Cantor: Suffolk Backs Long Island Fishing, Oyster Industry
The commercial fishing industry, one of Long Island’s oldest economic sectors, is getting a lot of attention from Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine. Romaine calls commercial fishing, where Long Islanders have been angling in local waters for over 400 years, a “heritage industry.” With
$5.3 million in market value of aquaculture products sold, ranking first in New York State with more than 80% of all shellfish aquaculture in the state, Suffolk County just celebrated that heritage with its first ever Oyster Jamboree featuring locally grown and harvested oysters...
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