NYSMEA exists to promote marine awareness and encourage the growth and exchange of instructional resources within the scientific, commercial, and educational communities. We hold an annual conference, periodic meetings, lectures, workshops, field trips, boat trips and produce a monthly newsletter, "The Strandline", which alerts members to upcoming activities and new postings on our Web site. Our Web site also includes lesson plans, job postings, research opportunities, field trip destinations, and marine-related links. 

The information presented below is generally in timeline format, so please scroll down to see what's upcoming, along with links to registration or partner pages.

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   The high water mark; the area at the top of a beach where debris is deposited.

The Strandline

New York State Marine Education Newsletter

May 2022

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Registration is open!

National Marine Educators Association 2022 Conference,
July 9-14, 2022
"Charting the Course with Perseverance" 

As we hope you know by now, NYSMEA is hosting the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) hybrid conference this summer at Hofstra University on Long Island. This would be a great time for you to take a look at our two organizations.  We have a lot to offer!
Take a look below and at past Strandlines to understand our focus. 
If you go to the NMEA Conference page
https://www.marine-ed.org/conference/2022
you will see the wonderful program that we have set up for you. 
This is a great time to join both organizations!   
NYSMEA Dues  $20/yr                          NMEA Dues $60/yr   
Join or renew NYSMEA as a member for only $20!
Then as a member you can join or renew NMEA for a $15 discount. 
And that's not all! Until World Ocean's Day, June 8th, you can use code OceanDecade for an additional $20 discount off your NMEA dues.  
So you can join both organizations and save $35 dollars!
But there is more! As a NYSMEA member you get $50 off the Full or Lite Conference Registration Package! Promo Code: NYSMEA_$50OFF
So if you do the math you can join both organizations before June 8th - you get $85 off the cost of the two memberships and the Conference Registration.
Join before May 31st to qualify for the Early Bird prices and save another $50 on your registration.
 
Please consider contacting Conference Chair Sarah Richards at nmea2022@marine-ed.org  to become part of our team. We need many members/volunteers to have a successful conference. 

Just some of the participants
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The Student Conference - Information
Presentation application
  

https://www.marine-ed.org/conference/2022

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You must register for this free, virtual event at:
https://forms.gle/ReYqHQgdPc1imrSt5
See you there!

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It’s My Estuary Day 2022, June 4th at Kaiser Park in Coney Island - 9am-2pm

We are excited for you to join our community stewardship event,

Everyone will assist in cleaning up the shoreline.

* The Brooklyn Bridge Park Boat House will be on hand offering kayaking in the Coney Island Creek

* The New York State Marine Education Association in conjunction with the Billion Oyster Project will be launching an ROV into the Creek which will live broadcast onto large screen monitors onsite. Interpretors will then identify the organisms found.

* City Parks Foundation will be conducting seining and then helping students to identify the organisms found.

* Many Educational and Community groups will exhibit and provide information and activities.

If you are bringing students - you are a Youth Leader - please fill this out-
Youth Leader Registration Link.

https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScdFDgLIiGLdX.../viewform

If you want to table at the event - you are a tabling partner - please fill this out-
Tabling Partner Registration Link.

https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSccJAWVAPQfmz.../viewform

After completing the registration, you will be receiving updates on the schedule and participant waivers for participation in the activities.

Volunteers ***We desperately need volunteers!***

Volunteers for set-up will begin at 7:45 am at the waters edge.

Others will be needed throughout the event.

Volunteers will begin-break down at 1:30 pm.

Help will be needed till the event space is cleaner than when we got there!

Contact Adam at ariback1971@gmail.com to volunteer!

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Our 33rd Bi-Annual Denyse Wharf
Beach Clean-up April 2022!

Click for more pictures and press release

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Great Presentation on Marine Mammals by Dr. Arthur Kopelman. Many Ideas of how to use Marine Mammals for a plethora of concepts in the classroom based on his many years of research and teaching experience. Thank you Artie! The audience ranged from the local metropolitan New York Area to Florida to the south and Hawaii to the west! The recording is available here.

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Listen to recording here.

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Unfortunately soon after our December Party, past NYSMEA president Mickey Cohen fell ill.  He passed on December 25th surrounded by family.  Many tributes have appeared on various media for this man who shaped the lives of so many of us for over 70 years.  Personally I will always remember his passionate presentation to one of the early National Marine Education Association meetings at the Unversity of  Rhode Island in 1975.

  He had the audience enthralled with his description of the dream school for a Marine Science student/teacher, Beach Channel High School in NY. Here is a two minute clip of Mickey from our party on Dec. 4th which will give you an idea of his master story telling abilities.   https://youtu.be/A6g8o9IvgFU

Mickey designed and was the first Chairperson of the Department of Science and Oceanography at Beach Channel High School.  He later taught at the New School for Social Research, consulted on environmental  proposals and was the primary scientist and naturalist for the American Littoral Society. Falling in love with the Galapagos Islands he ran over 20 trips to this laboratory of evolution.  In addition to running innumerable field trips to local areas he and wife, Barbara worked as guides at the American Museum of Natural History.
                                                       Lou Siegel

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Listen to the presentation and play along with the Jeopardy Game
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NYSMEA's third cleanup of the month was held at Denyse Wharf in Brooklyn on Saturday October 23rd continuing a three decade tradition. Thanks to Blanca Ching, Tom Greene and Karla Ferraro for organizing the event!   Click on picture for more photos!

