Progress report for
To stimulate public interest in and to encourage conservation of coastal ecosystems through education programs for schools and public and private organizations.
Achievement at a glance
Summer-Fall 2017: Over 1500 people educated about the coastal ecosystems and marine mammals of NY and the Great South Channel via whale watching trips; over 600 people taken on seal observation walks in eastern LI thus far in late 2017.<br>
<br>Photo Identification of 178 harbor seals utilizing a haul-out in Moriches Bay since 2006 and 149 fin whales off Montauk NY since 2009. Both Photo-ID studies are on-going, as are seal walks (through May); whale watching will begin gain off Montauk in June 2018