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Dr. Chris Gobler provides Water Views: Anything But Blue: Toxic Tides Taking Hold

By Christopher J. Gobler, Ph.D. As the summer heats up, East End residents are drawn to the water. Nothing spells relief like a dip into...

Shinnecock, Quantuck, Moriches Bays Free Of Brown Tide This Year So Far

by Michael Wright For the first time in many years, the reaches of western Shinnecock Bay and eastern Moriches Bay have not been beset in...

Talk Outlines State of the Bays- Sag Harbor Express

By Stephen J. Kotz The bad news—and there is plenty of it—is that Long Island’s bays, ponds and other surface waters remain under an...

Some Signs Of Hope In Effort To Bring Shinnecock Bay Back From Brink

By Michael Wright The Southampton Press27east.com Two years into a $3 million effort to boost the ability of western Shinnecock Bay to...

Scientists Target Nitrogen Reduction In Stagnant Waters

By Michael Wright The Southampton Press27east.com Climbing nitrogen levels in local waters not only are spreading destructive algae...

Brown tide returns, threatening shellfish

By Patricia Kitchen News Day Long Island Brown tide algae has returned to Long Island's South Shore at a time of year that helps set next...

The brown tide that has plagued Long Island's shores has retreated

The brown tide that has plagued Long Island's shores has retreated, thanks to the recent stretch of hot weather, a report from Stony...

Brown Tide Breaking Up; Inlets Clear Up First and Fastest

Stony Brook, NY, July 23rd 2013 – The harmful brown tide that has plagued various sites across the south shore of Long Island since the...

Brown tide emerges in Moriches, Quantuck, and Shinnecock Bay, but not in Great South Bay

Presence of new ocean inlet in Great South Bay may help keep brown tide in check Southampton, NY, June 7th 2013 – A brown tide has...