Shellfishing Limited Over Labor Day

The state Department of Environmental Conservation will close three North Shore areas to shellfishing on the North Shore over the Labor Day weekend. They are: 445 acres in a section of Oyster Bay Harbor, town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County; 50 acres in the area known as Read More …

Shellfish Areas to Temporarily Close

Three shellfishing areas, including one off Lloyd Neck, will be closed starting Tuesday to protect from contamination from increased boating traffic during Fourth of July week. They are expected to reopen July 10. “DEC closes shellfishing in these waters each year during the Fourth of Read More …

Northport Harbor Closed to Shellfishing

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Thursday announced  that it had temporarily banned the harvesting of shellfish and carnivorous gastropods in Northport Harbor The temporary closure was the result of the detection of a marine biotoxin in shellfish. The closure is implemented to Read More …