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Shinnecock Bay declared a "Hope Spot" by Mission Blue after IOCS co-nominates this special site

IOCS, along with The Explorer's Club, nominated Shinnecock Bay to receive this prestigious designation! Learn more in our new video: Read...

Jun 6, 20221 min read

U.S. Must Expand Marine Protection to Meet Ocean Conservation Goals

A new analysis of marine protected areas (MPAs) reveals that many important ocean regions off mainland U.S. are significantly unprotected.

May 24, 20220 min read

SBU Scientists Take a Multi-Faceted Approach to Restoring Shinnecock Bay

Stony Brook University Scientists Take a Multi-Faceted Approach to Restoring Shinnecock Bay

Apr 28, 20225 min read

Study Provides First-Time Data on China’s Marine Conservation

A new study by an international team of scientists led by Ellen Pikitch from Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric...

Apr 28, 20223 min read

Cernadas-Martín Is a Champion for Marine and Human Diversity

Written by Glenn Jochum Sara Cernadas-Martín is a self-described interdisciplinary scientist with knowledge spanning the fields of marine...

Apr 28, 20224 min read

SoMAS’ Ellen Pikitch Addresses UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science

On February 11 Ellen Pikitch, Endowed Professor of Ocean Conservation Science in the Stony Brook University School of Marine and...

Feb 11, 20221 min read

“Why Have Hard Clam Landings Increased by 1000% in Shinnecock Bay During the Past Decade?”

SoMAS scientists who created the Shinnecock Bay Restoration Program explain how their efforts over the past ten years resulted in...

May 6, 20211 min read

Connecting with Communities through COVID-19

Connecting with Communities through COVID-19 - Assistant Director, Christine Santora, gave Mepham High School's Senior Experience...

Dec 11, 20201 min read

Dvarskas and Bohorquez publish paper in Environmental Science & Technology

John Bohorquez, in collaboration with researchers at NOAA, published a paper in Environmental Science & Technology: "Quantification and...

Nov 20, 20201 min read

IOCS joins 175 Groups Urging NY State to Maintain Environmental Funding to Create Jobs

Broad coalition sends letter to Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Heastie, calling environmental programs...

Oct 17, 20209 min read

Major Policy Achievement: A Big Win for a Little Fish

On August 5, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted unanimously to adopt the use of Ecological Reference Points for...

Aug 16, 20201 min read

Sharks' functionally extinct' from one in five coral reefs

Global study finds severe declines from overfishing, but also points to conservation successes By Erik Stokstad Dr. Pikitch quoted in...

Jul 20, 20203 min read

Webinar "Gaps in Protection of Important Ocean Areas" presented by Ellen Pikitch, Christine Santora

The webinar, based on the recently published paper, drew about 270 participants from around the globe, including diplomats, academics,...

Apr 18, 20201 min read

Conservation Finance: A Framework

John Bohorquez, Ph.D. candidate, co-authored a whitepaper report with the Conservation Finance Alliance entitled, "Conservation Finance:...

Mar 14, 20201 min read

Stony Brook Statesman: IOCS study provides guidance on where to place marine protected areas

Read the original publication here. A study by researchers in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) revealed that a large...

Nov 23, 20194 min read

SBU's Ellen Pikitch reveals ways countries can meet ocean saving target

by Daniel Dunaief, November 23, 2019. It’s one thing to make a commitment to a good idea; it’s another to follow through. Ellen Pikitch,...

Nov 10, 20194 min read

Gaps in Protection of Important Ocean Areas: A Spatial Meta-Analysis -Ten Global Mapping Initiatives

STONY BROOK, NY, October 25, 2019 — The largest synthesis of important marine areas conducted to date reveals that a large portion of...

Oct 25, 20193 min read

Congratulations, Timothy Frankstone, for the completion of his M.S. requirement

Tim's thesis is entitled, "A Remote Sensing Approach to Assessing Habitat Representation in Marine Protected Areas: A Case Study in...

Oct 24, 20191 min read

Sara Cernadas-Martin selected as recipient of 2019 Nuria Protopopescu Memorial Teaching Award

2019 Nuria Protopopescu Memorial Teaching Award ($1000) This award is presented annually to a SoMAS graduate student based on...

Aug 25, 20191 min read

Teacher Workshop Educates New York Teachers At Stony Brook Southampton Campus

by a Staff Writer at 27East.com, August 2019. Read the article here.

Aug 24, 20191 min read