Environment
Amid spike in cold-stunned turtles, rescue group encourages beachgoers to be on the lookout
An alarming number of cold-stunned sea turtles are turning up along the coast, with 36 hypothermic sea turtles appearing in shallow areas across Eastern Long Island since mid-November. “Turtles...
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Students become citizen scientists as they gather data of Peconic Estuary at Indian Island County Park
Equipped with chest-high waders, fishing nets, binoculars, collection buckets and more, students from elementary to high school age became citizen scientists Friday. The students, including a group from the...
New sign unveiled at Long Island Aquarium to raise awareness on importance of healthy estuary
The Peconic Estuary Protection Committee and the Peconic Estuary Partnership are teaming up with the Long Island Aquarium to try to help people better understand the importance of a...
Stony Brook scientist: Nitrogen loading remains ongoing threat in Long Island waters
Stony Brook University scientist Christopher Gobler emphasized again at his annual State of the Bays lecture last Wednesday that excessive nitrogen loading from wastewater is an ongoing threat for...
Under new program, scientists searching for solutions after bay scallop disaster
Scientists at Stony Brook University have been granted $240,000 in funding from New York Sea Grant to research a selective breeding program for scallops, in partnership with Cornell Cooperative...
