Image by Mike Patricio

Peconic Bay Scallop

Horseshoe Crab Monitoring Network

Image by Kimberly Manzo

Oysters are one of the species of shellfish raised by CCE's Aquaculture Program.

Image by Kimberly Manzo

Eelgrass Restoration

Image by Kimberly Manzo

A lady crab protects her clutch in a Peconic Estuary eelgrass meadow.

Youth Education - Seining at Cedar Beach, Southold

Stormwater/Water Quality

Fisheries

A winter flounder swims through a Long Island Sound eelgrass meadow.

Image by Christopher Pickerell

Atlantic silversides are important prey items for larger predatory fish and shorebirds.

Marine

Our waters are an integral part of life for us, making Long Island a desirable place to live. The Marine Program, which became part of CCE in 1985, is known and respected nationally and internationally. Its mission is to protect our waters, providing a clean environment for our fish, fowl and plants.

Our researchers and educators are busy working to inform Long Islanders how we can each do our part to safeguard our environment. Projects have been designed to bring back our once thriving eelgrass and shell fish populations, ensure our commercial fishing industry continues to thrive while limiting bycatch, provide public education about environmental consequences of storm water runoff, and introduce our young people to marine sciences and marine life on Long Island.

ArtSea Nights ~ Aquaculture ~ Scallop Shell & Driftwood Mobile

*POSTPONED Join us for ArtSea Nights at Sunday's on the Bay, and channel your inner artist, while supporting our local marine environment!

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Winter Seaside Exploration, Collect, and Create (6-12yrs)

​This MLK Day, create a coastal findings assemblage with artist Carolyn Munaco to support our Back to the Bays Initiative.

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Migrating Seals (6-12yrs)

​This February break, learn about migrating seals that visit Long Island in the winter and then create a seal sculpture assemblage with artist Carolyn Munaco.

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Marine Habitat Diorama (6-12yrs)

​Learn about our local marine habitats and explore the coastline of Peconic Bay in search of materials to create a marine habitat diorama!

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Tiana Bayside Facility

CCE has partnered with the Town of Southampton to develop an outreach and education center at the Tiana Bayside Facility.

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Horseshoe Crab Fundraiser

Horseshoe Crabs are an important part of our marine ecosystems and to our own survival, and today they need your help!

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Last updated December 18, 2019