Address: P.O. Box 623
Levittown, New York 11756-0623
Telephone: 516-541-6002 or 516-594-2359..
Fax:
Website: http://www.NYSMEA.org
Hours of Operation: Normal business hours.
Fees: Annual membership dues. ($15.00)
Mission: NYSMEA exists to promote marine awareness and encourage the growth and exchange of instructional resources within the scientific, commercial, and educational communities. Members include educators from all levels - museum, aquarium, and environmental center staff, research scientists, laboratory technicians and those with interests in SCUBA, fishing, boating, maritime history, folklore, archeology, and the arts.
Target Audience: Teachers, museums, aquariums, zoos and other environmental education facilities that impart information relating to the marine environment.
Facility Description: Not Applicable
Facilities for People with Special Needs: Not Applicable
Types of Programs and Resources Offered: A monthly news page "Newslinks" and a quarterly journal "Ripples", annual conferences, periodic meetings, field trips at various venues, teacher courses and workshops, assistance with development of laboratory work, lectures, and fieldwork for teachers.
Topics Addressed: SCUBA, fishing, boating, maritime history, folklore,
archeology, and environmental science and science research.
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Speaker Topics: SCUBA, fishing, boating, maritime history, folklore, archeology, and environmental science and science research.
Availability: Varies
Target Audience: All
Abstract: Topics can be varied for all ages.
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