Join us for an update on the Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary status. A zoom meeting for all interested on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 from 6:00 PM -7:00PM See below. ------------------------- SAVE THE DATE: Plans are being made for Teach at the Beach 2025 Friday, May 9, 2025 to be held at the LBT Holgate Field Station ------------------------- |
| The Hudson Canyon: the case for National Marine Sanctuary status Part II On March 24, 2020, NJMEA brought in Noah Chesnin, Associate Director for the New York Seascape program, the conservation initiative of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium, for a Zoom discussion on the importance in achieving National Marine Sanctuary status to the Hudson Canyon. NJMEA is excited to bring Noah back, along with Alan Lee, a charter fishing boat captain, and Cait Clemmer, Sanctuary Advisory Council Coordinator for Hudson Canyon and the Community Engagement Specialist at NOAA, to discuss where that process is and what you can take to your classrooms. Just 100 miles off the coast of bustling New York City lies the largest submarine canyon along the U.S. Atlantic coast—the Hudson Canyon. Rivaling the depth and scale of the Grand Canyon, this special place supports a remarkable abundance and diversity of marine wildlife including deep sea corals, marine mammals, fishes, marine turtles, and seabirds. There are also numerous species important to fisheries, including tilefish, squid, crabs, flounder and tuna. Ships regularly traverse the waters above the canyon to enter one of the busiest ports in the world, and lying on the bottom is a network of deep sea communication cables that connect us to the world. The Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) New York Aquarium submitted a proposal to NOAA successfully nominating the Hudson Canyon as a National Marine Sanctuary. Join us as the three team members from WCS discuss the conservation and STEM education benefits of designating a Sanctuary in Hudson Canyon. The discussion will be a Zoom webinar, hosted by NJMEA on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Admission is free but registration is required. |
Questions? Contact NJMEA President, Dr. Amy Williams. | Dunes, Microplastics & Polar Bears! Oh My! Teach at the Beach 2024 was a chilling, but exciting success! |
Presentation List
- Sea How High - An interactive Game by Linda Gaffney, Judy Burr from Rutgers Environmental Stewards & Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Survival Challenge: Can Marine Animals Adapt to Climate Change? By Kaitlin Gannon and Kyra Fitz from The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve/ Rutgers University
- Navigating Microplastics by Mindy Voss from NJ Sea Grant Consortium
- Not Your Average Bear: Using Polar Bears to Connect Students to Climate Change by Carol McCallum from Jenkinsons Aquarium
- The 'ingredients' to build a coastal dune by Bianca Charbonneau from US Coastal Research Program
- Monitor Stream Quality with Benthic Macroinvertebrates by Melanie Thorn from AmeriCorps New Jersey Watershed Ambassadors Program
- Mindfulness in Nature by Anne Price from Waterspirit
Previous Events |
The Aquarium After Dark
March 14, 2024
Thank you, Turbo (and Wally, and Jennifer, and Carol, and the rest of the Jenkinson's Aquarium staff) for opening up your home to NJMEA members and guests with a very pleasant evening of behind the scenes tours and entertainment.