Guiding The Next Decade in the Peconics
PEP’s New Management Plan Faces Threats to the Estuary The Peconic Estuary was named an “Estuary of National Significance” way
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Groundhog Day for Bay Scallops?
This coming Peconic Bay scallop season could prove a repeat of last year’s devastating die-off, says Dr. Stephen Tettelbach, a
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Water Quality Report Sheds Light on Nuanced Health of Bays
Pictured above: At the Sagg Pond sampling site | Blue Water Task Force photo The East End’s Blue Water Task
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Two Dead Humpback Whales off LI in Two Days
Pictured Above: A deceased humpback whale was found floating off the coast of Montauk Friday (Rob DiGiovanni photo for AMSEAS)
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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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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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