July 2022 News from SoMAS

Aug 1, 2022

Here’s the news and press from July 2022 from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences!

Congratulations to Ali Farhadzadeh, whose promotion to Associate Professor, and tenure, have been approved by the Chancellor!

Dr. Brian Colle and Dr. Christine Gilbert have a received a new award (along with co-PI Ruobing Li from the School of Communications and Journalism) from the NOAA-CSTAR program, entitled “Improving Communication With Highly Vulnerable Societal Groups Through Partnerships, Audience Analysis, Crowd-Sourced Information, and Workshops”, in the amount $432,785, for the project period 5/1/22-4/30/25. This is an exciting collaboration between SoMAS and SoCJ.

Abstract:
Many metropolitan regions, such as New York City and Long Island, NY (NYC-LI), are highly vulnerable to weather extremes, such as storm surge (e.g., Sandy 2012), urban flash floods (e.g., Ida on 2 September 2021), heavy snow, and damaging winds. These events cause major societal impacts, especially for highly vulnerable society groups (HVSGs). Impact-based Decision Support Services (IDSS) within the National Weather Service (NWS) would benefit by knowing how HVSGs perceive risk, where they obtain their information about the impending weather hazard, and improving the communication between various stakeholders (e.g., emergency managers), community leaders, and residents. First, we will work with NYC Emergency Managers (EMs), NWS, city officials, and others to connect with HVSG communities, initiate community listening through focus groups and interviews, and learn from HVSG community members about the challenges they encounter in taking protective action in the face of weather hazards. Building on step 1, we will conduct a survey to better identify HVSGs within the NYC Metro area and determine profiles based on their geolocation, demographic information, media consumption habits, knowledge of extreme weather hazards, risk perceptions, as well as emotional and behavioral reactions to extreme weather events to improve our understanding of the human psychology and behavior within these HVSGs during these extreme weather events. To better obtain a broader understanding of perception of risk and preparedness, we will also modify and utilize a unique Smartphone (“WeatherCitizen”) app for crowd-sourced information gathering and distribution. For our project we will utilize and evaluate the Protective Action Decision Model (PADM), which is based on findings derived from research on human responses to environmental hazards and disasters. The PADM provides a theoretical framework for exploring the factors that influence an individual’s protective actions. We will improve communication between community officials and residents within these HVSG communities, as well as with the NWS forecast offices, for these extreme weather events through workshops and relationship-building. We will utilize the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook to host two online workshops. In year 2 workshop #1 will bring forecasters and HVSG community representatives together to learn about warning dissemination and preparedness in these communities (using also results from our survey results). In year 3, workshop #2 will focus on the most appropriate messaging strategies and channels to use in communicating with HVSGs as well as ways to improve these communication components. Our approach, in a collaboration with the NWS Social Science group, will be transferable to other metropolitan locations.

Congratulations to Dr. Kirk Cochran, who has received a new award from NSF (Chem. Oce.), in support of the project “Measuring 210Po in Seawater: A Comparison of Methods”, in the amount of $207,737, for the period 9/1/22 – 8/31/24. The Project Summary is provided below.

Measuring Polonium-210 in Seawater: A Comparison of Methods
The natural radionuclides lead-210 and its granddaughter polonium-210 are present dissolved in seawater and have multiple applications for understanding ocean processes, including determining how fast other similar elements are removed from the oceans and as indicators of the sinking of particulate organic carbon from the photic zone. The latter process is an important control on the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and is thus important to measure. Significantly, the two radionuclides have very different geochemical behaviors- lead is taken up on particle surfaces while polonium can be incorporated into organic matter and recycled with it. From the 1970’s to the present, these radionuclides have been measured on many oceanographic cruises. Two methods have been used to extract them from seawater for measurement. One involves precipitating iron hydroxide from a water sample; the other involves precipitation of a colloidal chelating agent added to the samples. Historical and recent results suggest that both methods give comparable results for lead-210, but the latter method can produce higher concentrations of polonium-210 than the former. This research hypothesizes that polonium-210 in seawater can be associated with dissolved organic matter, especially in the upper water column where organic matter cycling is high, and this can prevent its extraction from a seawater sample by precipitation of iron hydroxide. The aim of this research project is to determine under what circumstances the two methods give comparable results for polonium-210 concentrations in seawater. We will compare the two methods at a long-established oceanographic site (DYFAMED) in The Mediterranean Sea, where prior results are available for these radionuclides. The work will involve field sampling and a series of laboratory experiments with the iron hydroxide method. This will enable recommendations of best practices for utilization of the methods going forward, even if different methods are used on different oceanographic campaigns such as GEOTRACES and EXPORTS.

