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Job Announcement: Sustainable and Resilient Community Extension Educators

The Extension Specialists will provide leadership in extension and outreach programming both within and between CT and NY in the Long Island Sound watershed. Application review will commence on August 20, 2021. However, the position will remain open until a suitable applicant is identified.
Job Announcement: Long Island Sound Outreach Coordinator

The Extension Specialist will provide leadership for the outreach program of the LI Sound Study in NYC and the Western Basin. Application received by July 29, 2021 will receive full consideration. Position will remain open until a suitable applicant is identified.
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!
New York Aquaculture

Join New York Sea Grant this summer and meet your local shellfish farmers — Learn about their farms, their work and enjoy some fresh local oysters and beer outside! See flyer on NYSG's "Aquaculture" resources site.
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.
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.

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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