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05.27.2022 Agriculture

Researchers say shellfish, kelp could be key to combat ocean acidification

Researchers at Stony Brook University have discovered a way to combat ocean acidification with a culture of shellfish and kelp, potentially benefiting local marine ecosystems, shellfish farmers and economies...

08.15.2018 Environment

Oyster fisheries granted leases despite public concern

Oyster fisheries won the battle with recreational boaters over leasing space in Suffolk County waters, despite heated comments at a recent hearing against the approval of any new aquaculture...

08.24.2016 Environment

Mussels ‘as far as the eye can see’ on L.I. Sound beach in Jamesport

David Gruner has been visiting the same private beach on the Long Island Sound in Jamesport for more than 50 years. On Wednesday afternoon, he witnessed something he’d never seen...

07.11.2014 Agriculture

Kelp, a slippery seaweed, could be major moneymaker

It’s a delicacy Asian cultures have enjoyed for centuries but is more commonly thought of as the slippery — and sometimes slimy — brown stuff that grows naturally in...

11.01.2013 Business

Q&A: New L.I. Farm Bureau pres marks a couple of ‘firsts’

After nearly 60 years representing farmers on Long Island, the Long Island Farm Bureau named both its first woman, and first aquaculture farmer as president of the agriculture advocacy group....

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Researchers say shellfish, kelp could be key to combat ocean acidification

Oyster fisheries granted leases despite public concern

Mussels ‘as far as the eye can see’ on L.I. Sound beach in Jamesport

Kelp, a slippery seaweed, could be major moneymaker

Q&A: New L.I. Farm Bureau pres marks a couple of ‘firsts’