are nearly 30 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.
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| 08/10/2024 |
Bridging Research to Action to Reduce Plastic Pollution | Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024): NYSG strives to preserve and restore the health of coastal and aquatic ecosystems through innovative research and collaboration for the benefit of present and future generations.
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| 11/20/2023 |
In Media: NYSG Featured in NYSDEC's State of the Ocean 2023 Report | Ocean Action Plan - Press Release: The report highlights partnerships and achievements from the first five years of the OAP, including enhancing ecological integrity, promoting sustainable growth, adapting to change, and empowering public stewardship.
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| 11/18/2023 |
NYSG Announces New Great Lakes Regional Office at Rochester Institute of Technology | Marine Debris - Press Release: The initial focus of NYSG's satelline office at office at RIT is on water quality research and programming. Two Sea Grant-funded research water pollution-related projects are already underway along with two NOAA Marine Debris Program grants.
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| 08/27/2023 |
On YouTube: State of the Bays — 2023: Reasons for Optimism in State of the Bays | Research – News: Stony Brook University researchers are learning more about the health risks caused by pollution in Long Island waterways. They're also finding reasons for optimism.
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| 08/24/2023 |
Fixing an Environmental Problem in the Sea with Kelp | Research – News: Researchers at Stony Brook University may have discovered a tool in the arsenal to combat ocean acidification (and climate change) — kelp, a common seaweed.
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| 08/21/2023 |
Protecting Water Quality, from Far above the Earth | Research – News: Satellites have been used in a study led by a City College of New York investigator to monitor water quality in the Long Island Sound — taking measurements over wide spans of territory and time.
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| 08/20/2023 |
An Environmental Test for Dozens of Targeted Pests | Research – News: A team of NYSG-funded researchers at Cornell University has developed a single test that can detect a number of known plant and animal species, based on small bits of DNA found in the environment (eDNA).
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| 08/20/2023 |
Sea Grass Meadows Could Help All Living Things in an Acidic Ocean | Research – News: A SBU-led team assessed the ability of seagrass to draw down carbon dioxide from the aquatic environment. This could reduce the effects of ocean acidification, which would be a benefit to shellfish.
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| 08/17/2023 |
Exploring Undersea Habitats, and Conserving Them | Research – News: NYSG-funded researchers from SBU SoMAS used mathematical models to explore and understand undersea habitats, with the aim of conserving them.
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| 08/15/2023 |
Advanced Treatment Methods Can Remove Psychiatric Medicines From the Water | Research – News: Investigators in a NYSG-funded research study examined the potential harmful effects of psychiatric medicines for New York’s Great Lakes and its estuaries.
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| 06/05/2023 |
Lake Trout Research Underway on Lake Ontario | Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative for Lake Ontario - Press Release: Investigators are using specialized tags that communicate with acoustic receivers stationed on the lake bottom. The tags will provide information about the migration patterns and habitats used by adult lake trout.
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| 05/28/2023 |
On YouTube: ABC 7's 'Kickoff to a Long Island Summer' — Sea Grant Examines the Health of the Sound | Long Island Sound (Research) - News: As highlighted in the Eyewitness News annual summer special, a suite of new projects focusing on Long Island Sound are supported by more than $6.3 million in total funds.
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| 05/17/2023 |
On Air: New York Sea Grant to Look at Ways to Reduce Pollution in Waterways | Marine Debris - News: Funding, part of a larger $27M funding effort by NOAA (Sea Grant’s parent organization), supports four projects focusing on ways to reduce plastic and other types of pollution in NYS’s coastal and river waterways.
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| 05/12/2023 |
In Media: NY Sea Grant Awarded $5.2M To Fight Waterway Pollution | Marine Debris - News: Funding, part of a larger $27M funding effort by NOAA (Sea Grant’s parent organization), supports four projects focusing on ways to reduce plastic and other types of pollution in NYS’s coastal and river waterways.
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| 05/12/2023 |
In Media: $5.2+M Awarded to NY Sea Grant to Address Marine Debris | Marine Debris - News: Funding, part of a larger $27M funding effort by NOAA (Sea Grant’s parent organization), supports four projects focusing on ways to reduce plastic and other types of pollution in NYS’s coastal and river waterways.
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| 04/28/2023 |
NY Sea Grant Awarded $5.2+M in Federal Funding to Address Marine Debris | Marine Debris - Press Release: Funding, part of a larger $27M funding effort by NOAA (Sea Grant’s parent organization), supports four projects focusing on ways to reduce plastic and other types of pollution in NYS’s coastal and river waterways.
