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New Peconic Baykeeper Envisions More Active Role

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Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

Peconic Baykeeper Sean O'Neill tests the water in Shinnecock Bays on Thursday. DANA SHAW

authorAmanda Bernocco on Sep 9, 2016
Reaching over the side of his 29-foot Dyer boat, Sean O’Neill fills a nearly gallon-size plastic container with water from Shinnecock Bay.The sample would be used to complete a fecal... more

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