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The Marine Program benefits all who work and play on the water in Suffolk County. Significantly, the Marine Program also provides a cleaner environment for fish, fowl, and plants that live in or around Suffolk County’s waters. We have educators housed in several locations throughout Suffolk County in an effort to reach as many residents as possible with information and educational programming. From the Helm - A few words from the "Captain" of the Marine Program. No Discharge Zone - Use pump out facilities to keep Huntington waters clean. Suffolk County Stormwater Management - A collaborative effort between Suffolk County and Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn about the sources of pollutants, the environmental impacts of stormwater runoff, what you can do to help address the problem, and what Suffolk County is doing to help protect our waters.
Sport Fishing Education Center - Located on Cedar Beach Marina in Babylon on Ocean Parkway. We are about 4 miles West of Robert Moses Causeway. This facility is host to educational programs of all types. Suffolk County Marine Environmental Learning Center - Located at Cedar Beach in Southold, NY. This facility comprises both educational and research programs. The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum - Cornell Cooperative Extension's Marine Program and The Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport have teamed up to bring Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Educators and Researchers to western Suffolk County.
Sea Stars Marine Camp - at the Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport Sea Explorers Marine Camp at the Sport Fishing Education Center, Babylon
School Programs at the Sport Fishing Education Center School Break Programs at the Sport Fishing Education Center Marine Education Classes - These group programs are designed to interest students in grades K-12 in the many diverse and exciting marine topics. They are offered at the Suffolk County Marine Environmental Learning Center. Marine Education Classes at the Vanderbilt - The group programs offered by the Cornell Education Staff at Vanderbilt are designed to interest students in grades K-12 in the many diverse and exciting marine topics. They are offered as outreach programs held in your classroom or site. Marine Center Classes at Cedar Beach, Southold - These group programs held at the Suffolk County Marine Environmental Learning Center (SCMELC) are designed for students in grades K-12. Due to the nature of the programs, they are ONLY available at the Marine Center.
Aquaculture Research & Development - provides an additional source of income for seafood harvesters on the east end. Also offers Community involvement through a new program called SPAT (Southold Project in Aquaculture Training). Evaluation of Summer Flounder Discard Mortality in the Bottom Trawl Fishery Fisheries Management - Learn about the fisheries sampling program and the different species of fish - along with regulations and quotas. Geographic Information Systems - Using technology to assist in resource planning and marine conservation. S.P.A.T. - The Southold Project in Aquaculture Training (SPAT) is a non-profit community based shellfish restoration effort. Habitat Restoration - CCE's Eelgrass Restoration and monitoring as well as wetlands restoration programs. Horseshoe Crab Research - A horseshoe crab volunteer monitoring network The Value of Natural Shorelines - A paper presenting objective, factual information regarding the inherent "value” of natural shorelines from a Public and ecological perspective. Water Logging -Volunteer water quality monitoring and education including data collection for the tracking trends, on the Greater Huntington Northport Bay Complex.
Cornell Marine Moments - Several video spots that appear throughtout the cable system of Long Island, NY. (Windows Media Player Files) Links – To who we work with and other valuable resources. Staff Listing - Who we are and what we do. APRIL 2008 |
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