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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New York Aquaculture
Webinars - Potential Role of Triploid Oyster Technology
Feb 25, 2025
May 31, 2025
On this webinar, which is part of New York Sea Grant's Aquaculture Industry Resource Series, information was provided about the potential diseases that oyster farmers need to be aware of and how to manage them as well as how triploid oyster could potentially reduce disease impacts and increase a farmer's yield.
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On YouTube: Access to Capital for New York Seafood Businesses
Seafood Safety and Technology - News
Nov 27, 2024
May 31, 2025
Attention Seafood Businesses — Are you interested in exploring new markets and expanding your business? If so, check out the webinar recording below for an introduction to opportunities for accessing capital for New York Seafood Businesses.
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New York Aquaculture
Webinars - New York Farm Bureau
Aug 29, 2024
May 31, 2025
New York Aquaculture - Webinars - New York Farm Bureau
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Great Lakes Aquaculture Decision-Maker Day
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2024)
Aug 13, 2024
May 31, 2025
An opportunity for aquaculture farmers to meet with local legislators and decision-makers to highlight the potential value of the aquaculture industry for New York State and its residents.
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On YouTube: Great Lakes Fresh Fish Finder — An Online Tool for Consumers and Businesses
New York Aquaculture - News
Mar 05, 2024
May 31, 2025
FreshFishFinder.org provides consumers and businesses across Great Lakes states with options on where to find and promote aquaculture and seafood products.
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New York Seafood Summit - 2023
Seafood Safety and Technology - News
Oct 30, 2023
May 31, 2025
Stream videos and look through presentations from March 2023’s 7th Annual Summit, which focused on Seafood and Health and included panel discussions on aquaculture, seafood production, and fishing and marketing.
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New York Aquaculture Fact Sheet
New York Aquaculture - News
Sep 03, 2023
May 31, 2025
Explored in the fact sheet are the many ways that aquaculture can be done — on land using freshwater, in tanks and ponds, or in the marine habitat in saltwater.
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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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In Photos: Lazy Point Farms Concludes Its Third Seaweed Harvest Season
Seafood Safety and Technology - Press Release
May 12, 2023
May 31, 2025
This season, the project had the opportunity to work with seven partners from across local government, environmental groups, oyster growers, and small business owners interested in the cultivation, processing, and productization of NY-grown kelp.
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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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New York State Aquaculture Report Updated
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023)
Mar 24, 2023
May 31, 2025
NYSG’s updating of the New York Aquaculture Industry status report supports New York’s opportunity to become an industry leader.
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Guide to Seaweed Processing & Marketing Supports New York’s Emerging Industry
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023)
Mar 24, 2023
May 31, 2025
NYSG helps coastal producers adapt to changing environmental, social and political climates through updated practices and novel technologies and products.
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2022 Great Lakes Aquaculture Days
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2023)
Mar 24, 2023
May 31, 2025
NYSG is engaging stakeholders with educational and experiential learning opportunities through its participation in the Great Lakes Aquaculture Collaborative.
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Fish from New York Farms Could Uplift Economy, Health
New York Aquaculture - News
Mar 23, 2023
May 31, 2025
NYSG’s updating of the New York Aquaculture Industry status report supports New York’s opportunity to become an industry leader.
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Guides Help Seafood Professionals Build Resilience
Seafood Safety and Technology - News
Mar 23, 2023
May 31, 2025
NYSG, in collaboration with the National Aquaculture Association (NAA), has developed resources to help chefs—and budding entrepreneurs—better understand and take advantage of locally-farmed seafood.
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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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Meet Your Oyster Farmer: NYSG Hosts Summer Science Series 2021
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2022)
Aug 14, 2022
May 31, 2025
New York Sea Grant programming is actively engaging communities in support of New York’s aquaculture industry and its oyster farming small businesses.
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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 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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NYSG Offers Educational Opportunities for New York’s Aquaculture Industry
New York Aquaculture - News
Apr 29, 2022
May 31, 2025
Learn more about last fall’s New York State Wine and Seafood event, last summer’s Meet Your Oyster Farmer series, a new aquaculture fact sheet, free shellfish e-course, the Great Lakes Aquaculture Collaborative and Great Lakes Fish Finder.
