by Marshall Brown | Apr 16, 2013 | Bay Friendly Yards, Cleaner Water, Fixing Habitats, Shellfish
Since early November, when the news first broke that Hurricane Sandy had breached Fire Island in The Otis Pike High Dunes Wilderness Area, and that this ‘new inlet’ was to be left open at least for a time, The New Inlet has either been demonized as the...
by John Hall | Apr 11, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Fixing Habitats, Shellfish
A work in progress: Â Federal The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Home.aspx The 1996 Breach Contingency Plan Click to access ACOE-BCP-1996_web.pdf Recommendations for a Barrier Island Breach Management Plan for Fire Island National Seashore,...
by Marshall Brown | Mar 14, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Featured, Fixing Habitats, Shellfish
Now that the storms of winter and the flooding has subsided some, The Breach at The Old Inlet is doing what these breaches are supposed to do — narrow and shoal up as we head into the warmer months. Notice too how clean and beautiful the water is around...
by Marshall Brown | Mar 14, 2013 | Fixing Habitats, Shellfish
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, at his announcement today that he was in favor of closing the breach, was unable to name JUST one scientist he spoke with who supported his view. So the question is ‘Do you want science driving policy, or...
by Marshall Brown | Mar 9, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Fixing Habitats, Shellfish
Could oysters be returned to The Great South Bay?   If it could be done, it would have two chief benefits:  The oysters would help to filter and clean the bay water.  One oyster can filter up to 50 gallons a day.   Second, Blue Point oysters could again be...
by Marshall Brown | Mar 7, 2013 | Featured, Fixing Habitats, Shellfish
Here’s a shot of a seal swimming in The New Inlet, Fire Island, NY.  Fresh clean water — along with the fish that seals feed on — are flowing into The Great South Bay from the ocean, and the Eastern part of The Great South Bay is being flushed and...
