In honor of Endangered Species Day, we welcome world expert John T. Tanacredi as a guest blogger on the perilous future of horseshoe crabs, as seen in the May 20, 2021 edition of the Babylon Beacon. Horseshoe crabs need special protections as they face extinction For...
Today we welcomed Prof. (emeritus) Roger Flood of Stony Brook’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SOMAS) to discuss his work on side-scan sonar and multi-beam bottom mapping in the Great South Bay. Prof. Flood provided historical context of bay bottom...
Supporting Oyster Farmers & Aquaculture Save The Great South Bay, a 501(c)3 environmental non-profit, is proud to launch the GSB Oyster Project with an initial effort to support local oyster farmers struggling due to COVID-19 market shutdown by purchasing their...
We welcome DEC Seagrass Management with a guest blog post on the importance of seagrass to the Great South Bay. What is seagrass? Seagrasses are Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) that create highly productive habitats in shallow coastal waters across the globe....
Cornell Cooperative Extension recently reached out to Save The Great South Bay in search of lead volunteers and regular volunteers for their Shellfish Restoration Project. Below is the flyer for the program: Lead Volunteer Responsibilities As a Lead Volunteer for...
While Blue Island Oysters has its hatchery in West Sayville, its oyster farm is off Captree. And last Friday was my day to visit. In 2000, Chris Quartuccio acquired a former bait shack and the lease for a surrounding six acres, and Blue Island Oysters was born....