The Hudson River Collection, which includes millions of marine samples, provides a rare opportunity for students and faculty to study the Hudson River ecosystem and how it has changed over the last 50 years.

Long Island beaches have been the site of five shark attacks in the last month, and Stony Brook University experts explain why there has been an increase in shark sightings, and what beachgoers should — and shouldn’t — be worried about.

The Stony Brook University Center for Italian Studies will present the 16th annual Robert D. Cess Concorso d’Eleganza Annual Celebration of Italian Vehicle Excellence and Beauty on Sunday, September 18. Read more.

Press Highlights

Newsday: Long Island weekly water quality report: Fair to good

  • During the summer, a team of students and scientists led by Chris Gobler, professor of marine science at Stony Brook University and director of the New York State Center for Clean Water Technology, tests the water quality weekly at about 30 locations around Long Island.

Times Beacon Record: WMHO hosts second annual Connections Over the Sound summit

  • WMHO collaborated with University of Stony Brook Professor Jeffrey Levinton of the Ecology and Evolution Department to develop a system of data collection parameters for monitoring West Meadow Creek’s water quality and species counts. Professor Levinton will continue to support WMHO in developing this multipronged project that seeks to educate the public while providing data representing the creek’s health over time to the public and researchers.

State and Local Government Technology: Cape Cod Researchers Eye a Sensor as a Tool to Protect Local Sea Life

  • However, to confirm the process is consistently working and the recommended total maximum daily load limits for nitrogen aren’t being exceeded, the system needs a monitoring element — such as a new sensor MASSTC recently analyzed in its test facility — a sensor created by Qingzhi Zhu, an associate professor at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences in New York.

Rome News Tribune: Sewage in Glens Falls shows substantial to high COVID levels

  • The information comes from the statewide database of wastewater surveillance, which is a collaboration between Syracuse University, SUNY-ESF, University at Buffalo, Stony Brook University, Upstate Medical University, New York State Department of Health, and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Also ran in Manetta Daily Journal and The Post-Star.

Visis.is: Research hot springs in Eyjafjörður to gain an understanding of the beginning of life

  • “They are very similar to the mineral deposits on Mars, which are up to four billion years old. Four billion years ago, the planet Mars was covered with water. Then there were oceans like Earth, “says Roy Price, a research professor at Stony Brook University in New York, who is leading the research.

Pew Charitable Trust: Large Marine Protected Areas Can Benefit Migratory Species—But Design and Management Are Key

  • For some answers, we sat down with Melinda Conners, Ph.D., senior postdoctoral associate at Stony Brook University in New York and co-author of a study published this week in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Marine Science.

News Explorer: Mapping urban heat from the ground up

  • Katia Lamer and Zackary Mages, a student from Stony Brook University, each trekked a different one-mile-long path from the suburbs through downtown Houston and, along the way, manually released 16 of those mini radiosonde balloons. Also ran on Phys.org and What’s New 2day.

WCBS-TV: Old Inlet breach that was created by Superstorm Sandy and flushed out pollution in Great South Bay is closing

  • “It made an enormous difference. Clams came back, fish came back that haven’t been in these waters for decades,” said Charlie Flagg, a research professor at Stony Brook University. “It reduced the nitrogen load by about 50 percent.”  Also ran in New York Folk,

Newsday: Wind companies to deploy monitors to track fish movements

  • Bradley Peterson, associate professor at Stony Brook, and Matthew Sclafani of the cooperative extension said the work will provide important information about fish behavior before, during and after the cables are in place beneath the seabed.

Energy Central: In Booming Life Sciences Sector, a Model for New York Offshore Wind

  • Second, the city and state should ramp up efforts to create the green and blue workforce we need for industries like offshore wind and solar to thrive. Let’s build dramatically on the state’s investment in an Offshore Wind Training Institute through a partnership of SUNY’s Farmingdale State College and Stony Brook University on Long Island.

