11.13.2023 Agriculture Opening of season proves bay scallops are hard to find While the rest of us admire fall foliage, North Fork baymen look to nature for signs that predict the health of adult bay scallops. They watch the docks and...
11.09.2022 News For scallop lovers, the season begins poorly When the bay scallop season opened in New York State waters Monday, there were few surprises. Keith Reda, general manager at Braun Seafood Company in Cutchogue, summed it up:...
09.12.2021 Featured Story After disappointing scallop seasons in 2019, ’20, outlook remains bleak ahead of November harvest In June, Matt Ketcham was harvesting oysters at his underwater farm in Southold Bay, when he beheld the welcome sight of adult bay scallops in his oyster cages. (He...
11.04.2020 Environment One day into the new season, and there are few if any adult scallops Normally on the opening day of scallop season, Braun Seafood in Cutchogue would be bustling with workers opening bushel after bushel of scallops. And the ripple effect of that...
02.09.2020 Environment Parasite linked to scallops die-off in Peconic Bay, DEC says Researchers have discovered what they believe is a contributing cause of the “near-unprecedented” Peconic Bay scallop die-off of 2019: a parasite found in a sample of adult bay scallops....
12.08.2019 Editorials Editorial: Following bay scallop die-off, what's next? When bay scallop season opened last month, the worst fears of baymen who are experienced observers of marine life in our waters were confirmed: There weren’t any. Somehow these...
12.06.2019 Agriculture Cuomo requests federal support following scallop die-off in local bays Gov. Andrew Cuomo is requesting federal support to address the recent scallop die-off, which killed an estimated 90 to 100% of adult scallops between last spring and fall in...
11.29.2019 Business Local restaurants shift gears after scallop die-off This season’s scallop die-off — and the resulting dismal harvest — has restaurateurs, baymen and ecologists deeply worried.