Christopher Gobler Archives

10.23.2022 Environment

Report shows North Fork mostly escaped fish kills this past summer

The North Fork for the most part escaped the fish kills that plagued the western portion of Long Island Sound, said Stony Brook scientist Christopher Gobler. In his 2022...

05.27.2022 Agriculture

Researchers say shellfish, kelp could be key to combat ocean acidification

Researchers at Stony Brook University have discovered a way to combat ocean acidification with a culture of shellfish and kelp, potentially benefiting local marine ecosystems, shellfish farmers and economies...

04.12.2022 Environment

Stony Brook scientist: Nitrogen loading remains ongoing threat in Long Island waters

Stony Brook University scientist Christopher Gobler emphasized again at his annual State of the Bays lecture last Wednesday that excessive nitrogen loading from wastewater is an ongoing threat for...

10.13.2021 Environment

Stony Brook scientist: Algae blooms, dead zones are ‘new normal’ in East End waters

Conditions causing low oxygen and harmful algae blooms in Long Island waters — including on the East End — have become a “new normal,” according to this year’s water...

09.02.2016 Environment

In Peconic Estuary, rising temperatures appear responsible for several issues

Over the past month, the Peconic Estuary has been hit with one environmental blow after another, a Stony Brook biologist and marine researcher said, thanks in part to rising...

06.15.2015 Environment

Another month, another fish kill in the Peconic River

Word of thousands of dead fish washing up on local shores might seem like old news at this point, but another drop in oxygen levels in local waters, coupled with a...

06.01.2015 Environment

Hundreds of dead fish now washing up in Southold Town

Bunker fish lined the bay shores of Southold Town Sunday morning, days after the latest massive fish kill reports in Riverhead and Southampton towns.

04.07.2014 Environment

SBU marine biologist launches water quality information initiative

Christopher Gobler on Friday summed up the state of Long Island’s bays in two words: “Not great.” And he said he wants people to know it.

08.20.2013 News

Rust tide appears in Peconic waters once again

The harmful algal bloom known as rust tide has once again been detected in Peconic Bay waters — marking the 10th consecutive year the finfish and shellfish-harming algae has...

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