Newsweek: It’s Earth Overshoot Day, and Future Generations Are Calling | Opinion

  • This op-ed was written by Carl Safina who is president of the Safina Center and an endowed professor for nature and humanity at Stony Brook University.

Chemistry World: How to put an end to ‘forever chemicals’ and annihilate PFAS pollution

Martha’s Vineyard Times: Cyanobacteria bloom found in Chilmark

  • The foundation used fluorometry, or the measurement of emitted fluorescent light, to determine cyanobacteria levels. The foundation’s executive director Emily Reddington told The Times the samples have been sent to Stony Brook University’s Gobler Laboratory.

National Geographic: No state is losing land like Louisiana—but no other state has a bolder plan

  • “It’s been nine years since Sandy destroyed much of the coastal area of New York and New Jersey,” William Golden, a coastal ecologist at Stony Brook University, said last year. “And in those nine years since Sandy, there has been no regional plan to protect the people of New York and New Jersey from the next Sandy.”

Times Beacon Record: Higher temperatures at the poles could extend heat waves, according to experts

  • If the climate is steady, “we should see approximately the same number of hot and cold records being broken,” said Edmund Chang, Professor at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University.

Verve Times: What’s the biggest group of animals ever recorded on Earth?

  • In early 2020, ornithologist Noah Strycker found himself walking amongst several thousand chinstrap penguins on Elephant Island, a remote blip of snow-covered rock just off the Antarctic Peninsula. He was there to carry out a census of the island’s penguin colony, which hadn’t been properly surveyed since 1970. “I’ll never forget the sight, sound, and…smell,” joked Strycker, a graduate student at Stony Brook University in New York, as well as a professional bird watcher, and author. Also ran in MSN.

Newsday: Sagg Pond algae blooms pose danger, officials say

  • Stony Brook University tested the pond and confirmed the presence of the algae, also known as cyanobacteria blooms, health officials said in a news release.

Kings Park Patch: Suffolk County Government: Cyanobacteria Blooms Found In Sagg Pond In Southampton (press release)

Newsday: LI fishermen pushing state for lower quota for surf clams

  • DEC said it’s working with Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences to “conduct an updated surf-clam population survey … to assess future management requirements.”

Times Beacon Record: (Part I) One-on-one with Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine

  • At Stony Brook University, there’s a boathouse. It’s painted blue and was built in 1989. Do you know what it was built out of? Ash. The strength of that building is stronger today than the day it was built in 1989. Guess what we do with our ash? We put it in our landfill. Yet we don’t get a beneficial-use determination to use ash in concrete, in asphalt or in other products. This would create a market for glass and ash.

 

Shark Week News

Newsday: Experts: Shark attacks uncommon, despite recent bites off LI

  • Chris Paparo, Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center manager, said increased sightings are also linked to new technology, such as drones, and the widespread use of social media, which makes it easier for the public to share their experiences.

CBS News York: Experts: Shark sightings, while unnerving, actually mean the ecosystem in the body of water is very healthy (Also in the NYC Patch)

  • A shark sighting is not what we hope for when we go to the beach, at least not for most, but Stony Brook University Marine Sciences Center manager Chris Paparo says it’s good news. “It means our waters are healthy and clean,” Paparo said.

Associated Press: Long Island seeing more sharks; experts say it’s a good sign (Shared across several national outlets)

  • “There are a lot more sharks than 10 or 15 years ago,” Christopher Paparo, manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center, told Newsday. “We’re spotting sharks, whales and dolphins here. In the 1960s, we did not have sharks, whales and dolphins.”

Thrillist: Cleaner Ocean Waters Have Brought More Sharks to the New York Coast, Experts Say

  • Shark sightings off New York’s coast have spiked in recent years. “There are a lot more sharks than 10 or 15 years ago,” the manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center, Christopher Paparo, told Newsday. “We’re spotting sharks, whales, and dolphins here. In the 1960s, we did not have sharks, whales, and dolphins.”

Jewish Voice: Shark Attacks Rise Along LI Shores; Summer Vacationers Told to Beware

  • “There are a lot more sharks than 10 or 15 years ago,” Christopher Paparo, manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center, told Newsday, as was reported by the AP.  “We’re spotting sharks, whales and dolphins here. In the 1960s, we did not have sharks, whales and dolphins.”

