| 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 |
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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| 08/15/2023 |
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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| 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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| 04/23/2023 |
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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| 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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| 01/09/2023 |
New York Coastlines, Fall / Winter 2022 | Publications - Articles: Check out stories from the Fall / Winter 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 Spring, likely in mid-late March, to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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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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| 08/09/2022 |
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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| 05/25/2022 |
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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| 08/28/2021 |
New York Coastlines, Summer 2021 | Publications - Articles: 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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| 08/06/2021 |
In Media: Kelp Could Be Environmental Elixir, And Economic Opportunity | Harmful Algal Blooms - News: 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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| 08/05/2021 |
On YouTube: Early 'Mahogany Tide' Algae Bloom In Great South Bay Has Experts Greatly Concerned | Harmful Algal Blooms - News: 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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| 08/05/2021 |
On YouTube: Tests Show Brown Tide Cell Count in Patchogue at Highest Level Since 2017 | Harmful Algal Blooms - News: 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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| 08/05/2021 |
On YouTube: Scientists — LI's Great South Bay Suffering Through Most Intense Brown Tide In Years | Harmful Algal Blooms - News: 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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| 08/05/2021 |
On YouTube: Worst Brown Tide in Years Threatens Great South Bay | Harmful Algal Blooms - News: 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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| 07/02/2021 |
In Photos, On YouTube: State of the Bays — 2021 | Harmful Algal Blooms - News: "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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| 05/29/2021 |
Protecting the Water Quality in Long Island Sound | Long Island Sound (Research) - News: 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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| 04/18/2021 |
On YouTube: Doctoral Student Working to Restore Shellfish Population | Research - News: 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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| 04/18/2021 |
On YouTube: Kelp Could be Silver Bullet in Fighting Climate Change in Our Oceans | Research - News: Stony Brook University researchers discuss why kelp is such an important asset in the fight against climate change.
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| 01/27/2021 |
New York Sea Grant Research: 2020 Results and Impacts | Research - News: 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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| 11/10/2020 |
New York Coastlines, Fall 2020 | Publications - Articles / Web Extras: 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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| 10/21/2020 |
In Media: How to Spot Blue-Green Algae and How to Protect Your Pet | Harmful Algal Blooms - News: 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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| 10/16/2020 |
In Media: $2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment | Research - News: 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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| 09/27/2020 |
In Media: Researchers Explore New Approaches to Decoding Brown Tide in Long Island Estuaries | Harmful Algal Blooms - News: 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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| 09/22/2020 |
NYSG's “Currents Clips” Wins 2020 Folio Award for ‘Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign’ | Currents Clips - News: 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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| 09/16/2020 |
$2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment, Communities & Aquaculture | Research - Press Release: “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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| 09/08/2020 |
Rust Tides Do Harm Shellfish ... But Research Offers Promise for Shellfish Farmers | Harmful Algal Blooms - News: 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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| 08/25/2020 |
In Photos, On YouTube: State of the Bays: Noxious Seaweed Among New Threats in 2020 | Harmful Algal Blooms - News: “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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| 07/14/2020 |
New York Coastlines, Summer 2020 | Publications - Articles / Web Extras: 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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| 05/15/2020 |
Reporting Suspicious Marine Algal Blooms | Harmful Algal Blooms - News: 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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| 04/19/2020 |
On YouTube: Plastics - "We're The Problem, But We're The Solution. Be The Change" | Research - News: 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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| 04/19/2020 |
Plastics floating in the water: What are the risks? | Research - News: 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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| 04/19/2020 |
Tiny organisms in the water eating plastic: Could it harm us all? | Research - News: 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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| 04/07/2020 |
New York Coastlines, Spring 2020 | Publications - Articles / Web Extras: 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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| 03/31/2020 |
In Media: Study Examines How Sewage Plants Can Remove Medicines from Wastewater | Research - News: 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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| 03/15/2020 |
New York Sea Grant Research: Results and Impacts | Research - News: 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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| 02/22/2020 |
New York Coastlines, Winter 2020 | Publications - Articles / Web Extras: 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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| 02/14/2020 |
In Media: Study Examines Efficiency of Medicine Removal from Wastewater Treatment Plants | Research - News: The study, funded by New York Sea Grant, was published as the cover story in the journal Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
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| 02/09/2020 |
Refuge Areas Could Protect Prized Fisheries in a Changing Climate | Research - News: How climate change might impact some aquatic organisms in New York’s waters was the focus of a recently-completed NYSG-funded study led by SBU SoMAS researcher Christopher Gobler.
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| 11/19/2019 |
Great Lakes Research Consortium Awards Funding to Five Projects | Great Lakes Boating & Marine Trades - Press Release: "We are excited about these projects that are exploring innovative approaches for applying science to critical issues facing the Great Lakes and the Great Lakes communities and economies. The results of these projects will not only benefit the Great Lakes region, but have implications for water bodies far beyond," said GLRC Director Gregory L. Boyer, Ph.D.
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