Publications: Success Stories
Extension - 2025
May 26, 2025
May 31, 2025
Included in this annual review are over 40 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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New York Sea Grant Research: 2024 Results and Impacts
Research - News
May 26, 2025
May 31, 2025
Some recently-completed investigations address topics including: Impacts of microplastics in the aquatic environment, including the species that reside there; Flood risk planning for Lake Ontario's coastal communities; Aquaculture and/or restoration of several species (e.g., oysters, seaweed); Detection of aquatic invasive species; Optimizing existing control strategies for food borne pathogens; Providing a cost efficient and reliable tool in the Great Lakes for ID-ing hatchery vs. wild Chinook
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Great Lakes Research Consortium Celebrates 40 Years of Great Lakes Science
Great Lakes Boating & Marine Trades - News
Apr 20, 2025
May 31, 2025
In celebration of 40 years of Great Lakes science, The Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) has released a new report.
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Lake Ontario Trout Tagging Study — Posters
Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative for Lake Ontario - News
Apr 13, 2025
May 31, 2025
Where oh where do the lake trout go? Scientists are studying lake trout movements in Lake Ontario using special acoustic tags.
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$2.15M for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment, Economies and Communities
Research - Press Release
Jan 12, 2025
May 31, 2025
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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In Photos: Great Lakes 'Learn to Fish Seminar' for Women Focuses on Tributary Angling
Great Lakes Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - News
Sep 05, 2024
May 31, 2025
A free hands-on event held in early June 2024 for women on Oak Orchard River covered the basics of fly and spin fishing, safety, and fish biology.
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New York Sea Grant Research: 2024-26 Projects
Research - News
Sep 01, 2024
May 31, 2025
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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Supporting Diversity in Fisheries and Angling Communities
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 12, 2024
May 31, 2025
NYSG programming connects anglers with fisheries researchers and science-based angling instructors, increasing their knowledge base to more confidently enjoy NY’s fisheries and to consider fisheries career opportunities.
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In Media: Trout in Lake Ontario Tagged, Tracked With Hopes of Resolving a Fishy Mystery
Great Lakes Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - News
Nov 21, 2023
May 31, 2025
A binational study involving researchers in the U.S. and Canada hopes to uncover a mystery involving the trout of Lake Ontario.
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Learn to Fish for Walleye Seminar Graduates 10 Women
Great Lakes Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - Press Release
Nov 18, 2023
May 31, 2025
Women from as far as Akron and Rochester and as near as Cicero and Mexico, New York, attended a fall fishing seminar on Oneida Lake at Shackelton Point hosted by NYSG and the Cornell Biological Field Station.
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In Media: CCE Interns' Summer Projects Celebrated at Reception
Great Lakes Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - News
Nov 05, 2023
May 31, 2025
During the summer of 2023 Krystal Dixon worked alongside New York Sea Grant Fisheries Specialist Stacy Furgal on lake sturgeon research.
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Students Gain Real-World Environmental Science Experience on Oneida Lake
Great Lakes Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - Press Release
Nov 05, 2023
May 31, 2025
Through summer fellowships with NYSG two undergraduate students – Micah Ford of Arkport, NY and Krystal Dixon of New Hampton, NY – gained real-world experience with environmental science at the Cornell Biological Field Station on Oneida Lake.
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Lake Trout Research Underway on Lake Ontario
Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative for Lake Ontario - Press Release
Jun 05, 2023
May 31, 2025
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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Report: 2023 CSMI Lake Ontario — Field Year Prospectus
Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative for Lake Ontario - News
May 20, 2023
May 31, 2025
This Prospectus highlights a subset of the extensive binational collaborative muti-agency efforts occurring throughout 2023, specifically the: lower food web sampling, water quality and nutrients monitoring efforts, coordinated glider deployments, chemical contaminants monitoring, and fish population assessments.
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On YouTube: Ice Fishing Tips — WPBS Weekly Inside the Stories
Great Lakes Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - News
Apr 22, 2023
May 31, 2025
In this segment, which features NYSG Great Lakes Fisheries and Ecosystem Health Specialist Stacy Furgal, WPBS Weekly shares tips on how fishermen can stay safe while navigating the ice this winter.