New Britain Herald: Long Island seeing more sharks; experts say it’s a good sign

  • “There are a lot more sharks than 10 or 15 years ago,” Christopher Paparo, manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center, told Newsday. “We’re spotting sharks, whales and dolphins here. In the 1960s, we did not have sharks, whales and dolphins.”

New York City Patch: Experts: Shark Sightings, While Unnerving, Actually Mean The Ecosystem In The Body Of Water Is Very Healthy

  • A shark sighting is not what we hope for when we go to the beach, at least not for most, but Stony Brook University Marine Sciences Center manager Chris Paparo says it’s good news.

WCBS-TV: A surfer was bitten by a tiger shark on Smith Point beach, officials say

Travel + Leisure: Shark Sightings at New York Beaches Have Increased — Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing

  • “There are a lot more sharks than 10 or 15 years ago,” Christopher Paparo, manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center, told Newsday.  Also ran on MSN Money and Yahoo! Lifestyle,

Buzz News Post/Cox News: Surfer apparently bitten by shark off Long Island beach, official says

Field & Stream: Shark Sightings Are Rising Off the Coast of Long Island

  • “There are a lot more sharks than 10 or 15 years ago,” Christopher Paparo, Stony Brook University Marine Sciences Center manager told Newsday. “We’re spotting sharks, whales, and dolphins here. In the 1960s, we did not have sharks, whales, and dolphins.” Also ran in the New York Post and NBC News Connecticut.

DNYUZ: Surfer apparently bitten by shark on Long Island, official says

  • “It means our waters are healthy and clean,” said Stony Brook University Marine Sciences Center manager Chris Paparo. Also ran in the New Zealand Times and  New York Folk,

Washington Post: Five shark attacks reported in two weeks on Long Island, officials say

  • Christopher Paparo, manager of the Marine Science Center at Stony Brook University, said the series of attacks is “definitely something that you don’t hear every day,” but stressed that the chances of encountering a shark remain “very low.”

WNBC: ‘My Arms Are There, I’m OK:’ Shark Sightings at Popular Long Island Beaches Stoke Swimmer Anxiety

  • “There are a lot more sharks than 10 or 15 years ago,” Christopher Paparo, manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center, told Newsday. “We’re spotting sharks, whales and dolphins here. In the 1960s, we did not have sharks, whales and dolphins.”

WPIX-TV: Another shark encounter closes Long Island beach, as bite victim returns to work

  • “We are speaking to our own experts internally and at Stony Brook [University],” Bellone said. He explained that the central question for them is, “Is this something that we’re going to be seeing over the long term?”

New York Post: 5 things to know about sharks at New York beaches

Long Island Herald: There are sharks out there – somewhere

  • Christopher Paparo, manager of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at the State University at Stony Brook, said he saw little cause for general alarm. Warmer temperatures and more bait fish in Nassau’s South Shore waters have resulted in an increase in shark sightings in recent years, but Paparo added that we have looked harder for them, too.

Marca.com: Long Island terrorized by shark attacks

  • This is due to the fact that, at this latitude, there are more sharks swimming close to the beaches. Christopher Paparo, director of the Center for Marine Sciences at Stony Brook University, claims that this is not necessarily a bad thing.

NBC News: Shark sightings on the rise along the east coast

  • New images show great white sharks lurking in the waters off the coast of Cape Cod, as more beachgoers and lifeguards are on high alert for shark attacks. Researchers including Stony Brook University’s Christopher Paparo, is calling the increase a sign that the ocean is cleaner with more prey for the sharks living closer to shore.

CBS News: Shark Attacks Up Across the U.S.

  • “One thing I’ve noticed in some of these recent encounters is they have not been fatal,” said Christopher Paparo, manager of the Marine Science Center at Stony Brook-Southampton. “It’s very common that the shark attack is not fatal. And the reason for that is, they’re not trying to eat us.”  Also ran on Yahoo News Head Topics, DNYUZ,  KOTV, KWTV, MSN and many other outlets.

CBS News: A rise in reported shark attacks has beachgoers and officials concerned. Here’s what to know

Fox Weather: The good news behind the recent shark sightings

  • Bradley Peterson, a professor of marine science at Stony Brook University, told FOX Weather that the sightings could be the result of conservation work. Also ran on this episode.

