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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On YouTube: Hudson River Community Microplastic Remediation Pilot and Sampling Program
Marine Debris - News
Aug 19, 2024
May 31, 2025
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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Introducing Tools to Enhance Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Capabilities
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 12, 2024
May 31, 2025
AI technology is used to obtain faster testing results when assessing harmful algal bloom events
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Bridging Research to Action to Reduce Plastic Pollution
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 10, 2024
May 31, 2025
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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NYSG Announces New Great Lakes Regional Office at Rochester Institute of Technology
Marine Debris - Press Release
Nov 18, 2023
May 31, 2025
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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On YouTube: State of the Bays — 2023: Reasons for Optimism in State of the Bays
Research – News
Aug 27, 2023
May 31, 2025
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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Fixing an Environmental Problem in the Sea with Kelp
Research – News
Aug 24, 2023
May 31, 2025
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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Protecting Water Quality, from Far above the Earth
Research – News
Aug 21, 2023
May 31, 2025
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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Sea Grass Meadows Could Help All Living Things in an Acidic Ocean
Research – News
Aug 20, 2023
May 31, 2025
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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Advanced Treatment Methods Can Remove Psychiatric Medicines From the Water
Research – News
Aug 15, 2023
May 31, 2025
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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On Air: New York Sea Grant to Look at Ways to Reduce Pollution in Waterways
Marine Debris - News
May 17, 2023
May 31, 2025
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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In Media: NY Sea Grant Awarded $5.2M To Fight Waterway Pollution
Marine Debris - News
May 12, 2023
May 31, 2025
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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In Media: $5.2+M Awarded to NY Sea Grant to Address Marine Debris
Marine Debris - News
May 12, 2023
May 31, 2025
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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NY Sea Grant Awarded $5.2+M in Federal Funding to Address Marine Debris
Marine Debris - Press Release
Apr 28, 2023
May 31, 2025
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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On Air: Peconic Bay Scallop Die-Offs Are “A Cautionary Tale” for New England
Research - News
Apr 23, 2023
May 31, 2025
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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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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New York Sea Grant Research: 2023 Results and Impacts
Research - News
Mar 30, 2023
May 31, 2025
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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Seaweed Farms May Ease Ocean Acidity, Improve Water Quality
Research - News
Sep 14, 2022
May 31, 2025
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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On YouTube: State of the Bays — 2022: Science Shows Promise
Harmful Algal Blooms - News
Sep 14, 2022
May 31, 2025
“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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New York Sea Grant Research: 2022 Ongoing Projects
Research - News
Aug 09, 2022
May 31, 2025
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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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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On YouTube: HABs A Summer of Discontent in Long Island's Coastal Waters
Harmful Algal Blooms - News
May 25, 2022
May 31, 2025
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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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: Kelp Could Be Environmental Elixir, And Economic Opportunity
Harmful Algal Blooms - News
Aug 06, 2021
May 31, 2025
Using kelp to help reduce nitrogen in Long Island waters was the subject Dr. Christopher Gobler's May 27th press conference at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) Marine Science Center at Stony Brook Southampton. This is a media mention related to that announcement.
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On YouTube: Early 'Mahogany Tide' Algae Bloom In Great South Bay Has Experts Greatly Concerned
Harmful Algal Blooms - News
Aug 05, 2021
May 31, 2025
Ahead of the Summer 2021 season, Stony Brook University investigator Christopher Gobler provided his annual “State of the Bays” address. This is one of the media mentions that followed as the season was underway.
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On YouTube: Tests Show Brown Tide Cell Count in Patchogue at Highest Level Since 2017
Harmful Algal Blooms - News
Aug 05, 2021
May 31, 2025
Ahead of the Summer 2021 season, Stony Brook University investigator Christopher Gobler provided his annual “State of the Bays” address. This is one of the media mentions that followed as the season was underway.
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On YouTube: Scientists — LI's Great South Bay Suffering Through Most Intense Brown Tide In Years
Harmful Algal Blooms - News
Aug 05, 2021
May 31, 2025
Ahead of the Summer 2021 season, Stony Brook University investigator Christopher Gobler provided his annual “State of the Bays” address. This is one of the media mentions that followed as the season was underway.
