Accabonac Harbor salt marsh. Photo Susan McGraw-Keber One of the most beautiful landscapes on the east end is undeniably the saltmarsh of Accabonac Harbor. Accabonac derives from the Indian name for “place where·ground-nuts grow”, tubers that the Indians boiled and ate, also referred to as the Indian potato. From Pew Charitable Trusts: To read about salt marshes and why it’s important to protect them, click on the tab below: 11 Facts About Salt Marshes Mosquito larvae summer survey program: In collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, the East Hampton Department of Natural Resources, Suffolk County Legislature and Suffolk County Vector Control,
Brooke Del Prete and Mike Bunn with bags of scallops that marine biologists from the Cornell Cooperative Extension are using to track mortality and survivability rates of various strains of bay scallops in the Peconic estuary. Photo Mike Wright Since 2019 Peconic Bay scallops have been dying in massive quantities. Cornell Cooperative Extension scientists have been studying genetic variability in the effort to find more resilient scallop seeds to grow in the bays. Here’s an excerpt from the article: “Scientists from around the region have settled on there not being one single factor but several — topped by the presence
The Trustees have consulted with NYSDEC and confirmed that the following notice: Rescinds the seasonal shellfish harvest closure in the northeast portion of Napeague Harbor and Modifies some statute language regarding the southwest portion of Napeague Harbor, which is currently and remains seasonally closed to shellfishing. Shellfish Harvesters in the Town of East Hampton The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Shellfisheries Section (Department) has filed a notice of adoption with the Department of State as part of the regulatory process regarding recent regulatory changes to the classification of shellfish lands. With this filing it has been determined that the
Without public access to Wainscott Pond, as the owners of the pond, the East Hampton Town Trustees have been unable to monitor the water quality in Wainscott Pond which is besieged annually by blue green algae bloom during the summer months. With warmer temperatures, blue green algae is expected, however, leaving Wainscott Pond without maintenance such as dredging, the water conditions may become become toxic – harmful or dangerous to humans and pets or wildlife. Wainscott Pond Aerial Andy Drake Published June 9th, 2024- Wainscott Pond: Season’s First Blue-Green Algae Bloom For several years, the Trustees have worked with Dr.
The 33rd Annual East Hampton Town Trustees “Largest Clam Contest” was a huge success! Held for the first time at the Amagansett Life-Saving Station on Atlantic Avenue, the gray skies did not put a damper on the Trustee’s popular event! Your East Hampton Town Trustees: The Clerk- Francis Bock, Deputy Clerks- Bill Taylor and Jim Grimes, Trustees John Aldred, Tim Garneau, Ben Dollinger, David Cataletto (also a Trustee with the Amagansett Life-Saving Station), Patrice Dalton, and Celia Josephson. Photo Gallery: Courtesy of The East Hampton Star & The East Hampton Town Trustees 33rd Annual Largest Clam Contest poster Clam Chowder
Scallops Photo by Jon M. Diat EH Star Draft legislation that would move the start of the scallop season here from the third Monday in October to the Sunday after the first Monday in November was floated by Nicholas Coritsidis, an assistant town attorney, at last week’s town board work session. It would take effect in both East Hampton Town and town trustee waters. east hampton star A public hearing was held yesterday, September 26th, at Town Hall. The final resolution for the delay of the opening of scallop season in Trustee waters begins November 10, 2024.
The East Hampton Town Trustees 33rd Annual Largest Clam Contest is scheduled for Sunday, September 29th from 12:00 Noon – 3:00PM. A fun community event, we hope you’ll join us at the AMAGANSETT LIFE SAVING STATION located at 160 Atlantic Avenue! Contest Rules
Photos by Kyril Bromley The Trustees have approved a proposal from Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program mitigate and reduce nitrogen in Hog Creek. The second of three phases of a project to identify and remediate nitrogen-rich groundwater intrusion in Hog Creek in Springs was detailed to the East Hampton Town Trustees this month, in a presentation that included evidence that water quality may be improving there. The Trustees, who have jurisdiction over many of the town’s waterways, bottomlands and beaches, permitted an evaluation of nitrogen entering the creek, John Aldred of the Trustees told his colleagues on August 12. Click
Northwest Harbor 8/27/24 Photo Susan McGraw-Keber Shellfish Dealers and Shellfish Harvesters, DEC-Shellfisheries collected water samples in several of the areas that DEC designated as temporarily uncertified (closed) on August 19, 2024, after the extraordinary rainfall event in excess of three (3) inches in Nassau and Suffolk Counties on August 18 – 19, 2024. Testing results from those samples indicated that the following areas can be re-opened to the harvest of shellfish. Effective at 10:00 AM EST, Wednesday, August 28, 2024, the following areas are reopened to the harvest of shellfish, except as described in 6NYCRR, Part 41, “Sanitary Condition of Shellfish Lands.” 1. Town of East Hampton: All the normally certified
Shellfish Dealers and Shellfish Harvesters, DEC-Shellfisheries collected water samples in several of the areas that DEC designated as temporarily uncertified (closed) on August 19, 2024, after the extraordinary rainfall event in excess of three (3) inches in Nassau and Suffolk Counties on August 18 – 19, 2024. Testing results from those samples indicated that the following areas can be re-opened to the harvest of shellfish. Effective at sunrise, Friday, August 23, 2024, the following areas are reopened to the harvest of shellfish, except as described in 6NYCRR, Part 41, “Sanitary Condition of Shellfish Lands.” Towns of Oyster Bay (North Shore) and Huntington: All the normally certified areas of Oyster Bay Harbor
Carissa Katz 8/22/24 – The East Hampton Star The recent heavy rainfall and flooding has made our waters unsafe according to reports provided by Concerned Citizens of Montauk (CCOM) last Sunday, August 18th. The water samples were taken from Springs, Napeague, Montauk, and East Hampton…all indicated the water bodies had high levels of enterococcus bacteria at nearly every spot the organization monitors. Photo Durell Godfrey East Hampton Star “The only safe water bodies that we test are the Long Island Sound on Soundview Drive beach” and a spot on the east side of Napeague Harbor, Kay Tyler, C.C.O.M.’s executive director,
Statement from Orsted Regarding Mooring System in Use
“As part of the fish monitoring study outlined in the SFW Fisheries Study Work Plan, the Stony Brook University team is conducting a regular visit to the sensor array off Wainscott today to collect data from sensors, replace batteries, and deploy new retrievable moorings alongside the previous moorings. As the Stony Brook team is deploying new moorings alongside the existing moorings there’s no change to the mariners briefing, our standard method for updating mariners on the presence of equipment in navigational waters. Members of the fisheries outreach team, in collaboration with the research team, have worked with the fishing community to select an alternative mooring, one that is smaller, lightweight and retrievable, and is more compatible with commercial fishing in response to the feedback we’ve received from the community on original deployment of cement moorings.”
Images of the mooring system and a diagram are shown below.