New York Magazine: Long Island Shark-Attack Story Is Summer News at Its Finest

  • Christopher Paparo, manager of the Marine Science Center at Stony Brook University, told the Post that the uptick in shark incidents is a sign that conservation efforts are working.

WNBC-TV: NY Orders Enhanced Shark Patrols on Long Island Beaches Amid Series of Encounters

  • “There are a lot more sharks than 10 or 15 years ago,” Christopher Paparo, manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center, told Newsday. “We’re spotting sharks, whales and dolphins here. In the 1960s, we did not have sharks, whales and dolphins.” Also ran in NY Folk.

New York Folk: NY Orders Enhanced Shark Patrols on Long Island Beaches Amid Series of Encounters

  • “There are a lot more sharks than 10 or 15 years ago,” Christopher Paparo, manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center, told Newsday.

Newsweek: Dead Baby Great White Shark Washes Up On Long Island Beach

  • “Due to conservation efforts, these sharks are making a comeback,” Chris Paparo, a shark expert at Stony Brook University, told NBC New York. “Many of the ones we are seeing are juveniles.” Also ran on MSN.

WNBC-TV: Another Long Island Surfer Bitten By Shark After Earlier Sightings, One Washing Ashore

  • It washed back out to sea before cops could secure it, but not before someone snapped the photo below. Shark expert Chris Paparo, with Stony Brook University, says it was a juvenile great white shark. Fortunately, it was only a carcass. Also ran in this WNBC story as well as New York Folk, Times News Express and NBC News Connecticut.

Times Beacon Record: Long Island shark bites prompt drone and police boat patrols

  • The three most common sharks around Long Island are the sandbar shark, the dusky shark and the sand tiger shark, said Christopher Paparo, Southampton Marine Science Center manager at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University.

Celebrity Tidings: Surfer gnawed by shark in new attack with cops unable to locate deadly seabeast

  • Shark expert Chris Paparo, who works at Stony Brook University, said: “Due to conservation efforts, these sharks are making a comeback. Also ran in the Daily Star,

Southampton Press: Local Lifeguards, State Ramp Up Vigilance After Up-Island Shark Bites

  • The headlines blaring the news of recent “shark attacks” on Long Island’s beaches make Chris Paparo, a naturalist and manager of the Stony Brook University Marine Science Center in Shinnecock Hills, wince.

Verve Times: NYC beaches briefly closed for swimming after ‘multiple’ shark sightings

  • “Our ocean beaches, the Long Island Sound, a lot of these places have gotten much, much better in the last couple of years,” Christopher Paparo, a manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Centerin Southampton, told CBS News. “If there are sharks in your area, it means it’s a healthy ecosystem.”  Also ran on MSN and Live Science.

Times News Express: Long Island Shark Expert Says This Latest Find Is a Baby Great White

  • It washed back out to sea before cops could secure it, but not before someone snapped the photo below. Shark expert Chris Paparo, with Stony Brook University, says it was a juvenile great white shark. Fortunately, it was only a carcass.

Canada Express News: Two-meter shark washes up on Long Island’s beach and appears amazingly white

  • Chris Paparo, a member of the shark research team at the South Fork Natural History Museum and manager of the Marine Sciences Center at Stony Brook Southampton, recently told NPR in an interview that the return of sharks, like great whites, to any region, it’s a indication that there is enough food downstairs (read: fish). Also ran on Yahoo News.

Hampton Union: Great white shark sightings spike off Gulf of Maine coast: Here’s why

  • “Most recently I was listening to the national news when a “shark expert” from Stony Brook University said that the great white sharks had been overfished and were just now coming back to their normal numbers.” Also ran in Sea Coast Online.

The City: Maybe Shark: Cleaner, Warmer Waters Bringing More Marine Life To NY Shores

  • Typically urban areas have been too polluted and overfished for sharks to thrive. But Chris Paparo, manager of Marine Sciences Center of Stony Brook University, pointed out that shark presence indicates better stewardship of the ocean. Also ran in the New York City Patch.

New York Magazine: All These Sharks Is Actually Good News

  • I called up Christopher Paparo, a Long Island shark expert and the manager of a marine lab at Stony Brook University.  Also ran in Curbed.

