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Fishermen: It was a great scallop season
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON FILE PHOTO | Ed Densieski of Riverhead, left, and Dave Cullen of South Jamesport harvest scallops in Orient Harbor. It’s hard to top last year’s scallop season, but the fishermen who...
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New York love$ Peconic Bay scallops
BETH YOUNG PHOTO | Cornell Cooperative Extension and Empire State Development Corporation staff toss adult scallops into the Peconic Bay off Cedar Beach Friday afternoon. The state recently awarded a...
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Five facts about scallops
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Map. • The scallop can be found in bays from Cape Cod to the Gulf of Mexico and even in Nova Scotia. Locally, bay scallops are found mostly in the...
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It may not be boom times, but still plenty of scallops
Gary Joyce of Aquebogue (left) and Ed Densieski of Riverhead sort through a catch. They said they often throw away more empty scallop shells than healthy keepers. (Credit: Carrie Miller) Early Monday...
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Following freezing winter, DEC extends bay scallop season
Gary Joyce of Aquebogue (left) and Ed Densieski of Riverhead sort through a catch. (Credit: Carrie Miller, file) There is a silver lining to the prolonged winter for local fishermen and seafood lovers:...
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North Fork Outdoors: A rare look at Peconic Bay scallops
The fall harvest is winding down on the North Fork. Grapes have been picked and are fermenting, pumpkins have been carved and apples have been turned into delicious pies and warm cider. But for our...
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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. “It’s definitely a pretty impressive year,” said...
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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 algae blooms, whelk attacks and underwater...
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Fishermen: It was a great scallop season
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON FILE PHOTO | Ed Densieski of Riverhead, left, and Dave Cullen of South Jamesport harvest scallops in Orient Harbor. It’s hard to top last year’s scallop season, but the fishermen who...
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New York love$ Peconic Bay scallops
BETH YOUNG PHOTO | Cornell Cooperative Extension and Empire State Development Corporation staff toss adult scallops into the Peconic Bay off Cedar Beach Friday afternoon. The state recently awarded a...
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Five facts about scallops
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Map. • The scallop can be found in bays from Cape Cod to the Gulf of Mexico and even in Nova Scotia. Locally, bay scallops are found mostly in the...
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It may not be boom times, but still plenty of scallops
Gary Joyce of Aquebogue (left) and Ed Densieski of Riverhead sort through a catch. They said they often throw away more empty scallop shells than healthy keepers. (Credit: Carrie Miller) Early Monday...
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Following freezing winter, DEC extends bay scallop season
Gary Joyce of Aquebogue (left) and Ed Densieski of Riverhead sort through a catch. (Credit: Carrie Miller, file) There is a silver lining to the prolonged winter for local fishermen and seafood lovers:...
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North Fork Outdoors: A rare look at Peconic Bay scallops
The fall harvest is winding down on the North Fork. Grapes have been picked and are fermenting, pumpkins have been carved and apples have been turned into delicious pies and warm cider. But for our...
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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. “It’s definitely a pretty impressive year,” said...
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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 algae blooms, whelk attacks and underwater...
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North Fork History Project: The scallop industry has a rich past on eastern...
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 an archive of shellfishing...
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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 Orient Harbor. The weather was perfect on the...
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‘Alarm has sounded’ after scallop die-off of 95 to 100% in some areas
After a “near-unprecedented” scallop die-off in Peconic Bay, Suffolk County legislators on Thursday outlined efforts underway to investigate the cause. “The alarm has sounded,” Suffolk County...
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Local restaurants shift gears after scallop die-off
This season’s scallop die-off — and the resulting dismal harvest — has restaurateurs, baymen and ecologists deeply worried. Stephen Tettelbach, a shellfish ecologist with Cornell Cooperative Extension...
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