Antoinette currently holds a Master of Philosophy Degree in Zoology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Biology and Zoology from the University of the West Indies. Following her educational endeavors, Antoinette coordinated regional fisheries workshops and national symposiums, and worked with regional and international research institutions and fisheries management councils. The attention to stakeholder service that she developed in the Caribbean is just what we need here. Having relocated to the upstate New York region nearby SUNY Plattsburgh, Malchoff is now one of two new extension specialists hired as part of the Sea Grant Lake Champlain Extension Project. The New York Sea Grant Institute is administering funds for this Lake Champlain project, a joint New York-Vermont venture.
Fishing is an important component of our Long Island economy and marine heritage.
Sea Grant aims to help keep the industry sustainable by bringing the resources of our universities to user groups and resource managers. New York Sea Grant is a cooperative program of the State University of New York and Cornell University with administrative offices at The University at Stony Brook's Marine Sciences Research Center. It is one of 31 state and federally-funded programs under The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Sea Grant College Program, a network of universities that provides information vital to the wise use of our coastal resources through research, extension and education.