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04.09.2026 Health & Environment

Three Southold creeks closed to harvesting over marine biotoxins

Three Southold waterways — Jockey Creek, Town Creek and Goose Creek — are closed to shellfishing due to elevated marine biotoxins risk, a recurring spring condition that can cause serious...

04.18.2025 Environment

Two Southold creeks close shellfish harvesting due to biotoxin

Shellfish harvesting is temporarily closed in Town and Jockey Creeks in the town of Southold effective April 16. This is due to the detection of saxitoxin, a marine biotoxin that...

A graphic showing Jockey and Town Creeks in relation to their marine biotoxin measures in early April. The creeks are highlighted in orange, the town's land in yellow, and Southold Bay in blue.

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Three Southold creeks closed to harvesting over marine biotoxins

Two Southold creeks close shellfish harvesting due to biotoxin