Shellfish Dealers and Harvesters in the Town of East Hampton
The NYSDEC Division of Marine Resources will designate all of Three Mile Harbor, in the Town of East Hampton, as temporarily uncertified for the harvest of shellfish before, during and after the 2024 Clamshell Foundation’s Fireworks Event. The closure will be effective at sunrise on Saturday, July 13, 2024 and continue through Wednesday, July 17, 2024, both dates inclusive.
The affected area is described as:
Town of East Hampton: All that area of Three Mile Harbor, including tributaries, located south of a line extending due east from the northern end of the western jetty at the inlet of Three Mile Harbor to the northern end of the eastern jetty, on the eastern side of said inlet.
Since 1993, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has designated this area as temporarily uncertified for the harvest of shellfish because of the fireworks event. Three Mile Harbor is closed to shellfishing on the day of the fireworks and the four days afterwards to protect public health from potentially contaminated shellfish associated with increased boating activity in very close proximity to shellfishing areas. Potential discharges from marine sanitation devices (toilets) may contaminate nearby shellfish beds with pathogenic bacteria or viruses, rendering the shellfish unsafe for human consumption. Three Mile Harbor is part of a No-Discharge Zone and discharges of treated or untreated boat sewage are prohibited. The East Hampton Trustees operate a pump-out boat which can be reached by using marine radio, VHF channel 73, or calling 631-644-7162. The Town Harbormaster’s office at Gann Road has a self-serve facility. Both are available at no fee to the boater.
Boaters are reminded to always use pump-out facilities to help protect New York’s waters.
An excerpt below provides the description of the closure line and landmarks. A map image (.jpg) is attached for reference only.
A map image (.jpg) is also viewable on the DEC’s “Temporary Shellfish Closures” webpage at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7765.html
A recorded message about temporary shellfish closures is available by calling DEC’s Shellfish Closure Information Line at (631) 444-0480 and the Town of East Hampton, Shellfish Information Line at (631) 324-6393.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION OF SHELLFISH LANDS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS UNCERTIFIED FOR THE HARVEST OF SHELLFISH
Pursuant to the provisions of Subdivision 13-0307 (1) and (2) and Subdivision 13-0309 (1) of the Environmental Conservation Law and Sections 42.17 and 47.4 of Title 6 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York, and due to the increased potential for the contamination of shellfish lands from the discharge of sewage from marine sanitation devices aboard the large number of boats anchored and moored in Three Mile Harbor, serving as overnight living quarters, which may result in conditions causing shellfish harvested in the area to be hazardous for human consumption, I, Martin L. Gary, Director, Division of Marine Resources, of the Department of Environmental Conservation, hereby designate the shellfish lands described below as UNCERTIFIED, effective at sunrise on Saturday, July 13, 2024, and continuing through Wednesday, July 17, 2024, both dates inclusive. Accordingly, shellfish may not be harvested from the area described below.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION OF SHELLFISH LANDS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS UNCERTIFIED FOR THE HARVEST OF SHELLFISH
Pursuant to the provisions of Subdivision 13-0307 (1) and (2) and Subdivision 13-0309 (1) of the Environmental Conservation Law and Sections 42.17 and 47.4 of Title 6 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York, and due to the increased potential for the contamination of shellfish lands from the discharge of sewage from marine sanitation devices aboard the large number of boats anchored and moored in Three Mile Harbor, serving as overnight living quarters, which may result in conditions causing shellfish harvested in the area to be hazardous for human consumption, I, Martin L. Gary, Director, Division of Marine Resources, of the Department of Environmental Conservation, hereby designate the shellfish lands described below as UNCERTIFIED, effective at sunrise on Saturday, July 13, 2024, and continuing through Wednesday, July 17, 2024, both dates inclusive.Accordingly, shellfish may not be harvested from the area described below.
Three Mile Harbor, Town of East Hampton: All that area of Three Mile Harbor, including tributaries, located south of a line extending due east from the northern end of the western jetty at the inlet of Three Mile Harbor to the northern end of the eastern jetty, on the eastern side of said inlet.
I hereby certify that this is the original thereof.
Dated: July 09, 2024 _____________-S-____________
Kings Park, New York Martin L. Gary, Director
Division of Marine Resources
