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  1. FINAL Rescission Order - All the normally certified areas of Sag Harbor and its tributaries.

    Accordingly, the harvest of shellfish from the following areas is permitted: The Town of Southampton; All the normally certified areas of Sag Harbor and its tributaries. Read More...

  2. 5-23-24 Partial-Rescission Order - Shellfish Closures within Town of Southampton

    Accordingly, the harvest of shellfish from the following areas is permitted: The Town of Southampton; All the normally certified areas of North Sea Harbor including its tributaries and Cold Spring Pond. Read More...
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Authorize the Extension of Expiration Dates for select Trustee Permits to Individuals until January 31, 2024 Effective Immediately

Attention: The most up to date information regarding 4x4 driving access and closures, can be found any of the following ways. 

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In accordance with the recent Executive Orders signed by Governor Cuomo, only essential services are being provided by the Town of Southampton at this time. In order to meet the challenge, the Board of Trustees have enacted the following policy regarding permits and licenses:

The Board of Trustees strongly encourages the public to utilize the 
online permitting option on the Trustees’ website

If anyone has any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Trustees’ Office at (631) 287-5717 or via e-mail at: towntrustees@southamptontownny.gov

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2024 Fish Stocking Statistics

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2020

  1. 12-18-2020 through 4-30-2021 - Resolution Authorizing Board of Trustees to Impose Temporary Limitations on Harvest Amount including
  2. 12-3-20 Trustees Toms Pond Tuckahoe New York Will be Closed until December15 2020 for the Taking of Shellfish
  3. 11-25- 2020 - Tom's Pond Tuckahoe New York Will be Closed until 12-3-2020 for the Taking of Shellfish
  4. 10-2020 Special Notice: Shellfish Harvesters - Town of Southampton
  5. 04-2020 Trustees Notice
  6. 04-2020 NYSDEC 2020 VpCP Summary Diggers
  7. 04-2020 NYSDEC 2020 VpCP Summary Shippers
  8. 04-2020 NYSDEC 2020 VpCP Guide Harvesters Dealers
  9. 04-2020 NYSDEC 2020 VpCP

2019

  1. Trustees 2019-TRUS-416 - Regulations for Dredging of Bay Scallops for 2019-2020
  2. Emergency Marine Biotoxin Closure - Town of Riverhead (Flanders)
  3. Notice Shellfish Harvesters
  4. 2019 Vibrio Control Plan Summary - Diggers
  5. 2019 Vibrio Control Plan Summary - Shellfish Dealers

2018

  1. PUBLIC PUMP OUT BOAT SCHEDULE 2018
  2. Shellfishing Newsletter - Fall 2018
  3. Emergency Designation of Shellfish Lands _Signed Rescind Order_19-Oct-2018
  4. Public Notice: Cyanobacteria Bloom in Big Fresh Pond Article 8-24-2018 (PDF)
  5. Authorize the Use of Dredges in Mecox Bay - April 1, to April 30, 2018 (PDF)
  1. Responsibilities
  2. The Dongan Patent

Established in 1686, the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Southampton is the oldest continually elected board in North America. Their continuing charge is the stewardship of more than 25,000 acres of undivided, colonial-era lands consisting mostly of Southampton’s shores, water ways, marshes, and bottomlands.

The Trustees’ responsibilities in doing so includes:

  • Preserving public access to the water;
  • Upholding the traditions of a maritime community;
  • Advising the Town Board on coastal related issues;
  • Informing the public of the Facts of Coastal Issues and Policy;
  • Representing the best interest of the freeholders;
  • Maintaining and protecting surface water quality;
  • Regulating dock and bulkhead construction;
  • Promoting sustainable harvest of commercial shellfish and finfish;
  • Providing a safe marine environment;
  • Inspecting all structures built on bay bottom.