Plum Island Underwater Survey Shows Abundance
Pictured Above: A northern star coral found during the survey (dead; live samples were also found) Over five days last
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Nature
A Love Letter to the Peconics
Only 28 marine ecosystems throughout the United States are protected by the United States Environmental Protection Agency through the National
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Governor Calls for Federal Help With Scallop Crisis
Pictured Above: Two lone scallopers off of North Sea on opening day of scallop season in November. New York Governor
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Minke Whale Stranded in Northwest Creek Dies
Pictured Above: Atlantic Marine Conservation Society biologists examining minke whale | NOAA Fisheries photo Atlantic Marine Conservation Society (AMSEAS – amseas.org)
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Dead Whale in Southampton Adds to Unusual Mortality Concerns
Atlantic Marine Conservation Society “AMSEAS” (amseas.org) received a report yesterday at 8:35 a.m. from a member of the public about
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Governor Touts Lake Agawam Algae Solution
Pictured Above: Workers prepare a mobile harvester for collecting algae from Lake Agawam After years of increasing concentrations of toxic
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New Name, Refocused Mission for Riverhead Foundation
Pictured Above: Marine mammal rehabilitators from the Riverhead Foundation releasing a sea turtle back to the ocean at Ponquogue Beach
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Paddlers for Plum Island to Return to Orient
Pictured Above: At last year’s Paddle for Plum Island Local citizens will paddle in Orient on Saturday, August 17 as a display
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Dead Humpback Whale Adds to Marine Mammal Mortality Concerns
Pictured Above: The humpback whale found off of Montauk. | Photo courtesy of Petty Officer 2nd class Unwin of USCG
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Get Back to the Bays
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Back to the Bays Initiative has begun its spring membership drive, and is asking members of the
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Kelp Farmers Get A Big Surprise
Pictured Above: Stony Brook University scientist Mike Doall and oyster farmer Paul McCormick with kelp grown on the Great Gunn
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