Hot off the press, enjoy this special edition double-feature of the Fisheries Quarterly newsletter, covering fall 2025 and winter 2026.
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Join CCE Suffolk's Clean Energy team for our Energy Literacy Workshop and learn simple ways to make your home more energy efficient! Discover practical tips, DIY solutions, and ways to lower your energy bills while creating a healthier living space. Connect with our Energy Advisors to explore available rebates and incentives designed to help you save energy and money. All participants will receive a free energy savings kit, plus enjoy light refreshments. John J. Byrne Community Center, 925 Jerusalem Ave, Uniondale, NY 11553, Wednesday, April 29th, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Come Speak to Us! @ccesuffolk
🌎 EVERYDAY IS EARTH DAY 🌎
🌱 We connect our Stewards with hands-on opportunities with our key marine species to support habitat and shellfish restoration in our communities.
💫 This Earth Day, make a difference NOW. Become a Steward, sign up for Stewardship Session, or donate to your favorite Stewardship Site or Key Species.
#earthday #backtothebays #marinerestoration #eastend #longisland
☀️ Last Friday our #backtothebays team members Kate Rossi-Snook and Kim Manzo had their first #fieldworkfriday of the 2026 season!
🌱 Here they are at Pipes Cove in #greenport at our Greenport Stewardship Site with @silversandsmotel surveying the bottom for potential sites for eelgrass planting and deploying our #seahorsehotels in hopes seahorses will make a home here this season!
These 22 day-old clams are crawling around with their foot and draw in water and plankton with their siphon. The shell is still thin enough to see inside them - the darker area is algae accumulated in the stomach. - Mike Patricio, CCE Marine Hatchery Manager. @ccesuffolk Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
🌱 Looking for something to do this Spring Break?
🦪 Join Back to the Bays for "A Day at the Bay" Spring Break Sessions in partnership with Town of Southampton with two sessions on April 8 and 9 from 10am - 2pm at Bay Avenue Marina in East Quogue for ages 7 - 13.
🌊 Get ready for an amazing adventure where marine science meets art. Explore the bayside ecosystem, learn about local species & habitat, and create art inspired by the sea. Spend the day learning and creating with @ccemarineprogram Educators Hazel Wodehouse and Carolyn Munaco. All participants will receive a signed copy of Long Island Marine and Coastal Field Guide.
🏕️ Pack a lunch. Dress for a mess inside and layers with appropriate footwear for outside weather.
Register through the Town of Southampton at #linkinbio
#springbreak #outeast #southampton #backtothebays
Did you know? Horseshoe crabs are renowned for their vital role in the biomedical industry, their prehistoric lineage, and their unique spawning rituals—which are timed to the lunar cycle and provide a critical food source for migratory shorebirds. GET INVOLVED with horseshoe crab tagging this year! Contact CCE Marine's Kaitlin Morris for more information: [email protected]
Did you know? At one month old, these 1mm bay scallops' beautiful blue eyes are developing and visible under a microscope. These adorable babies are at the Suffolk County Marine Environmental Learning Center in our Southold hatchery. Thanks to hatchery manager Mike Patricio for the video.
Did you know? While the monkfish isn't winning any beauty contests, it is known as the 'poor man's lobster' for its firm, sweet tail meat at a fraction of the cost.
@long.island.fish@ccesuffolk@cce_fisheries
Did you know? Before these bay scallops become jet-propelled, they use a temporary foot to explore their world. Here are post-set Peconic Bay scallops at 15 days old under the microscope. They’ve metamorphosed from the free swimming larval stage. Just keep swimming... 🌊
-Video courtesy of Mike Patricio, CCE Marine, SCMELC