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| 04/28/2023 |
On YouTube: Hard Clam Selective Breeding Project — An Introduction | Marine Fisheries Resource Center / Research - News: Check out this first in a series of videos for the Sea Grant Hard Clam Selective Breeding Collaborative, which aims to improve the aquaculture industry on the Atlantic coast, by finding and establishing more resilient lines of clams.
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| 04/26/2023 |
In Media: Free Shuttle to Offer Trips to Long Island Sound Beaches For Those Lacking Rides | Long Island Sound (Research) - News: These new projects — focusing on Long Island Sound marshes, water quality, public beaches and seeking information that can be used to improve the conditions of the estuary for humans and wildlife — are supported by more than $6.3 million in total funds.
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| 04/26/2023 |
In Media: Long Island Sound Research Projects Land $6.3M | Long Island Sound (Research) - News: These new projects — focusing on Long Island Sound marshes, water quality, public beaches and seeking information that can be used to improve the conditions of the estuary for humans and wildlife — are supported by more than $6.3 million in total funds.
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| 04/26/2023 |
On Air: Nine Long Island Sound Research Studies Receive Federal Funding | Long Island Sound (Research) - News: These new projects — focusing on Long Island Sound marshes, water quality, public beaches and seeking information that can be used to improve the conditions of the estuary for humans and wildlife — are supported by more than $6.3 million in total funds.
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| 04/26/2023 |
In Media: Research Projects on Protecting Long Island Sound to Be Funded With $6.3M in Grants | Long Island Sound (Research) - News: These new projects — focusing on Long Island Sound marshes, water quality, public beaches and seeking information that can be used to improve the conditions of the estuary for humans and wildlife — are supported by more than $6.3 million in total funds.
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| 04/26/2023 |
In Media: Aquarium-Led Project Focuses on Salt Marshes | Long Island Sound (Research) - News: These new projects — focusing on Long Island Sound marshes, water quality, public beaches and seeking information that can be used to improve the conditions of the estuary for humans and wildlife — are supported by more than $6.3 million in total funds.
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| 04/25/2023 |
In Media: Two SBU Long Island Sound Research Projects Receive NYSG Funding from $6.3M Suite | Long Island Sound (Research) - News: These new projects — focusing on Long Island Sound marshes, water quality, public beaches and seeking information that can be used to improve the conditions of the estuary for humans and wildlife — are supported by more than $6.3 million in total funds.
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| 04/23/2023 |
On Air: Peconic Bay Scallop Die-Offs Are “A Cautionary Tale” for New England | Research - News: Once one of the largest fisheries on the East Coast, Peconic Bay scallops have faced near complete die-offs on Long Island since 2019. A study by Stony Brook University shows this could be a cautionary tale for New England.
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| 04/22/2023 |
On YouTube: RIT and Seneca Park Zoo Society Host Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup | Marine Debris - News: Attendees were able to help clean up litter in the area as well as view demonstrations of plastic cleanup technology. The litter collected will be analyzed and categorized, and the data from it will be gleaned to help protect the Great Lake Regions for now and the future.
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| 04/11/2023 |
A Natural Defense for Cold-Smoked Salmon | Research - News: Nisin is an antimicrobial that can be used for controlling Listeria, a harmful bacterium that can contaminate cold-smoked salmon. NYSG-funded investigators have looked at factors that can influence nisin efficacy.
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| 03/30/2023 |
New York Sea Grant Research: 2023 Ongoing Projects | Research - News: Features some summaries for ongoing investigations that address a variety of concerns within a few key topics, including: Coastal Ecosystems; Fisheries and Aquaculture; Coastal Resiliency
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| 03/30/2023 |
New York Sea Grant Research: 2023 Results and Impacts | Research - News: For more than five decades, New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has been supporting university-based research related to a variety of marine, Hudson estuary, and Great Lakes topics and issues.
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| 03/24/2023 |
Informing Stakeholders about Erosion and Recession of New York’s Coastal Bluffs | Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023): NYSG works with research partners to ensure information about coastal bluff erosion and recession is reaching stakeholders most impacted by these processes,
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| 03/23/2023 |
Progress to Improve NY’s Hard Clam Resiliency | Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023): NYSG partnership is helping hard clam growers who operate under harsh environmental conditions.
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| 03/23/2023 |
Publications: Success Stories | Extension - 2023: Included in this annual review are nearly 30 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.
