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DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing AreasThroughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties

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Closures Follow Widespread Heavy Rainfall

 

Shellfish harvesting areas in most towns in Nassau and Suffolk counties have been designated as uncertified (closed) for shellfish harvesting effective immediately on Monday, March 31, 2014, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. These temporary closures have been implemented following the extreme heavy rainfall and stormwater runoff that affected these areas on Saturday through Monday, March 29 – 31.

 

This action was taken to protect public health. Stormwater runoff caused by heavy rainfall carries bacteria and other pathogens into adjacent surface waters. When water quality in the enclosed creeks, coves, harbors and bays is adversely affected, shellfish in those areas have an increased potential to be hazardous for use as food.

 

Effective immediately on Monday March 31, 2014 and continuing until a determination is made that conditions no longer exist that may make shellfish hazardous for use as food, the following areas are designated as uncertified and the harvest of shellfish is temporarily prohibited:

 

1. Towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay (south shore): All of Hempstead Bay, East Bay and South Oyster Bay and their tributaries in the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay.

 

2. Towns of Babylon and Islip: All of Great South Bay and its tributaries lying westerly of the northbound span of the Robert Moses Causeway bridges.

 

3. Towns of Islip and Brookhaven (south shore): All of northern Great South Bay, including Nicoll Bay and Patchogue Bay, lying northerly of a line of buoys extending easterly from the southern base of the northbound span of the Robert Moses Causeway to Buoy G "1" Fl G 2.5s located south of Howells Point.

 

4. Town of Brookhaven (south shore): All of Bellport Bay lying easterly of a line extending southerly from Howells Point through Buoy G "1" Fl G 2.5s, southerly to the flag tower at Bellport Beach; and, all of Moriches Bay and its tributaries.

 

5. Town of Brookhaven (north shore): All of Stony Brook Harbor, Flax Pond, Port Jefferson Harbor and Mount Sinai Harbor.

 

6. Town of Huntington: All of Northport Bay, Duck Island Harbor and Centerport Harbor lying easterly of a line extending southerly from the southernmost point of West Beach (also known as Sand City Beach) to the northeastern corner of the beach pavilion at the Town of Huntington’s Crescent Beach in Huntington Bay.

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from my understanding, its not just fertilizer filled sewer runoff, its actual RAW SEWAGE released by our sewage treatment plants. The plants are outdated and do not have the capability of holding all the extra sewage water when it rains.

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Who eats shellfish any more from our local waters :shock: I am afraid to even use them for bait nowdays!

 

I keep warning people who I see collecting them, especially with kids. The ones who listen are not back but the ones who don't and keep coming back, their faces tend to get more more yellow as the year progresses. Not Joking! I then stay away from them.

Slot Limit for Striped Bass; 1 fish 26"-34"

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Shellfish harvesting is a viable industry on the east end Kid. Clams , mussels, oysters, razor clams, steamers and the almighty bay scallop!

IN FAVOR OF COMMERCIAL FISHING AND SURFING THE NORTH SIDE

MAY THE RICH GET RICHER!!

FISH ARE FOOD!!

UA MAU KA EA O KA AINA IKA PONO O HAWAII

 

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I have seen workers and reported them from local restaurants collecting bags full of steamers, although the area was closed due to run off contamination.

 

Some areas are in better shape than others, but with the Red Tide East now, the rain run off mid Island, the raw sewage West, ...

Good Luck!

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Some areas have independent testing done weekly and some of us can access such data. When the DEC has to close areas is because they are above certain thresholds, but even below those thresholds, shellfish ain't safe for food consumption, especially by expecting mothers, or young kids with delicate under-developed livers.

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