NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Long Island Sound Futures Fund
Project Title: Reducing Marine Debris in Long Island Sound Deploying Innovative Floating Litter Traps (NY)
Organization:
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
Project ID:
1401.22.073383
Description:

Reduce marine debris and plastic pollution by deploying “Seabin” floating litter traps in Oyster Bay and Hempstead Harbor, New York. Project will remove 1,800 pounds of marine debris and pilot innovative technology to address litter and other forms of floatable pollution in marinas and ports around Long Island Sound.

Award Amount:
$81341.29
Location:
Oyster Bay Harbor and Hempstead Harbor, New York