Tag: Shellfish
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As more beds open along eastern shoreline, shellfish industry better poised to grow
As more beds open along eastern shoreline, shellfish industry better poised to grow By Mary Biekert Day staff writer Published February 22. 2020 8:27PM | Updated February 25. 2020 10:04AM Local shellfishermen and experts say the opening and upgrading of several shellfish beds along the eastern shoreline is cause for celebration, with the industry now in a better…
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Ripple effect: Cornell helps restore Long Island’s shellfish
Ed Warner pushes his boat off a sliver of Long Island waterfront that’s been in his family since the 1800s. He is the fifth generation of Warner baymen – the locals’ term for fisherman – to head out to eastern Shinnecock Bay in search of Mercenaria mercenaria, the hard clam. “Clamming and fishing, they’re in your…