Monkfish • See our Fisheries Webpages

Image by Mike Patricio

Peconic Bay Scallop

See our new Digital Education page!

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.

CCE 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 Suffolk 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 educator 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 shellfish populations, ensure our commercial fishing industry continues to thrive while limiting bycatch, provide public education about the environmental consequences of stormwater runoff, and introduce our young people to marine sciences and marine life on Long Island.

For the full list of Marine Events click here. 

	Cook a Fish Give a Fish, January 26th, 6-8 p.m., East End Food Market. More information here.
Fisheries Quarterly Newsletter The Fall 2022 edition of the newsletter is available here. CCE Fisheries Team has exciting projects, events, and initiatives to educate and enhance our local fisheries.
	Our 2022 membership drive is underway! By becoming a member of the Back to the Bays Initiative, you will be directly supporting the efforts of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County’s Marine Program.  More information here.
We have officially launched the On the Water + In the Field Blog! This is where we'll be showcasing the many projects and initiatives of the CCE Marine Team, and providing the most recent updates on our applied research, restoration, and education activities. More information here.
	ArtSea Nights + Brush Strokes for the Bays Painting Sessions These crowd-pleasing "create and sip" events allow guests to learn about our local marine environment while creating a bay- themed work of art!  More information here.
Want to volunteer for CCE Marine? Contact  Hazel Wodehouse for more information.

Cook a Fish Give a Fish (Riverhead, NY)

This in-person live cooking event will be held on Thursday January 26th from 6-8pm at the East End Food Market at 139 Main Road in Riverhead NY.

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Fisheries Quarterly

​The Fall 2022 edition of the newsletter is published. CCE Fisheries Team has exciting projects, events, and initiatives to educate and enhance our local fisheries.

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Unified Water Study

An educational experience helping to collect data on various water quality parameters at sunrise from May through October (there will be 4 events per month). Participants can attend as many or as few events as they choose, however, due to limited sp

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Aquaculture

The overall goal of CCE's Aquaculture Program is to help ensure that shellfish populations remain healthy and sustainable so that commercial harvesting can continue and remain profitable and recreational harvesting also continue...

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Last updated January 5, 2023