New York Sea Grant
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Coastal Science for New York State, supported administratively by NOAA and, in NY, SUNY and Cornell University www.nyseagrant.org
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What is #SeaGrant?

Sea Grant is a federal-university partnership program that brings #science together with #communities for solutions that work. 🤝

Learn about the impacts of our #research🔬, #education🎓 & #extension🌱 efforts nationwide at seagrant.noaa.gov, in NY at seagrant.sunysb.edu
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Contribute to #MyCoastNY, take photos of local flooding, shoreline change, storm damage mycoast.org/NY, where you can download #MyCoast app. Don’t forget to enable notifications. #SeaGrantCommSci #SeaGrant #newyorkseagrant #nyseagrant @cornellcals.bsky.social
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Now through December, join #nyseagrant, #CCEUlster for a series of webinars (nyseagrant.info/microplastic...), workshops and community events (nyseagrant.info/microplastic...) encouraging low waste options for celebrating the upcoming holidays. #SeaGrant #newyorkseagrant @cornellcals.bsky.social
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Join #NYSeaGrant, #NYAgAndMarkets for NY Aquatic Foods Office Hours on 10/2 at 2 pm EST. Register: nyseagrant.info/nyaquaticfoo... Learn about seafood-related initiatives, food safety inspection, and more. #seafood @cornellcals.bsky.social #SeaGrant #NewYorkSeaGrant
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Time is running out to register for the 3rd Annual Long Island Coastal Resilience Forums, to be held in Suffolk County (10/8: nyseagrant.info/licoastalres... - deadline 9/30) and Nassau County (10/9: nyseagrant.info/licoastalres... - deadline 10/1) #lispartnership #LongIslandSound #LISound #SeaGrant
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For #SepticSmartWeek: #NYSeaGrant offers resources for homeowners that explain how septic systems work, how to keep them functioning properly. There’s also a list of trusted resources: nyseagrant.org/septicfolder #GreatLakes #LakeOntario #LakeErie #seagrant #newyorkseagrant @cornellcals.bsky.social
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Register to join #LISound Partnership for one of its three mentor teacher workshops: 9/20 Oyster Bay ow.ly/kRqr50WSfEt; 9/20 Bronx bit.ly/3I5DGEp; 9/24 Kings Park ow.ly/tqrh50WSfEr CTLE & participation certificates available upon request #LongIslandSound #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social
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Attend 9/18 webinar bit.ly/mycoastny0925 Contribute to #MyCoastNY, take photos of local flooding, shoreline change, storm damage mycoast.org/NY, where you can download #MyCoast app. Don’t forget to enable notifications. #SeaGrantCommSci #SeaGrant #newyorkseagrant #nyseagrant @cornellcals.bsky.social
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Apply by 10/5 for full-time #LongIslandSound Partnership science communicator based w/ @neiwpcc.org in Lowell, MA: ow.ly/VU9q50WUCuj Looking for a skilled writer passionate about communicating how science & env management can help sustain & protect urban waterways from emerging threats. #SeaGrant
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#GreatLakes property owners — Is erosion/flooding impacting your shoreline? Visit nyseagrant.info/glcoastalpro... sign up for a free consultation (bit.ly/shorelinesit...) w/ #NYSeaGrant #Cornell Coop Ext specialist at #SUNYOswego; #seagrant #LakeOntario #LakeErie #NYSDEC @cornellcals.bsky.social
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5 new projects selected by #nyseagrant, #nysdec for funding via NY's #GreatLakes Basin Small Grants Program, totaling nearly $200K to support local restoration, education, resilience efforts: bit.ly/glsmallgrants #LakeOntario #LakeErie #seagrant @cornellcals.bsky.social @bnwaterkeeper.bsky.social
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Contribute to #MyCoastNY: take photos of local flooding, shoreline change, storm damage mycoast.org/NY, where you can download the #MyCoast app. Don’t forget to enable notifications. #SeaGrantCommSci #SeaGrant #newyorkseagrant #nyseagrant @cornellcals.bsky.social
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Targeted outreach/coordination by #LongIslandSound Partnership has helped North Shore sites lead '25 River Herring & American Eel migration survey in volunteer participation, number of observation events—a milestone for a region that often records few fish sightings bit.ly/2025riverher... #SeaGrant
