Trustees Considering Lake Montauk Striped Bass Study
Lake Montauk could prove an important settlement or nursery area for smaller striped bass, according Andy J. Danylchuk, a professor of fish conservation at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.David Blinken Is Lake Montauk a “holdover” habitat for striped bass, an otherwise migratory species? The question was explored atRead More
South Fork Wind Fisheries Study
Acoustic Telemetry Sensor Positions off Wainscott An array of acoustic sensors has been placed in the ocean off Wainscott as part of the South Fork Wind Fisheries Study being conducted by Stony Brook University. The five year study will evaluate possible nearshore effects on migratory and other fish behavior resulting from SouthRead More
Meeting: September 13, 2021
Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Melissa Winslow, Senior Environmental Analyst, Town of East Hampton and Billy Hajek, Planner, Village of East Hampton to discuss the Cove Hollow Pipe ProjectTim O’Rourke and Dr. Andy J. Danylchuk – “Stripers in the Lake” StudyDavid Larkin and Terry Marks- 10 Ingalls Rd andRead More
Problem Seen With Short-Term Solution for ‘Long-Term Chronic Erosion’
Arrays of geotextile bags like these near Lazy Point, which are authorized only on a short-term emergency basis, have remained far beyond the span allowed by East Hampton Town. Photo by Durell Godfrey By Chris Walsh The installation of geotextile bags that are meant to be a short-term measureRead More
Shorebird Closures Lifted
Beach closures in place since April at the Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge and the Jessup’s Neck peninsula at the Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge in Sag Harbor, both to protect threatened shorebirds, were lifted earlier this week in the wake of an unsuccessful effort to allow the birdRead More
Ocean Beaches
The Trustees generally claim ownership of certain ocean beaches WEST of Napeague Lane to Georgica Association and WEST of Georgica Association to East of Town Line Road.
