A visual storyteller of natural history and an artist who paints Long Island Sound shellfish are recipients of the 2024 Connecticut Sea Grant Arts Support Award.
Author: Judy Benson
CT’s Sandy Shores book wins APEX Award for Excellence
Connecticut’s Sandy Shores: An Introduction to the Geology, Ecology, Plants and Animals has received an Award for Excellence in the APEX 2024 Awards for Publication Excellence competition for communications professionals.
Aquaculture newsletter features CTSG mobile seaweed lab
The Connecticut Sea Grant mobile seaweed lab, a project led by Associate Extension Educator Anoushka Concepcion, is featured in the July issue of Aquaculture North America.
Wrack Lines articles recognized in statewide competition
Wrack Lines magazine articles by CTSG Associate Director Nancy Balcom and Research Coordinator Syma Ebbin have been selected by the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists for honors in its 2023 awards contest.
Northeast Oyster Breeding Center opens at Milford lab
NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service cut the ribbon on the new Northeast Oyster Breeding Center on June 24. 2024, at the NOAA Milford lab.
Long Island Sound takes center stage in N.Y., CT classrooms
From the Bronx, Long Island and Westchester County in New York, to Connecticut’s hilly northwest corner and southeastern shoreline, elementary, middle and high schools students have been immersed in learning about Long Island Sound, the estuary that connects the two states.
Barrett featured on radio show on 2024 hurricane season
WNPR’s “Where We Live” program on June 11 featured CT Sea Grant Coastal Habitat Specialist and Extension Educator Emerita Juliana Barrett talking about the 2024 hurricane season and preparedness.
Article examines impact of balloons on Long Island Sound
Since 2017, Bill Lucey has served as the Long Island Soundkeeper, monitoring and advocating for the body of water. During the summertime, he rides his boat out three to four times a week and often finds balloons saying “Happy Graduation” or “Happy Birthday.”
Issue features oyster videos, black sea bass, marshes & more
“Natural Effects: Tales of Our Dynamic Environment” is the theme for the Spring-Summer 2024 issue of Wrack Lines. Read about the project using GoPro cameras on oyster cages, research into the explosion of black sea bass in the Sound, three scientists studying CT salt marshes, and more.
Tour showcases South Fork Wind project
Dozens of local officials and representatives of media and local organizations including Connecticut Sea Grant joined a tour of the South Fork Wind project, located off the south shore of Long Island, on May 14.