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07.10.2021 Agriculture

Peconic Bay declared a fishery disaster following scallop die-off in recent years

Peconic Bay was one of four fisheries to be declared a fishery disaster following the “near-unprecedented” Peconic Bay scallop die-off of 2019 and subsequent problems in 2020, the U.S. Department of...

11.04.2020 Environment

One day into the new season, and there are few if any adult scallops

Normally on the opening day of scallop season, Braun Seafood in Cutchogue would be bustling with workers opening bushel after bushel of scallops. And the ripple effect of that...

02.09.2020 Environment

Parasite linked to scallops die-off in Peconic Bay, DEC says

Researchers have discovered what they believe is a contributing cause of the “near-unprecedented” Peconic Bay scallop die-off of 2019: a parasite found in a sample of adult bay scallops....

12.06.2019 Agriculture

Cuomo requests federal support following scallop die-off in local bays

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is requesting federal support to address the recent scallop die-off, which killed an estimated 90 to 100% of adult scallops between last spring and fall in...

11.05.2019 Environment

Slim pickings on opening days of scallop season

Donna King of Shelter Island said she and her husband Wayne couldn’t have asked for a better day as they set out at sunrise Monday from Congdons Creek for...

11.01.2019 Environment

Prognosticators say it will be a rough season for the Peconic Bay scallop

The Peconic Bay scallop, a favorite of East End foodies and a late-year boon for area baymen, could be largely absent from markets and menus after the season opens...

11.25.2018 North Fork History Project

North Fork History Project: The scallop industry has a rich past on eastern Long Island

One offshoot of running a company that’s been in the shellfish business for 90 years is aquatic and historical clutter. Ken Homan’s office at Braun Seafood in Cutchogue is...

02.07.2018 Environment

DEC decides against extending the scalloping season

The last time Peconic Bay scallops were this plentiful was the winter of 2015, just before six weeks of hard weather put what should have been a five-month harvest...

11.16.2017 Environment

Marine biologists, baymen bringing back Peconic Bay scallops

Last week the veil was lifted on a question at the center of both the East End’s culture and its economy: How many Peconic Bay scallops made it through...

11.16.2017 Business

Local scallopers asked to slow down due to plentiful harvest

This year’s Peconic Bay scallop harvest is starting off with one of the strongest yields in years, according to local seafood markets and baymen.

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