Gillnet boats commonly anchor their nets just a few yards from the surf line. This summer beachgoers reported encountering the nets and a humpback whale became entangled in one.
East Hampton Town Trustee Rick Drew, left, has said he thinks there should be better regulation of gillnetting in the ocean off the South Fork.
Gillnet boats commonly anchor their nets just a few yards from the surf line. This summer beachgoers reported encountering the nets and a humpback whale became entangled in one.
East Hampton Town Trustee Rick Drew, left, has said he thinks there should be better regulation of gillnetting in the ocean off the South Fork.
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