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“They treat us like criminals,” – Commercial Fishermen Rally In Hampton Bays, Demand Changes To DEC’s Enforcement Policies

Dozens of commercial fishermen from Southampton, East Hampton and other harbors across Long Island rallied on a windswept dock in Hampton Bays on Monday afternoon in defense of one of their own, and to protest what they said is the latest example of overzealous persecution by officers employed with the State Department of Environmental Conservation.  Read the rest here 13:30