08.20.2013 News Rust tide appears in Peconic waters once again The harmful algal bloom known as rust tide has once again been detected in Peconic Bay waters — marking the 10th consecutive year the finfish and shellfish-harming algae has...
07.07.2013 Police Cops respond to stranded jet ski reports Southold Town Police Marine Units responded Saturday to a call of two jet skiers in distress in the Peconic Bay between New Suffolk and Robins Island, according to a...
06.03.2013 News Cutting-edge response vessel hits East End waters The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office has purchased a custom-made, 41-foot emergency response ship equipped with high-tech features like side-scan sonar and forward-looking infrared cameras, allowing it to spy on...
05.19.2013 News Conklin, Miller named North Fork ‘Environmental Champions’ The late Bob Conklin of Flanders and Jim Miller of Southold were honored as “Environmental Champions” by the North Fork Environmental Council on Thursday for their work establishing a...
04.09.2013 News North Fork Environmental Council to honor Peconic baykeeper The North Fork Environmental Council will honor baykeeper Kevin McAllister as its environmentalist of the year during an awards ceremony in Riverhead next month. The organization will give Mr....
03.24.2013 News Baykeeper needs help to keep ‘Kathy’ afloat Fifteen years ago, at about this very time, water lover Kevin McAllister launched a local nonprofit dedicated to protecting the Peconic and South Shore bay systems on Long Island’s...
02.21.2013 Letters Featured Letter: Let’s do something about brown tide before too late To the Editor: Over the past number of years Peconic Bay has been subject to a number of brown tide events. These brown tides are examples of HABs, or...
02.18.2013 Letters Featured Letter: We must come together to face big challenges To the editor: As a citizen and resident of Mattituck, I and others in Southold Town want our voices heard. We want our voices and concerns heard at all...
11.29.2012 Business There are scallops to be found this season Scallop season didn’t begin with its usual bang the first Monday in November thanks to Hurricane Sandy, but fish markets and restaurant menus are stocked with the cold-weather shellfish...
09.18.2012 News Peconic Baykeeper: Nitrogen loading at ‘crisis proportions’ The state of nitrogen loading in Suffolk County’s bays has reached crisis proportions, says Peconic Baykeeper Kevin McAllister, who, as part of a celebration of the 40th anniversary of...