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Our research featured on BBC's People Fixing the World
Katie Tanner's PhD research was just featured on BBC's People Fixing the World , in the episode 'Super seagrass'. Check it out here . Great job Katie!

Stephen Tomasetti
Mar 31 min read


Chesapeake Bay recognized as Hope Spot by Mission Blue
I'm happy to announce that the UMES Paul S. Sarbanes Coastal Ecology Center and The Explorers Club are co-champions of the Chesapeake Bay Hope Spot recently designated by Sylvia Earle's Mission Blue Organization. Read more here .

Stephen Tomasetti
Jun 5, 20251 min read


Aspiring marine scientist newly graduated from UMES with passion
Our lab's very own Glen Collins Jr. was featured in a news article in Bay to Bay News, here . Great job Glen!

Stephen Tomasetti
Mar 19, 20251 min read


CBS News: Shinnecock Bay's environmental recovery lauded worldwide
CBS News story on our recent paper published in Frontiers in Marine Science.

Stephen Tomasetti
Nov 14, 20231 min read


Provincetown Independent: National Seashore showcases its research efforts
The Provincetown Independent summarizes the outcomes of the Nickerson Conservation Fellowship research in the Cape Cod National Seashore.

Stephen Tomasetti
Nov 14, 20231 min read


Newsday: Our Waters, Climate Need More TLC
Op-Ed I wrote on shellfisheries and climate change in Newsday (paywall).

Stephen Tomasetti
Nov 14, 20231 min read


Video: SoMAS researchers working to restore Long Island
Video highlighting my involvement in the Shinnecock Bay Restoration Project.

Stephen Tomasetti
Nov 14, 20231 min read


Stony Brook News: doctoral student working to restore shellfish population
Video highlighting oyster restoration efforts

Stephen Tomasetti
Nov 14, 20231 min read


NPR: Science Friday - the case of the vanishing scallops
Interview with Ira Flatow, on NPR's Science Friday Program.

Stephen Tomasetti
Nov 14, 20231 min read


FOX 5 New York: Another scallop die-off?
Interviewed by FOX 5 New York News about the 2020 bay scallop season in New York.

Stephen Tomasetti
Nov 14, 20231 min read
Future Frogmen: impacts of climate change on marine species panel
I discuss my research on an expert panel hosted by Future Frogmen for World Oceans Week.

Stephen Tomasetti
Nov 14, 20231 min read


ABC News: Scientists search for cause of massive scallop die-off
ABC News feature on our work with the 'scallop fitbit'.

Stephen Tomasetti
Nov 14, 20231 min read
Long Island News 12: Thousands of fish found dead
Read our interview with Long Island News 12 on a Shinnecock Bay Fish Kill.

Stephen Tomasetti
Nov 14, 20231 min read


Fire Island News: VOBEC Environmental Awareness Day
Could kelp help save the Great South Bay? Read this Fire Island News story covering our participation on a panel discussing the benefits...

Stephen Tomasetti
Nov 14, 20231 min read


Newsday: Study- Blue crab larvae harmed by low oxygen, high acidity
Newsday article highlighting our work (paywall).

Stephen Tomasetti
Nov 14, 20231 min read
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