Here, you'll find information on some of NYSG's recently highlighted research, extension and education projects, activities and initiatives ...

• An international fisheries representative recently visited New York’s Great Lakes region to study open water trawling techniques and vessel design. More >
  
  
  
• Robert Kent Appointed as New York Sea Grant’s Interim Associate Director More >
  
  
  
• Fall 2008 Lecture Series at Stony Brook Southampton closes with a Dec 5th talk on Storm Surges in New York's Coastal Waters More >
  
  
  
• New Stewardship Plan for Nissequogue River is called to action  More >
  
  
  
• Fall 2008 Coastlines: "Breaking the Waves"
  Now available: (pdf) (intro/web extras) (Coastlines archives)
  
  Some feature stories from this issue include:
  
  Breaking the Waves: Breakwater research More >
  
  Researchers find ways to improve storm surge forecasts for metro NY More >
  
  COSSE cruise for teachers and researchers studying Lake Ontario aboard the USEPA's Lake Guardian. More >
  
  NYS steps up battle against invasive species  More >
  
  NYSG's Dale Baker wins prestigious Extension Award  More >
  
  Scholar Di Liberto wins Mattice Travel Award  More >
  
  Land Use Planning CD for communities More >
  
  Lake Ontario: Stakeholders prioritizing the future More >
  
  
  
• Maritime Film Festival: "Traditions at the Crossroads" at Stony Brook University, November 8, 2008  More >
  
  
  
• IFISHNY Fall '08 Newsletter (pdf)
  The feature article, by SBU's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Associate Professor Chris Gobler, discusses the 2008 brown tide outbreak on the south shore of Long Island. Also, check out the "Fish Police" section where NYSDEC's Captain Tim Huss provides an on the ground look into the work of an Environmental Conservation Officer.
  
  
  
• On Saturday, November 8, NYSG will co-sponsor a free public workshop to provide information and insights into food web indicators of the health, condition and challenges of the Lake Ontario ecosystem, including its fisheries.  More >
  
  
  
• For more on a recent NYSG-funded research project Hudson Valley tourism, check out the keypoints from an upcoming late-Fall '08 full publication on "Resident and Visitor Engagement in Three Communities" (pdf) as well as a study summary from our Fall '07 issue of Coastlines (pdf).
  
  
  
• James Ammerman: New Director, New Directions for New York Sea Grant More >
  
  
  
• Catch up on some of the recent efforts and initiatives of NYSG's Great Lakes staff in the October '08 issue of Great Lakes Splash!  (pdf)
  
  
  
• President Bush signed NOAA's National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008, which reauthorizes the Sea Grant Program from 2009-2014. More >
  
  
  
• Sea Grant program in New York and Rhode Island co-sponsored a workshop in mid-October 2008 on VHS, Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia, an emerging disease affecting fish populations. More >
  
  
  
• We're looking to hire a new I FISH NY recreational fisheries specialist for New York Sea Grant's Extension program. More >
  
  
  
• Sound Health 2008 is the Long Island Sound Study's report to the public on the environmental issues affecting Long Island Sound. It provides information on water quality, the abundance of animal and plant life in the Sound, and trends in land use along the shore. More >
  
  
  
• Identifying ways to improve public access to sportfishing info in an effort to assist residents and tourists to make more informed choices. More >
  
  
  
• NOAA and Sea Grant are urging beachgoers to learn how to “Break the Grip” of rip currents before getting into the water this summer. More >
  
  
  
• Brown tides are part of growing world-wide incidences of harmful algal blooms, which are caused by an abundance of single-celled marine plants called phytoplankton.
  
  Researchers of the self-assembled Aureococcus Genome Consortium (AGC) are now saying it may be something in the genetic makeup of one species of phytoplankton, the microscopic alga Aureococcus anophagefferens, that triggers the brown tide blooms that sporadically darken the waters of some of bays. Investigators believe that the organism’s genetic makeup or genome holds the key.
  
  In the past, brown tides have caused declines in bay scallop and other shellfish populations as well as the decrease of eelgrass beds that serve as shellfish nurseries. More >
  
  
  
• Larissa Graham joins NYSG as its new Long Island Sound Public Outreach Coordinator. More >
  
  
  
• NYSG seafood specialist Ken Gall is the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Earl P. McFee Award in recognition of his experience in delivering vital scientific information to the seafood industry and helping to ensure the safety of seafood products. More >
  
  
  
• NYSG-funded researchers from the Marine Animal Disease Laboratory at Stony Brook University discuss their extensive QPX monitoring program in Raritan Bay, Peconic Bay and other areas of the marine district to determine the extent and distribution of QPX disease. More >
  
  
  
• In an NYSG-funded research project, investigators equipped a commercial ferry with a variety of sensors to monitor and collect data about the LI Sound as it makes its daily transects. In real-time, the data is transmitted for use through the Sound Science Web site. More >