The History of Shore Whaling in East Hampton – A special presentation
Join East Hampton Town Trustee and Chair of the Education Committee of the Amagansett Station, David Cataletto, for the first […]
Year: 2023
Stony Brook University – Climate Change Proves Deadly for Northern Bay Scallops
Since 2019, consecutive summer mass die-offs of bay scallops in the Peconic Estuary on Long Island, New York, have led […]
Accabonac Harbor Phase 1 Report
Submitted by Molly Graffam, PhD and Ron Paulsen, PG of Coastline Evaluation Corp. / Cornell Cooperative Extension / Marine Program […]
Meeting: February 13, 2023
Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. New Business IV. Old Business V. Committee Reports 1. Beaches: 2. Georgica: […]
Fishermen to Benefit from the American Rescue Plan Act
The American Rescue Plan Act was passed in March of 2022. Councilman David Lys was instrumental in seeing that funds […]
Piping Plovers Thrive in Delaware-Not So Well on the East Coast
Piping plovers have been endangered since the 1980s because of increased public use of the beaches these shorebirds nest on, […]
Peconic Bay Scallop Die-Off – Study Reveals Global Warming is Cause
By using a combination of satellite temperature and long-term environmental records, field and laboratory experiments, and measurements of scallop heartbeat […]
East Hampton Star Editorial in Support of Trustee Scholarship Name Change
Support for the change of name to our scholarship fund by The East Hampton Star is in this week’s edition. […]
Meeting: January 23, 2023
I. Roll Call II. Public Comment III. Committee Assignments IV. New Business V. Old Business VI. Committee Reports VII. Other […]
Whales and Vessels – Offshore Wind Farm Prep Not Cause of Deaths
Environmental and fishing groups said Tuesday there is “no evidence” that site preparation work for offshore wind farms in New […]
NOAA – Reducing Vessel Strikes to North Atlantic Right Whales & More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ) is a government agency that offers an abundance of information about North […]