10.06.2017 Environment Algae blooms spurs push for remedies to improve local water bodies This past summer, excessive nitrogen affected water quality across Long Island — and the North Fork was no exception. Last month, the Long Island Clean Water Partnership reported that...
06.15.2015 Environment Another month, another fish kill in the Peconic River Word of thousands of dead fish washing up on local shores might seem like old news at this point, but another drop in oxygen levels in local waters, coupled with a...
05.30.2015 Environment Riverhead Town scrambling to fix ‘critical’ situation as fish die off A recent die-off of bait fish in the Peconic Estuary has Riverhead Town rallying local fishermen to harvest as many bunker as they can before the fish die, according to Supervisor Sean...
08.13.2014 Environment ‘Low levels’ of rust tide confirmed in Peconic Estuary For the first time this season, rust tide has been detected in the Peconic Estuary, experts confirmed Tuesday. Chris Gobler, a marine biologist at Stony Brook University and leader...