We had a great day with over 200 citizen scientists participants!
For pictures and more click on picture

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We had a great day with over 100 citizen scientists participants!
For pictures and more click on picture. 

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Mollusk Mania in Downtown Manhattan
Aug. 14, 2021

Great Job! Tom Greene, Blanca Ching and other volunteers!

Hope to see you at

Mollusk Mania, our display  with some live and dry specimens of local univalves and bivalves. The oyster will be the centerpiece with a demo measuring growth.
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Community Day in Chinatown on Saturday August 14 at the historic
Hamilton-Madison House  located at 253 South St  New York, NY 10002.

There will be two outdoor sessions following NYC Covid Guidelines 

     1 pm-4 pm for preK - 8years              3pm - 8pm for 9 years to 21 years

Hope to see you there!  Contact Tom Greene
(Thomasfgreene@aol.com) if you want to participate

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Great day at Kaiser Park August 7th. Adam Riback did a fantastic job planning and executing the perfect Bar-B-Q at the site of our "It's My Estuary Day" events. An opportunity to share a meal, get to see old friends, and network. Be sure to join us at the Whale Watch on the 26th and watch for other events on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.

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Thanks to everyone who attended! It was a great day!

7/19/2021
WOW  What a great NMEA 2021 Conference! Kudos to Leann Winn and the other conference co-chairs. 
July 17th was the final day and NYSMEA was proud to host an in-person field trip to the fantastic, new Energy and Nature Center at Jones Beach. Director Jeanne Haffner gave us a comprehensive tour of the new facility and a glimpse at the curriculum on which they are working.  Be sure to check out the website  https://www.jonesbeachenc.org/  and visit soon  

   

We are excited to announce that we are planning the NMEA 2022 Conference for next summer at Hofstra University in Nassau County New York. It will be  a hybrid format with a full in person schedule and virtual options.  The committee is actively meeting under the direction of our Conference Chairs, Sarah Richards, Meg Marrero, Leann Winn and Lou siegel. 
 Please contact Sarah at srichards@saintannsny.org to join our team. 

We are also looking for additional sponsorship as well as presenters. 
Hope to see you there!

32nd Bi-Annual Denyse Wharf Cleanup

on June 12, 2021

Thanks to everyone who attended!  It was a great success!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the NYSMEA Virtual 2021 Conference: See Recorded Videos on this Website for Recordings.

“Bridging Our Connections to Water”

May 15, 2021

Conference Announcement

We hope you can join us for this year's NYSMEA conference, which will take place on Zoom from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, on Saturday, May 15. The theme this year is "Bridging Our Connections to Water." Please read the following information, and then you can go to the link at the bottom to get to the registration page.

The day will start with an exciting introduction to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). Following that, you will have the opportunity to choose from among twelve workshop sessions, network with other participants who share your interests, bid in a live auction, and compete for a door prize! 

We will be holding our ever-popular silent auction, which this year will be on line and will open one week prior to May 15. If you would like to donate any items to the silent or live auctions, please contact Lisa Breslof at auction@nysmea.org by May 1. 

Registration is open to all NYSMEA members, If you are experiencing financial hardship and cannot afford the $25 registration fee, you can select "Charitable Community Outreach" on the payment page and use the code "PAYITFORWARD." If you are able to pay the fee, please check out through PayPal, or send a check (made out to NYSMEA) to: Sarah Richards, 107 Wyckoff St., Brooklyn, NY 11201. Thank you!  

Here's the link to take you to the registration page:  https://nysmea.wildapricot.org/event-4273249

I look forward to seeing you on May 15 on Zoom!

Best,

Sarah Richards

NYSMEA Conference Coordinator

Save The Date

32nd Bi-Annual Denyse Wharf Cleanup on June 12, 2021

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Sustainable Fish

Sean Barret is the cofounder of Dock to Dish

He went into deep detail about their success with incrementally improving seafood catch-and-delivery to regional dinner plates! Video 

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How-to sessions on fish prepping and cooking. Video

Lisa Breslof, NYSMEA Board Member, followed by 

Heidi Raker with Hudson Valley Fisheries.

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We were excited to have a panel discussion with                            Video

Stephanie Villani, author of The Fisherman’s Wife;

Ryan Nebeker, Research and Policy Analyst with FoodPrint;

Kristin Gerbino, a Fisheries Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program; and

Gretchen Thuesen, Program Lead for @future_of_fish

Colles Stowell, Founder of @onefishblog