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New York Sea Grant Research: 2023 Ongoing Projects
Research - News
Mar 30, 2023
May 31, 2025
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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2022 New York Statewide Celebration of Sturgeon
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023)
Mar 23, 2023
May 31, 2025
NYSG and DEC, alongside many partners, coordinated a seven-event series to celebrate the continuing recovery of three of New York’s unique sturgeon species
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NY Sea Grant Great Lakes Specialist Recognized by Women of Fisheries
Great Lakes Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - Press Release
Aug 25, 2022
May 31, 2025
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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Advancing Lake Sturgeon Conservation: New Curriculum, Workshops and Virtual Field Trip
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2022)
Aug 15, 2022
May 31, 2025
New York Sea Grant is advancing education about a Threatened fish species with a new curriculum, supplemental teaching resources, workshops, and a virtual field trip opportunity.
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Science Priority Planning for Lake Ontario: 2023 Cooperative Science & Monitoring Initiative
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2022)
Aug 14, 2022
May 31, 2025
New York Sea Grant facilitates the prioritized planning of CSMI research on the Great Lakes to add to the critical understanding of the world’s most complex freshwater system.
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New York Sea Grant Research: 2021 Results and Impacts
Research - News
Aug 09, 2022
May 31, 2025
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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New York Coastlines, Spring 2022
Publications - Articles
May 30, 2022
May 31, 2025
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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On YouTube: NYSG, Local Bookstores Urging Young Readers to Take Environmental Action
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - News
May 27, 2022
May 31, 2025
“What we try to do is provide resources that teachers, parents and educators can use to connect kids to the Great Lakes,” said NYSG's Great Lakes Coastal Literacy Specialist. “That comes in the form of curriculum, hands-on activities and kits and professional development.”
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In Media: Good News in Conservation Effort for “Living Fossil” Fish
Great Lakes Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - News
May 26, 2022
May 31, 2025
There’s good news in the effort to restore the lake sturgeon to the fresh waters of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River system. This fish is often called a “living fossil fish”, because of its prehistoric appearance and longevity.
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NYSG Research: Journal Articles Roundup
Research - News
May 06, 2022
May 31, 2025
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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New York Coastlines, Summer 2021
Publications - Articles
Aug 28, 2021
May 31, 2025
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 in Spring '22 to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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In Media: Four Specialists Join NYSG Extension for NY’s Coastline Communities
Extension - News
Aug 07, 2021
May 31, 2025
Recently, NYSG welcomed four new specialists to help further that mission: Nate Drag, Emma Forbes, Stacy Furgal, and Katie Graziano. Learn about how their roles will support the program's mission of "Bringing Science to the Shore."
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Educators: Try These Free Teaching Resources from New York Sea Grant
New York's Great Lakes: Ecosystem Education Exchange - Press Release
Aug 05, 2021
May 31, 2025
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.
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In Media: Lake Sturgeon Found Spawning in Genesee River
Great Lakes Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - News
Jul 31, 2021
May 31, 2025
The discovery of the spawning lake sturgeon in lower section of the Genesee is significant, as the area is part of the Rochester Embayment Area of Concern.
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In Media: DEC Announces Lake Sturgeon Found Spawning in Genesee River
Great Lakes Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - Press Release
Jul 31, 2021
May 31, 2025
The return of spawning lake sturgeon provides further evidence that restoration efforts are leading to tangible improvements to the ecosystem and support fisheries restoration and management goals.
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New York Sea Grant Publishes Lake Sturgeon Educational Resources
Great Lakes Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - Press Release
Jul 11, 2021
May 31, 2025
This suite of lake sturgeon-related conservation and education resources are designed to serve as a springboard into the world of science, environmental stewardship, and STEM-based careers by featuring this charismatic and threatened species that is so important to the Great Lakes region.
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New Specialists Help In “Bringing Science to the Shore” for NY’s Coastal Communities
News
Jul 02, 2021
May 31, 2025
Three new extension specialists have joined in NYSG’s mission of “Bringing Science to the Shore” statewide as part of the cooperative program of Cornell University and SUNY.
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NYSG Releases Lake Sturgeon Middle School Curriculum
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2021)
Jan 27, 2021
May 31, 2025
New York Sea Grant’s Lake Sturgeon curriculum is raising awareness of conservation efforts and stewardship opportunities for a unique fish
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New York Sea Grant Research: 2020 Results and Impacts
Research - News
Jan 27, 2021
May 31, 2025
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.