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New York Seafood Summit - 2022
Seafood Safety and Technology - News
Feb 24, 2022
May 31, 2025
At NYSG’s 6th Annual NY Seafood Summit (March 7-11, 2022), in-person and virtual events focused on Seafood and Health with a regional panel kicking off each in-person event followed by a regional talk by local producer.
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$1.4 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment, Economies and Communities
Research - Press Release
Feb 01, 2022
May 31, 2025
"These projects will make valuable contributions to the now 50-year legacy of NYSG-supported, science-based knowledge of benefit to New York State’s coastal communities."
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Aquaculture / Seafood
Story Maps
Dec 23, 2021
May 31, 2025
Check out NYSG's aquaculture and seafood efforts documented via StoryMaps, immersive products that combine text, interactive maps, and other multimedia content.
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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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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 Air: Cash For Kelp — Long Island Groups Create Seaweed Farm Incentive Program To Reduce Nitrogen
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: Stony Brook Researchers — Sugar Kelp Could Help Cleanup Long Island's Waterways
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: Incentive Spurs Plans to Grow Kelp for Reducing Nitrogen in Waters
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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In Media: Cultivating Kelp Will Help Cut Down Nitrogen in Local Waters
Harmful Algal Blooms - Press Release
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.
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Is Shellfish Farming Right For You? NY Sea Grant Offers Free E-Course So You Can Decide
New York Aquaculture - News
Jul 20, 2021
May 31, 2025
If you would like to learn the steps involved with establishing a shellfish farming business venture in New York, then we invite you to enroll in a free e-course that you can complete at your own pace.
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New York Coastlines, Spring 2021
Publications - Articles
May 08, 2021
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the Spring 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 over the summer to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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In Media: CT Sea Grant Awarded Major Federal Grant to Help Fledgling Domestic Kelp Industry
Marine Fisheries Resource Center: Small Grants - News
Apr 18, 2021
May 31, 2025
This project will address two priorities identified through a comprehensive national needs assessment of various seaweed stakeholders, conducted as part of the National Seaweed Hub’s efforts.
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Seafood Processing and Marketing Task Force—Resource Guides
COVID-19: New York Sea Grant's Rapid Response Support for its Coastal Stakeholders - News
Feb 21, 2021
May 31, 2025
The task force has created a series of resource guides that outline the requirements for processing and marketing seafood in New York.
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New York Sea Grant Hires First Aquaculture Specialist
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2021)
Jan 27, 2021
May 31, 2025
New York Sea Grant has hired its first Aquaculture Specialist to develop an extension program in support of the aquaculture industry
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How Sea Grant Benefits You
Research, Extension, Education - News
Jan 27, 2021
May 31, 2025
Under examination is nearly two dozen impacts made by New York Sea Grant's specialists and funded researchers this past year to use science in order to improve decisions made by a variety of stakeholders.
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New York Coastlines, Winter 2021
Publications - Articles
Jan 23, 2021
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the Winter 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 May to our e-subscribers. We'll send you issues weeks before they're online.
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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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Is Seafood the Way to Thrive Post-COVID-19?
Seafood Safety and Technology - News
Dec 17, 2020
May 31, 2025
A pair of educators offer an appealing idea for students who want to thrive post-COVID-19: It’s all about sustainable, local seafood.
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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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New York Seafood Summit - 2021
Seafood Safety and Technology - News
Nov 03, 2020
May 31, 2025
The goal of the summit is to convene a group of enthusiastic professionals with vested interest in seafood, in order to build active communications between the various sectors of New York's seafood industry.
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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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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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In Media: New York Sea Grant’s Rapid Response to COVID-19
COVID-19: New York Sea Grant's Rapid Response Support for its Coastal Stakeholders - News
Jul 10, 2020
May 31, 2025
In Summer 2020, NYSG rolled out some COVID-19 rapid response projects to assist New York’s coastal users, including beach-goers, charterboat captains, anglers and seafood producers.
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In Media: Project Seen Transformative for Hard Clam Industry in U.S. East Coast
Marine Fisheries Resource Center - News
Apr 01, 2020
May 31, 2025
This $1.2-million NYSG-funded initiative will enable the breeding of clam stocks that better resist disease and harsh environmental conditions for the benefit of clam farmers in New York State and throughout the region.
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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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