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New York Sea Grant's 2022 Success Stories
A compilation of select coastal New York extension projects, outreach programs and research results that benefit New Yorkers.
Introduction
Photo credit: Cornell University
The stories featured below provide examples of how New York Sea Grant (NYSG) partnered in 2021 with communities, teachers, industry, agencies and other coastal stakeholders and supported research to address a variety of marine, estuarine and Great Lakes issues and opportunities.
Additional information on these projects, as well as others from previous years, can be found at www.nyseagrant.org/successstories .
The following documents (a) provide an overview of the NYSG program “by the numbers”; (b) offers a summary of statistics about NYSG supported research and undergraduate and graduate students at campuses over the past 20 years; (c) capture the impact of the National Sea Grant College Program and the economic benefits provided to the coastal communities that Sea Grant programs serve.
NYSG Locations
Below are more details on our office locations and hosts across the State.
- Oswego: OSWEGO (SUNY)
- Newark: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wayne County
- Buffalo: University at Buffalo (SUNY)
- Ithaca: Cornell University
- Kingston: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County
- Elmsford: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester County
- NYC: Cornell University—ILR School [Manhattan]; Brooklyn College/CUNY [Brooklyn]; New York City Department of Environmental Protection [Queens]
- East Meadow: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County
- Stony Brook: Stony Brook University (SUNY)
Detailed information for the offices, and NYSG staff therein, can be found at www.nyseagrant.org/nysgstaff .
NYSG Success Stories
The following series of New York Sea Grant project profiles demonstrates the broad value of New York Sea Grant's research, extension and education efforts on coastal issues of importance to stakeholders in the Great Lakes, marine, and estuarine waters of New York State.
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MyCoast New York: Engaging Communities to Document Floods & Storm Damage
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NY’s Coastal Bluffs: Informing Stakeholders about Erosion, Recession
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NYS Aquaculture Report Updated
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Guide to Seaweed Processing & Marketing: Supports NY’s Emerging Industry
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6th Annual Seafood Summit: NYSG Hosts
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Plastic Pollution and You: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum
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Long Island Sound Marine Debris Plan Completed
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LIS Sustainable & Resilient Communities: 1st Annual Workshop
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LIS Sustainable & Resilient Communities: Regional Needs Assessment
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Community Science LI: Educational Webinars
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Long Island Sound Mentor Teacher Program Returns
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NY’s Hard Clams: Progress to Improve Resiliency
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Offshore Wind: NYSG Public Participation Guide Helps Communities Engage
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Marine Camp: NYSG Resumes Classes After COVID Hiatus
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Sea Level Rise: Adapted Curriculum Helps NYC Students Explore the Past and Future
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Community Engaged Internship Comes to the Bronx
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Flushing Climate Meeting: Preparing Communities for Future Flooding
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NY Shoreline Site Visits
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Working with Nature: 2022 Workshops
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Lake Ontario Shoreline Resident Information Folders for Wayne County
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Understanding & Managing Floodplains for Healthy Watersheds and Resilient Communities
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Assessing Climate-Driven Migration in the Great Lakes
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Climate Stewards: Training Extension Educators to Establish Local Climate Programming
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A “Day in the Life” Student Experience Debuts in Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Watershed
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Great Lakes Coastal Resilience & Climate Change Curriculum Workshop
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Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Projects Engage Youth
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Support for Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary Designation
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2022 NY Statewide Celebration of Sturgeon
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2022 Great Lakes Aquaculture Days
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Research: HABs in New York’s Coastal Zones
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Research: Impacts of Microplastic Pollution
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Research: Enhancing Flood Resilience on Lake Ontario
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Research: Listeria Control Strategies for Smoked Seafood
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Research: Detecting AIS Via Environmental DNA Method
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Research: NY's Aquaculture Operations for Oysters
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Research: Rip Current Awareness
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Research: Evaluating American Shad in a Changing Hudson River Ecosystem
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Research: Stakeholder Perceptions of Oyster Ecosystem Services
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Research: Diversifying New York’s Marine Aquaculture Industry
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Research: Refuge Areas Could Protect Prized Fisheries in a Changing Climate
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Research: Development of Stress-Resistant Bay Scallop Strains
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