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Sea Grant ‘StriperHub’ to Boost the East Coast Seafood Industry
Seafood Safety and Technology - News
Dec 26, 2020
May 31, 2025
In addition to the StriperHub, New York Sea Grant is leading and/or involved in three additional aquaculture projects from a recent pot of $16 million in federal funds.
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In Media: Challenges and Opportunities for New York Aquaculture Farmers
Seafood Safety and Technology - News
Oct 05, 2020
May 31, 2025
Aquaculture or aquafarming includes the farming of fish, shellfish as well as aquatic plants and other organisms.
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NYSG's “Currents Clips” Wins 2020 Folio Award for ‘Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign’
Currents Clips - News
Sep 22, 2020
May 31, 2025
Launched in mid-2019 as a limited series, this collection of one- to two-minute videos immerses NYSG's subscribers and followers into the program's coastal research, extension and education work.
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In Media: Sea Grant's #BEachSAFEly, Boater Safety Campaigns During COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19: NYSG's Rapid Response Support for its Coastal Stakeholders - News
Aug 07, 2020
May 31, 2025
In Summer 2020, NYSG rolled out some COVID-19 rapid response projects this summer to assist New York's coastal users.
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New York Coastlines, Summer 2020
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Jul 14, 2020
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the summer 2020 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 in the fall to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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On YouTube, On Air: For Hire Boating - Signs and Decals
COVID-19: New York Sea Grant's Rapid Response Support for its Coastal Stakeholders - News
Jun 27, 2020
May 31, 2025
NYSG is providing NYS’s saltwater and freshwater for-hire boating sector with a series of posters and decals to encourage public compliance with boating-specific COVID-19 safety precautions
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Lake Sturgeon Restoration Project
Great Lakes Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - News
Jun 02, 2020
May 31, 2025
This NYSG project supports lake sturgeon recovery efforts in New York, for which the program would lead outreach and education programs to inspire appreciation for this prehistoric freshwater fish and state Threatened Species.
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New York Sea Grant Issues Yellow Perch and Barotrauma Fact Sheet, Resources
Great Lakes Sustainable Recreational and Commercial Fisheries - Press Release
May 14, 2020
May 31, 2025
An illustrated fact sheet and video set help anglers address a condition that can occur in yellow perch caught from the deep waters of Lake Erie.
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Electronically Monitoring Salmon Could Help Us To Better Understand Them
Research - News
Apr 19, 2020
May 31, 2025
Thanks to data from sensor tags, a team of ecologists led by a pair of Cornell University investigators have collected months-long records of individual fish swimming of king salmon in Lake Ontario from Oswego, NY to distant locations, such as the shores of Canada and several connecting streams and rivers.
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Plastics floating in the water: What are the risks?
Research - News
Apr 19, 2020
May 31, 2025
NYSG-funded researchers sought to answer a few key questions: How long does it take for common plastics to degrade in the water? What pollutants might be hitchhiking on the outer surfaces of these circulating, cast-off polymers?
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Tiny organisms in the water eating plastic: Could it harm us all?
Research - News
Apr 19, 2020
May 31, 2025
Projects like this one, funded by New York Sea Grant, have brought attention to microplastics, small plastic particles that have found their way into our waterways.
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New York Coastlines, Spring 2020
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Apr 07, 2020
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the spring 2020 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our latest issue, which was released in mid-July to our e-subscribers. Sign up and we'll send you issues weeks before it's online.
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Staying Connected: NYSG's Related Resources
COVID-19: New York Sea Grant's Rapid Response Support for its Coastal Stakeholders - News
Mar 30, 2020
May 31, 2025
Welcome to "Staying Connected," NYSG's web portal to online resources for a variety of our stakeholders (including educators, the seafood industry, among others) as well as some of our program's partners. We also provide opportunities for researchers and educators, and more.
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New York Sea Grant Research: Results and Impacts
Research - News
Mar 15, 2020
May 31, 2025
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.
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Outreach Inspiring Lake Sturgeon Conservation
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2020)
Mar 14, 2020
May 31, 2025
Encouraging conservation of the Lake Sturgeon, a New York State threatened and ecologically and historically significant species, is at the heart of a NYSG outreach effort
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New York Coastlines, Winter 2020
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Feb 22, 2020
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the winter 2020 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our latest issue, which was released in early April to our e-subscribers. We'll send you the issue before it's online in mid-late April.
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