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NY Sea Grant Wins 2020 Folio Award for ‘Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign’

In a virtual ceremony held on September 22, New York Sea Grant’s (NYSG) “Currents Clips” received a Folio Award from the Fair Media Council (FMC) for “Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign.” NYSG — a...

September 22, 2020

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With face masks and other personal protective equipment ending up on sidewalks and other outdoor spaces, a seasonal campaign goes beyond encouraging citizens to break the single-use plastic habit by using reusable bags and bottles at the beach and local park. #DontTrashLISound reminds folks to discard #PPElitter in a secure trash can. Credit: Judy Benson / Connecticut Sea Grant

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#DontTrashLISound: Summer 2020 Social Media Campaign Focuses on PPEs

This year’s campaign centers on discarded face masks, disposable gloves and other PPE that are ending up on sidewalks, parks and other outdoor spaces instead of in the trash.

August 14, 2020

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Plastic pollution on our shorelines is plain to see, but concern is mounting over the impacts of microplastics in our waters. Credit: Paul C. Focazio, NYSG

Faculty/Staff Long Island Sustainability

Sea Grant Coordinates Marine Debris Action Plan for LI Sound

Abandoned boats, broken lobster traps, discarded tires and all types of other trash aren’t just eyesores on Long Island Sound’s beaches, coves and channels. They’re also hazards to wildlife, can impede navigation, and...

April 28, 2020

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Jimena Perez-Viscasillas (photo by Rebecca Shuford, NYSG)

Community Long Island On Campus Sustainability

New Long Island Sound Study Outreach Coordinator at SBU

New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has hired Jimena Perez-Viscasillas as its Long Island Sound Study (LISS) outreach coordinator. Based at Stony Brook University, her role is to provide science-based information about Long...

December 18, 2019

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A small grant to the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Marine Program will help connect some 300 students with Long Island's coastal waters and, hopefully, an interest in protecting, conserving and restoring those resources. Credit: Ali Stevens / CCE Suffolk County

Community Long Island

Funding Announced for Recreational Fishing Projects in Local Communities

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York Sea Grant (NYSG) will distribute more than $74,000 in funding for several recreational fishing projects that will benefit New York’s...

October 2, 2019

2 min read

Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

NY Sea Grant Receives Funding to Increase Confidence and Demand for U.S. Farm-Raised Seafood

New York Sea Grant (NYSG) in collaboration with the National Aquaculture Association, received $182,108 in funding for a project to increase end-user confidence in U.S. farm-raised seafood and to increase demand for U.S...

October 26, 2018

3 min read

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NY Sea Grant Wins 2020 Folio Award for ‘Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign’

#DontTrashLISound: Summer 2020 Social Media Campaign Focuses on PPEs

Sea Grant Coordinates Marine Debris Action Plan for LI Sound

New Long Island Sound Study Outreach Coordinator at SBU

Funding Announced for Recreational Fishing Projects in Local Communities

NY Sea Grant Receives Funding to Increase Confidence and Demand for U.S. Farm-Raised Seafood

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