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WE HAVE A BRAND NEW LOOK! — READ THE NEW NYSG NY COASTLINES!

Winter 2025-26 • Volume 53, No. 3

In this Issue:

Letter from the Director

In the Spotlight

Save the Date

What's Trending

Program Highlights



West Meadow Beach, Fall 2020.

Credit: Becky Shuford

Letter from the Director
Becky Shuford, NYSG Director

Welcome to New York Sea Grant’s (NYSG) winter, and last of 2025, edition of NY Coastlines!



As we reflect on the successes of the past year (and what a year it has been!), NYSG would like to open this edition by taking a moment to express our profound appreciation to each of you for all of your support and partnership. It is not hyperbole to say that we would not be here without you. THANK YOU! 

Now, we invite you to get a cup of hot cocoa and dive in to explore a sampling of what NYSG has been up to the past few months. As you do, you will notice we are trying on a new, more streamlined look for NY Coastlines. Of course, you will find that the content still includes the stories and highlights of NYSG’s community-based programming you look forward to. There is also a new “save the date” section announcing upcoming events and opportunities for engagement and learning to get on your calendars, and to kick off the New Year with a refreshing splash. As you make your way through, we welcome you to provide feedback on your reading experience with the new format. You can do so via the following email: nyseagrant@stonybrook.edu.

As we say good-bye to 2025 and usher in 2026, the NYSG family wishes you and yours a very happy holiday season. We look forward to continuing to work together with you to ensure another impactful year of “Bringing Science to the Shore” for all of New York’s coastal communities. 

With deep gratitude,

Becky

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Featured Story

MyCoast New York

Developed by New York Sea Grant and Cornell's New York State Water Resources Institute, this photo-sharing platform encourages New Yorkers to upload pictures of flooding, storm impacts, and litter to help track and understand changes in our waterways.

A flooded road next to the Wallkill

River after a heavy rain event.

Credit: NY Sea Grant

​More on NYSG's resilience efforts...

A view of a partially submerged car on E. 7th Rd in Jamaica Bay, Queens. Credit: Martin Grillo

^Community

^{Flood Fellows}

After presenting at a forum this past summer, many participants in this Fellowship program are planning next steps to continue combating flooding in their communities throughout the Jamaica Bay region.

Read the full article >

Coastal flooding due to storm surge inundates the Poughkeepsie waterfront at high tide. Credit: Europa McGovern via MyCoast NY.

^Dynamic

^{Shorelines}

New outreach programs have been developed as a result of this NYSG resiliency-building project to guide local leaders toward more
resilient shoreline
and floodplain management choices.

Read the full article >

A bioswale installation reduces flooding and filters stormwater runoff in a village along New York’s Great Lakes shoreline. Credit: Mary Austerman

^{Climate Smart Communities Crosswalk}

Designed to support communities who want to advance in the CSC Certification program, this tool spotlights opportunities to earn points while reducing the time, effort, and cost of taking action.

Read the full article >

NYSG Currents: Save the Date

Read about upcoming events throughout the NY Sea Grant network…

✓  Office Hours Series: NYSG's seafood and aquaculture-focused webinars return in 2026, with the first virtual event scheduled for 1/22. Learn more >

✓  2026 Seafood HACCP Trainings: 2/10 (Division of Marine Resources, Kings Park, NY); 4/28 (Virtual); 8/11 (Stony Brook Innovation and Discovery Center, Stony Brook, NY); 12/8 (Virtual). Registration required. Learn more >

✓  Oyster Shucking Workshop: Join NYSG at North Fork Brewery in Riverhead (2/27), where a NY oyster farmer will show you how to shuck your own oysters.

Learn more >

✓  Seafood Summit: 2026 dates for downstate (3/27), midstate (4/8),

and upstate (4/9) events..Learn more >

✓  Aquatic Food Conference: Registration will open in the New Year for this NYSG-hosted conference (5/19-20) in Long Beach, NY. Learn more >

NYSG Currents: What's Trending

_{Read a sampling of stories that have made waves recently in the media, on our social channels, and with our partners...}

✓  Education Workshop Round-up:

• NYSG's Fall 2025 series on Long Island Sound. Learn more > 
• Summer 2025 series on NY's Great Lakes. Learn more >

✓  NYSG Specialists Honored: Assemblyman Manktelow recognized two NYSG Great Lakes specialists for dune project expertise. Project reduces flood risks along Sodus Point village streets. Learn more >

✓  A Guide to Permitting Shoreline Modification Projects in New York’s

Tidal Waters: This guide is for permit applicants using the New York State Joint Application for shoreline construction or modification, ranging from major to minor projects. Learn more >

✓  Aquaculture 101: Fact sheet focuses on aquaculture, the cultivation of finfish, aquatic plants, and shellfish. Learn more >

✓  Protecting Coastal Bluffs of Long Island: A sign is available for municipalities, community groups, homeowner associations and property owners to print and install next to your bluff. Postcards are also available for distribution.

Learn more >

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Read more NYSG research, extension, and education highlights via NYSG’s news archive→

New York Sea Grant Administration & Research

Research and Development Park, Innovation and Discovery Center / Suite 221 /

500 Innovation Rd. / Stony Brook, NY 11794

E: nyseagrant@stonybrook.edu / P: 631.632.6905

New York Sea Grant Administration & Extension

112 Rice Hall / Cornell University / Ithaca, NY 14853-5601

E: SGIthaca@cornell.edu / P: 607.255.2386

For a list of NYSG's offices and staff, visit

www.nyseagrant.org/nysgstaff

New York Sea Grant provides equal opportunities in employment and programming.

Sea Grant is a national network of 34 university-based programs whose research, extension and outreach programs promote better understanding, conservation and use of America's coastal resources. New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has been "Bringing Science to the Shore" since 1971 as a joint program of the State University of New York (SUNY) and Cornell University.

New York Coastlines is a product of NYSG project C/PC-15 funded under award NA24OARX417C0158-T1-01 granted to the Research Foundation for SUNY on behalf of NYSG from the National Sea Grant College Program of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.