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Stony Brook Statesman: IOCS study provides guidance on where to place marine protected areas
Read the original publication here. A study by researchers in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) revealed that a large...
Nov 23, 20194 min read


SBU's Ellen Pikitch reveals ways countries can meet ocean saving target
by Daniel Dunaief, November 23, 2019. It’s one thing to make a commitment to a good idea; it’s another to follow through. Ellen Pikitch,...
Nov 10, 20194 min read


Gaps in Protection of Important Ocean Areas: A Spatial Meta-Analysis -Ten Global Mapping Initiatives
STONY BROOK, NY, October 25, 2019 — The largest synthesis of important marine areas conducted to date reveals that a large portion of...
Oct 24, 20193 min read


Congratulations, Timothy Frankstone, for the completion of his M.S. requirement
Tim's thesis is entitled, "A Remote Sensing Approach to Assessing Habitat Representation in Marine Protected Areas: A Case Study in...
Oct 23, 20191 min read


Sara Cernadas-Martin selected as recipient of 2019 Nuria Protopopescu Memorial Teaching Award
2019 Nuria Protopopescu Memorial Teaching Award ($1000) This award is presented annually to a SoMAS graduate student based on...
Aug 24, 20191 min read


Teacher Workshop Educates New York Teachers At Stony Brook Southampton Campus
by a Staff Writer at 27East.com, August 2019. Read the article here.
Aug 23, 20191 min read


M.S. Student, Maria Grima, chosen as the 2019 Theodore Gordon Flyfishers Founders Fund Scholar
This merit scholarship is offered annually to a single recipient who has demonstrated excellence and outstanding dedication to...
Aug 6, 20191 min read


Right Whales and Climate Change: Trying to Hit a Moving Target
-by John Bohorquez, July 15, 2019 In a thought-provoking Medium article, Johnny walks us through the implications of the recent spike in...
Jul 14, 20191 min read


John Bohorquez, Ph.D. candidate, wins 2019 Evan R. Liblit Memorial Graduate Scholarship ($4,000)
John, who is co-advised by Ellen Pikitch and Anthony Dvarskas, blends a finance and economics background with marine science and...
Jun 18, 20191 min read


Congratulations, Dr. Sara Cernadas-Martin, on the successful defense of her dissertation
Congratulations, Dr. Sara Cernadas-Martin, on the successful defense of her dissertation, entitled: Multidisciplinary ecological...
Apr 16, 20191 min read


Bohorquez, Dvarskas and Pikitch publish paper in Marine Policy that groups and analyzes marine areas
Read the Marine Policy paper entitled, "Categorizing global MPAs: A cluster analysis approach" From the Abstract: Marine Protected Areas...
Mar 7, 20191 min read


Filling the Data Gap – A Pressing Need for Advancing MPA Sustainable Finance
-by John Bohorquez, Anthony Dvarskas, and Ellen Pikitch Read the full article in Frontiers in Marine Science here:...
Feb 12, 20191 min read


Endowed Professorship Boosts SBU's Conservation Leadership
Ellen Pikitch is the inaugural Endowed Professor in Ocean Conservation Science in Stony Brook University's School of Marine and...
Dec 10, 20183 min read
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