Newsday: DEC: Dead great white likely same one found on Quogue beach

  • Photos of the Quogue shark, its dark eyes open and mouth agape, depicted a nearly intact carcass, but the quality can quickly degrade, said Paparo, who also serves as manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center.

The Sun: SCARY TIMES Horrifying images of great white shark on US beach after second beast leaps out of water amid spate of brutal attacks

  • “Due to conservation efforts, these sharks are making a comeback,” said Chris Paparo, a shark guru with Stony Brook University, according to NBC New York. “Many of the ones we are seeing are juvenile.” Also ran in the US Sun.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Cleaner, warmer waters bringing more marine life to NY shores

  • But Chris Paparo, manager of Marine Sciences Center of Stony Brook University, pointed out that shark presence indicates better stewardship of the ocean.

New York Post: State conservation bill from ‘19 could be to blame for increased shark presence

  • “We’re seeing more sharks because of better fisheries management and because of cleaner waters,” said Christopher Paparo, manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center. “We’re seeing more sharks because our environment is much healthier and populations are much stronger due to conservation.” Also ran in MEAWW and  News Explorer Net.

Daily Wire: NY Fishing Restrictions May Have Played A Role In Recent Shark Attack Spike

  • “What you’re seeing is a game of numbers. More sharks, people, there’s a greater chance there’s going to be an interaction,” Christopher Paparo, manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center, told the Post.

WGNA-FM: This Great White Came Up On A New York Beach On Wednesday

  • quoted Chris Paparo, a shark expert at Stony Brook University, as he spoke to NBC New York, “Due to conservation efforts, these sharks are making a comeback.

Times News Express: A rise in reported shark attacks has beachgoers and officials concerned. Here’s what to know.

  • “It’s very common that the shark attack is not fatal,” Christopher Paparo, manager of the Marine Science Center at Stony Brook-Southampton, told CBS News. “The reason for that is they’re not trying to eat us.”

Daily Mail: Conservation is the reason why so many shark sightings and attacks are occurring off the East Coast

  • There’s a reason for the uptick in shark sightings and attacks, according to experts from Stony Brook University: Cleaner waters surrounding Long Island, increasing the availability of more fish for sharks to feed off.  Also ran in Newsfeeds, This is Money and Mail on Sunday.

Long Island Herald/Op-Ed: Even Peter Benchley knew that ‘Jaws’ got it wrong

  • Christopher Paparo, manager of the school of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at the State University at Stony Brook, noted that there are more than 1,000 fatal car accidents in New York state per year.

News Net Daily: An increase in reported shark attacks is worrying swimmers and officials. Here’s what you need to know.

  • “It’s very common that the shark attack is not fatal,” said Christopher Paparo, director of the Stony Brook-Southampton Marine Science Center. told CBS News. “The reason is that they are not trying to eat us.”

DNYUZ: New York city closes beach for shark sightings — reports of shark attacks are up

  • “It’s very common that the shark attack is not fatal,” Christopher Paparo, manager of the Marine Science Center at Stony Brook-Southampton, told CBS News. “The reason for that is they’re not trying to eat us.”  Also ran the Switzerland Times,

Cheddar: In Wake of NY Shark Attacks Conservationists Actually See Progress

  • “Shark populations around the world in general are on the decline. Yet New York is one of the busiest metropolitan areas in the world, and we have a booming shark population. That’s a good thing,” Christopher Paparo, manager of a marine lab at Stony Brook University, told Curbed.

Washington Times: Successful conservation efforts may be behind increased N.Y. shark attacks

  • Christopher Paparo, manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center, said that having more sharks in the water is a good sign.

Fox News Channel: With shark sightings on the rise on East Coast, scientists theorize conservation efforts may play a role

National World News: A wave of shark attacks in New York sparks fear and some theories

  • “Sharks don’t live in polluted areas,” said Chris Paparo, director of the Stony Brook University Center for Marine Science. “So what we’re seeing now is a success story.”

New York Magazine: Shark Spotters

  • “Greg doesn’t like to be called a shark expert, but he definitely is,” says Brittney Scannell, a Ph.D. student at Stony Brook University’s marine community ecology lab. Also ran in Head Topics and USA Breaking News.

WOFL-TV: Could this be the reason for the recent shark sightings?

  • Bradley Peterson, a professor of marine science at Stony Brook University, told FOX Weather that the sightings could be the result of conservation work.

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