New York Marine Rescue Center

Cold stunning is a life-threatening condition similar to hypothermia in sea turtles. Immediate intervention is critical and NY Marine Rescue Center needs volunteers for beach patrol.

The 14-foot long plexiglass sea turtle sculpture will be on display in front of the Long Island Aquarium for a few weeks until it is transported to Grangebel Park, where it will be a part of the Reflextions: Art in the Park events this summer.

A downtown parking garage and a new Long Island Science Center museum were among four projects in downtown Riverhead that were awarded a total $3.35 million in Suffolk County grant funding.

Enjoy a bar crawl and support the Cold Stunned Sea Turtle program of the NY Marine Rescue Center on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 2 to 6 p.m.

'Peconic,' the gray seal pup rescued from the Riverside traffic circle Sunday, was released into the ocean Friday morning in Hampton Bays. After making his way to the water's edge, he turned to face his human caregivers from the New York Marine Rescue Center, bobbed his head up and down for a moment as if to bid them farewell, then entered the water and swam away.

A stranded Harbor Seal pup that made its way out of the Peconic River using the fishway in Grangebel Park was rescued by the N.Y. Marine Rescue Center with the help of Southampton Town Police early Sunday morning.

Food and retail shops will become — technically — the main attractions at the Long Island Aquarium, where the tanks and exhibits will be offered as something for members and paying guests to enjoy on their way to the aquarium's outdoor dining areas and outdoor retail shops.

A gray seal has been spotted in the western area of Peconic River in Riverhead, swimming, eating and sunbathing over the last week or so. Though a gray seal's presence in this area of the river is not common, the seal appears to be healthy and not in any distress, experts say.

The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research & Preservation today announced a name change and a new focus.