Baymen Oppose Bid to Pause Shellfishing in Parts of Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Harbors
Baymen on Tuesday opposed the Town of Oyster Bay's bid to pause shellfishing on 1,400 acres of underwater land in parts of Oyster Bay and Cold Spring harbors.
A six-month shellfishing moratorium would kick in as early as Oct. 1, after the expiration of a 30-year lease that gave Frank M. Flower & Sons exclusive rights to harvest the bay.
A moratorium would allow town officials to assess the health of the bay bottom, they say, as well as the...
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