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07.10.2021 News

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...

03.23.2021 Around the Island

Rare ‘critically endangered’ whale and calf, spotted in waters off East End

While I was exploring the East End last weekend, my friend Gregg, called to let me know about a whale swimming in front of his oceanfront house in East...

09.20.2019 Government

County: Consider sea level rise in planning

A resolution adopted by Suffolk County lawmakers last Wednesday will require the Department of Public Works (DPW) to consider the impacts of sea level rise when constructing and reconstructing...

09.04.2019 Editorial

Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: Here. Now.

A map of warming temperatures across the United States in The Washington Post last month shows that all of Long Island has already approached a significant threshold in how...

06.10.2019 News

Saving Union Chapel from above

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

Rare ‘critically endangered’ whale and calf, spotted in waters off East End

County: Consider sea level rise in planning

Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: Here. Now.

Saving Union Chapel from above