NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Long Island Sound Futures Fund
Project Title: Bioextraction of “Gold Coast” Kelp in the Oyster Bay Complex (NY)
Organization:
Adelphi University
Project ID:
1401.19.065633
Description:

Analyze growth of and the potential for bioextraction of pollution by sugar kelp in Long Island’s Gold Coast in the Oyster Bay Complex, New York. Project will aim to maximize the growth of kelp as a natural systems approach to bioextract pollution and enhance the marine environment in Long Island Sound and its harbors and embayments.

Award Amount:
$78477.69
Location:
Oyster Bay Complex: Town of Oyster Bay Marina, Laurel Hollow and West Harbor Beach, and Bayville, New York