These Long Islanders are making a living on the water
Their stories, their ways of seeing the world, explain and unite this abundant, seafood-centric region.
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Their stories, their ways of seeing the world, explain and unite this abundant, seafood-centric region.
Ben Gonzalez of Southold Bay Oysters holds a cage of farmed oysters. (Credit: Charity Robey) For some people on the East End, speaking out against oyster farming is like opposing the adoption of rescue puppies. But at a series of public hearings before the Suffolk County Legislature this winter, yacht clubs, boaters and owners of waterfront property did just that. On March 2, the Suffolk County Legislature approved the continuation of the county’s 10-year-old aquaculture lease program (known as SCALP) with a boatload of amendments, including a 43% reduction in the u...