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On YouTube: Worst Brown Tide in Years Threatens Great South Bay
Harmful Algal Blooms - News
Aug 05, 2021
May 31, 2025
Ahead of the Summer 2021 season, Stony Brook University investigator Christopher Gobler provided his annual “State of the Bays” address. This is one of the media mentions that followed as the season was underway.
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In Photos, On YouTube: State of the Bays — 2021
Harmful Algal Blooms - News
Jul 02, 2021
May 31, 2025
"There are no local or regional options to mitigate the global rise in temperatures nor carbon dioxide," said Stony Brook University researcher Chris Gobler. "Thus, our primary tool to lessen the intensity of HABs, hypoxia, and coastal acidification is the mitigation of nitrogen."
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Protecting the Water Quality in Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound (Research) - News
May 29, 2021
May 31, 2025
A group of scientists funded by Sea Grant programs in NY and CT are assembling the pieces of a puzzle to determine the impact of past excesses in nitrogen release to Long Island Sound and the efficacy of efforts to remediate them.
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On YouTube: Doctoral Student Working to Restore Shellfish Population
Research - News
Apr 18, 2021
May 31, 2025
Stephen Tomasetti, a Sea Grant-supported student on two New York Sea Grant-funded projects, discusses what has happened to the Long Island oyster population and what is being done to bring the population back
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On YouTube: Kelp Could be Silver Bullet in Fighting Climate Change in Our Oceans
Research - News
Apr 18, 2021
May 31, 2025
Stony Brook University researchers discuss why kelp is such an important asset in the fight against climate change.
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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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New York Coastlines, Fall 2020
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Nov 10, 2020
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the Fall 2020 issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, which is currently being release in February 2021 to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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In Media: How to Spot Blue-Green Algae and How to Protect Your Pet
Harmful Algal Blooms - News
Oct 21, 2020
May 31, 2025
Only allow dogs to play in ponds or lakes you visit regularly and see if conditions change. Learn more from resources including a New York Sea Grant-produced "HABs and Dogs" brochure.
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In Media: $2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment
Research - News
Oct 16, 2020
May 31, 2025
NYSG has awarded more than $2.1 million to support six coastal science research projects —three of which are being led by Stony Brook University faculty — that explore topics relating to and benefiting New York’s coastal environment, communities and economies.
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In Media: Researchers Explore New Approaches to Decoding Brown Tide in Long Island Estuaries
Harmful Algal Blooms - News
Sep 27, 2020
May 31, 2025
Results from a five-year, NOAA NCCOS-sponsored research project on brown tide in Long Island Estuaries were highlighted this past summer during a New York Sea Grant virtual seminar
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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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$2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment, Communities & Aquaculture
Research - Press Release
Sep 16, 2020
May 31, 2025
“This set of projects will contribute to the long-standing and growing body of NYSG-supported science-based knowledge available to coastal communities in New York State.”
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Rust Tides Do Harm Shellfish ... But Research Offers Promise for Shellfish Farmers
Harmful Algal Blooms - News
Sep 08, 2020
May 31, 2025
While the alga that creates "rust tides" are very harmful to shellfish, those aquatic filter feeders that are cultivated in deeper waters do better than those cultured near the surface.
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In Photos, On YouTube: State of the Bays: Noxious Seaweed Among New Threats in 2020
Harmful Algal Blooms - News
Aug 25, 2020
May 31, 2025
“Two of the newest findings are that wastewater from septic systems stimulates this aggressive seaweed and high nitrate in drinking water causes negative health effects,” said SBU SoMAS' Christopher Gobler.
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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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Reporting Suspicious Marine Algal Blooms
Harmful Algal Blooms - News
May 15, 2020
May 31, 2025
We are asking for your help to document occurrences pf Harmful Algal Blooms in NY's marine waters. These data are used as guidance to make decisions to promote public health and safety during times when HABs are most active.
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On YouTube: Plastics - "We're The Problem, But We're The Solution. Be The Change"
Research - News
Apr 19, 2020
May 31, 2025
In this video, two students from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia introduce us to some of the New York Sea Grant-funded researchers studying marine debris and microplastics ... and encourage us to "Be the Change."
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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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In Media: Study Examines How Sewage Plants Can Remove Medicines from Wastewater
Research - News
Mar 31, 2020
May 31, 2025
A NYSG-funded study of seven wastewater treatment plants in the Eastern United States reveals a mixed record when it comes to removing medicines such as antibiotics and antidepressants.
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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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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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