Oyster Bay to Open Up More Underwater Acres for Shellfishing, Designate Some as Off-limits
The Town of Oyster Bay will expand public access to hundreds more acres of underwater land for shellfishing, while also restricting areas to restore dwindling clam and oyster populations.
The measure divvies up formerly leased grounds that were exclusively harvested by Frank M. Flower & Sons, which covered roughly 1,400 of the town's 5,405 underwater acres in Oyster Bay and Cold Spring harbors. A judge last week dismissed the company's claim to the land after its lease with the town expired Sept. 30...
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