Dr. Brad Peterson of the Peterson Lab at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SOMAS) and his Ph.D. student, Stephen Heck, spent a week on the pond in September after the pond had closed. They sampled fish, invertebrates and
What is it? The American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) is a fascinating fish with a remarkable life cycle. It occupies a very broad range of habitat along the east coast from Central America to Greenland and once made up a quarter of the
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The Georgica Pond Gut was opened by the East Hampton Town Trustees on October 22, 2018 and closed naturally on July 25, 2019—nine months later. During this time the pond became a tidal lagoon, except for 3 weeks in March when the
Georgica Pond has always been a cherished resource. Access to its water and the right to fish, crab and enjoy Georgica Pond has been contested for centuries. Back in 1833 The East Hampton Town Trustees sued several gentlemen from Southampton for “drawing