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Heading to the water? Our updated "Protect Your Dog from Harmful Algae" brochure has helpful info—what to look for, exposure symptoms, what to do if your pet comes into contact w/ a HAB: nyseagrant.info/dogsandhabsb... @miseagrant.bsky.social@ilinseagrant.bsky.social@mnseagrant.bsky.social
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#LongIslandSound’s peak of hypoxia (low dissolved oxygen) activity often in mid-Aug, just what #LISound Partnership’s new forecasting model predicted for this year. See #EPA's "Success in the Urban Sea" story map: arcg.is/1jHyfK1 #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social
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Join NYSG #GreatLakes fisheries specialist on 9/23 for a seminar (w/ #SUNYOswego, #USGS) on Alewife, a key forage fish supporting #LakeOntario's prized trout and salmon fishery nyseagrant.info/loalewifeupd... bit.ly/nysgloalewif... #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social #newyorkseagrant #nyseagrant
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Register, join NYSG 9/19 at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social‬ Law School as we co-host a deep dive into policies surrounding marine Carbon Dioxide Removal in our coastal waters: events.columbia.edu/go/Navigatin...; #SeaGrant @sabincenter.bsky.social @waseagrant.bsky.social @oceannetworks.ca
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What do people really think and know about #LongIslandSound?The #LISound Partnership asked. And 3,700+ people across NY & CT answered: bit.ly/lisoundsurve... #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social
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NYSG's #SafeBoating resources nyseagrant.info/marina, incl safety equipment checklist, info on boater edu certificate, courses, life jackets, vessel check, & more #NationalSafeBoatingWeek #GreatLakes #LakeOntario #SeaGrant @miseagrant.bsky.social@ilinseagrant.bsky.social@mnseagrant.bsky.social
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NYSG #SGIntern Janice Yohannan, @cornelluniversity.bsky.social rising junior, monitored natural & nature-based features w/ @naturalareasnyc.bsky.social, will co-present findings to EPA’s Urban Waters Federal Partnership #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social#CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci
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NYSG #SGIntern Genesis Dacosta, @cuny.edu’s John Jay College rising junior, examined microplastic pollution in fashion; Helped run Genspace, @hudsonriverpark.bsky.social workshops, drafted an environmental sustainability website #SeaGrant #CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci
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NYSG #SGIntern Crow Idnani, @cornelluniversity.bsky.social rising senior, led students thru microplastics pollution course w @columbiauniversity.bsky.social‬ Eco Ambassadors global prog #SeaGrant #NJSeaGrant @nycwater.bsky.social @cornellcals.bsky.social#CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci
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NYSG #SGIntern Isabel Hahl, @colgate.edu rising junior, worked w/ (a) @ubuffalo.bsky.social researchers on native freshwater mussel habitat study; (b) NYSG specialist to create a freshwater mussel lesson plan for local educators #SeaGrant #CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci
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NYSG #SGIntern Elise Ruby, rising @sunyesf.bsky.social‬ sophomore, conducted field work in Buffalo w/ @deptfishwildlife.bsky.social‬ & the Razavi Ecotoxicology Lab, helping catch fish & prep them in the lab for contaminant analyses. #SeaGrant #CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci
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As a NYSG #SGIntern, Veda Keon (rising @sunyesf.bsky.social‬ junior) conducted #HudsonRiver microplastic pollution research, assisted in edu progs w/ #NYSDEC, incl '25 Institute Discovering Environmental Scientists (TIDES) prog. #SeaGrant #CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci
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Miradyn Feist, a rising @cornelluniversity.bsky.social junior, had a hands-on experience as a NYSG #SGIntern in workforce development, learning about Long Island’s oyster industry through LIOGA and Hart’s Hatchery. #SeaGrant @cornellcals.bsky.social#CommunityEngagedInternship #SeaGrantCommSci