60th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunday, March 27, starting at 12 PM Grand Marshal Luncheon Friday, March 25 Annual Cocktail Party Saturday, March 26, 4 pm to 8 pm at Gurney’s Resort The East Hampton Town Trustees will be in the parade this year – hope to see you there! Find more information on the Montauk Friends of Erin website Montauk Friends of Erin Montauk Friends of Erin Parade 2022
New Requirement for Neonicotinoids
With continued sea level rise and a potential increase in storm frequency and intensity due to a changing climate, there is a growing demand for shoreline protection on Long Island. The impacts of hardened shorelines are well established. Developing alternative forms of shoreline protection that do not negatively impact our shorelines, while also providing benefits to our coastal ecosystem, is a priority for the Peconic Estuary Partnership (PEP) . Living shorelines provide habitat for native plants and wildlife while also providing many other benefits. Demonstration Living Shoreline Project Photo courtesy of Peconic Estuary Partnership Photo: Sea Grant From Sea Grant –
NEW YORK – South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm, has received approval of the project’s Construction and Operations Plan (COP) from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is the final decision needed from the agency to move the project toward the start of construction. Read complete article from link below. South Fork Wind
An informational meeting will be held on February 3rd at 6:00 p.m. via ZOOM with the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning for prospective applicants interested in applying for a lease under the county’s Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program in Peconic Bay and Gardiner’s Bay. Oyster farming in Napeague Harbor – Photo Susan McGraw-Keber Click on the link below for more information: https://www.easthamptonstar.com/government/2022120/prospective-shellfish-farmers-take-note Cages of Montauk Pearl Oysters ready to be reset after cleaning and culling. Photo: Mike Martinsen More information about the Suffolk County Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program in Peconic Bay & Gardiners Bay: https://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Economic-Development-and-Planning/Planning-and-Environment/Environmental-Planning-and-Aquaculture/Shellfish-Aquaculture-Lease-Program
Georgica Pond- annual dredging has begun. Photo Susan McGraw-Keber Beginning this week, the annual letting of Georgica Pond began followed by dredging that is done for the health of the pond. Read the article below from The East Hampton Star for more information: https://www.easthamptonstar.com/government/2022113/georgica-dredging-begins Go to this link for more information about Georgica Pond and dredging: Georgica Pond Dredging Underway
Carole Brennan, second from right, the East Hampton Town clerk, conducted the swearing-in of members of the town trustees and Cate Rogers, right, the new member of the town board, at Town Hall on Friday. Photo: Christopher Walsh January 2, 2022 – Town Hall The East Hampton Star : January 6, 2022 By Christopher Walsh Continuity was on the agenda when the East Hampton Town Trustees selected officers and staff during their organizational meeting on Monday night. Eight of the nine incumbent trustees were re-elected in November, and six of them, plus the newly elected trustee, were in attendance at Monday’s
Trustee Mike Martinsen with a strand of Kelp grown in local waters. Photo courtesy of East Magazine, a publication of the East Hampton Star. On December 7, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation S.6532A/A7547A into law. This legislation allows Suffolk County to lease underwater lands for the purpose of Kelp and other seaweed cultivation. One hundred ten thousand (110,000) acres of underwater land in Gardiner’s and Peconic Bays will now be permitted for kelp aquaculture use. According to the press release put out by by the Governor’s office, this legislation will “promote aquaculture in Gardiners and Peconic Bays.” The goal
Dredging Little Northwest Creek / December 2021 Photo by Tim Garneau Dredging completed, Little Northwest Creek is flowing once again into the bay waters. Photo Susan McGraw-Keber
On Monday, November 22nd, the East Hampton Town Trustees voted unanimously for a one year moratorium on all new residential docks, catwalks, floating docks, floating structures, and platforms in Trustee waters. The resolution was offered by John Aldred and seconded by Susan McGraw-Keber. For the complete Trustee Resolution #2021-11-22, click on the tab below. 2021 Dock Moratorium Resolution
Vote Is Unanimous During the moratorium, the East Hampton Town Trustees will conduct an inventory of all docks in waterways under their jurisdiction, among them Three Mile Harbor. Photo: Durell Godfrey Town Trustees Push Pause on Some Docks By Chris Walsh The East Hampton Town Trustees voted unanimously on Monday to enact a one-year moratorium on construction of docks, catwalks, floating docks, floating structures, and floating platforms in trustee waters. The moratorium, effective immediately, comes a month after the trustees voted 5-to-3 to approve construction of an 80-foot floating dock on Three Mile Harbor, the first such approval in more
Commercial Fishing Interests & Stakeholders Map of artificial reefs off the coast of Long Island, NY. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has planned the expansions of seven existing artificial reefs and the creation of four new sites and is seeking feedback from commercial fishing interests to gain information that will help guide the future development of these sites and avoid conflicts with the commercial industry. All commercial fishing interests and stakeholders are invited to attend meetings on changes to artificial reefs in the Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound. Stakeholders can provide valuable information by identifying fishing locations on charts
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.
