Dec 11, 2012 6:49 PM
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Tuesday closed some shellfish harvesting areas in the Town of Southampton to shellfishing. The temporary emergency closures are in response to stormwater runoff associated with the heavy rainfall on Monday and Tuesday.
The following areas in the town have been designated as uncertified effective Tuesday, and the harvest of shellfish is temporarily prohibited through next Tuesday, December 18: All of Sag Harbor, and its tributaries, including Upper Sag Harbor Cove, lying westerly of the northbound lanes of the Lance Corporal Jordan Haerter Veterans Memorial Bridge (Route 114) to North Haven; and, all of Cold Spring Pond; Sebonac Creek; Wooley Pond; North Sea Harbor; Noyac Creek; Mill Creek and Shinnecock Bay, lying easterly of the northbound lanes of the Ponquogue Bridge.
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The following areas in the town have been designated as uncertified effective Tuesday, and the harvest of shellfish is temporarily prohibited through next Tuesday, December 18: All of Sag Harbor, and its tributaries, including Upper Sag Harbor Cove, lying westerly of the northbound lanes of the Lance Corporal Jordan Haerter Veterans Memorial Bridge (Route 114) to North Haven; and, all of Cold Spring Pond; Sebonac Creek; Wooley Pond; North Sea Harbor; Noyac Creek; Mill Creek and Shinnecock Bay, lying easterly of the northbound lanes of the Ponquogue Bridge.
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