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| 03/14/2023 |
Envisioning Community Flood Resilience | Jamaica Bay / NYC - News: A team of researchers published a journal article on the concept of resilience and how to define the term in a way that it can be measured, assessed and promoted in design and policy.
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| 03/14/2023 |
On YouTube: New York Sea Grant Brings Strategies to COP27 Climate Summit | Climate - News: — By Chris Gonzales, Freelance Science Writer, New York Sea Grant
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| 02/28/2023 |
More Than $6.3 Million in Funds for New Long Island Sound Research | Long Island Sound (Research) - Press Release: These new projects — focusing on Long Island Sound marshes, water quality, public beaches and seeking information that can be used to improve the conditions of the estuary for humans and wildlife — are supported by more than $6.3 million in total funds.
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| 12/12/2022 |
On Air: Communicating Rip Current Risk in English and Spanish | Coastal Processes & Hazards / Research - News: Rip currents pose a hazard to visitors to beaches in Long Island and across the nation. According to Dr. Jase Bernhardt, signage and education often do not take into account the region’s large Spanish-speaking population. “There is a dearth of safety materials in languages other than English,” he said, “and that can lead to fatalities.”
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| 12/09/2022 |
On YouTube: 'Perfect Storm' of Conditions Leads to Record Fish Kills in LI Waters | Harmful Algal Blooms - News: "So we've got really the perfect storm here," SBU's Christopher Gobler said at a Cold Spring Harbor waterfront near waters that he described as the "epicenter" of the crisis. "Climate change, excessive nitrogen loading, leading to low oxygen."
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| 09/14/2022 |
Seaweed Farms May Ease Ocean Acidity, Improve Water Quality | Research - News: Scientists are growing multiple types of seaweed in Long Island Sound, in near-shore locations in Connecticut and New York. Their goal: improve water quality while expanding the industry for cultivated seaweed, oysters, and mussels in the region.
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| 09/14/2022 |
On YouTube: State of the Bays — 2022: Science Shows Promise | Harmful Algal Blooms - News: “All of Long Island is a watershed,” SBU's Chris Gobler remarked. “All activities on land affect the quality of the groundwater.” Over the past few decades, he notes, things have been changing on the Island. With an increase in population has come an increase of nitrogen—its primary source being nitrates in wastewater.
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| 08/25/2022 |
NY Sea Grant Great Lakes Specialist Recognized by Women of Fisheries | Great Lakes Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - Press Release: NYSG's Stacy Furgal has been recognized by Women of Fisheries as one of six co-authors of an article on lake trout stocking into the Lake Ontario. The article was published in the Journal of Great Lakes Research.
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| 08/09/2022 |
New York Sea Grant Research: 2022 Ongoing Projects | Research - News: Summaries for ongoing investigations that address a variety of concerns within a few key topics, including: harmful algal blooms, microplastics, marine fisheries, aquaculture and coastal resiliency for communities on Long Island and around NY's Great Lakes.
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| 08/09/2022 |
New York Sea Grant Research: 2021 Results and Impacts | Research - News: For 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.
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| 05/30/2022 |
New York Coastlines, Spring 2022 | Publications - Articles: Check out stories from the Spring 2022 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 this Fall, likely in mid-late November, to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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| 05/25/2022 |
On YouTube: HABs A Summer of Discontent in Long Island's Coastal Waters | Harmful Algal Blooms - News: SBU scientists have completed their assessment of water quality in Long Island’s estuaries in 2021, and the news is not good. rom June through October, every major bay and estuary was afflicted by toxic algae blooms and oxygen-starved, dead zones.
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| 05/06/2022 |
NYSG Research: Journal Articles Roundup | Research - News: Over a dozen summaries are offered for published journal articles based on Sea Grant research projects funded throughout New York State.
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| 05/06/2022 |
Molecular Adaptation and Selection in Oysters | Research - News: A group of New York Sea Grant-funded scientists is using the eastern oyster as a model species to measure the importance of rapid evolutionary responses.
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| 05/05/2022 |
Living with Water: Social and Emotional Impacts of Tidal Flooding | Jamaica Bay / NYC - News: A team of researchers has published a paper about the social and emotional impacts of sunny day flooding. Their goal is to better engage local knowledge into adaptation planning.
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| 05/05/2022 |
The Hard Clam Selective Breeding Collaborative Offers Support for Stressed Clams | Marine Fisheries Resource Center / Research - News: Hard clams are a socioeconomically important species that are key to the marine food web, which is why a regional collaborative of scientists is focusing on challenges that have been delivering a one-two punch since the 1990s ...
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