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before the inlet there was kind of no

before the inlet there was kind of no life in bellport Bay and now whatever we

life in bellport Bay and now whatever we

life in bellport Bay and now whatever we get will be some life even if the

get will be some life even if the

get will be some life even if the endless stays open it’s got its work cut

endless stays open it’s got its work cut

endless stays open it’s got its work cut out for it to keep up with what’s coming

out for it to keep up with what’s coming

out for it to keep up with what’s coming off the north side of the bay people and

off the north side of the bay people and

off the north side of the bay people and population and lawns and lawn

population and lawns and lawn

population and lawns and lawn fertilizers and swimming pools in that

fertilizers and swimming pools in that

fertilizers and swimming pools in that it can only help even as making a living

it can only help even as making a living

it can only help even as making a living I left working the water in Bellport in

I left working the water in Bellport in

I left working the water in Bellport in the early 80s and hopefully something

the early 80s and hopefully something

the early 80s and hopefully something will grow back and I can go back to it

will grow back and I can go back to it

will grow back and I can go back to it it’s kind of nice to be able to get out

it’s kind of nice to be able to get out

it’s kind of nice to be able to get out of bed and be five minutes from your job

of bed and be five minutes from your job

of bed and be five minutes from your job hurricane sandy was an event it was hard

hurricane sandy was an event it was hard

hurricane sandy was an event it was hard to miss when you’re living here after

to miss when you’re living here after

to miss when you’re living here after the hurricane went by the news spread

the hurricane went by the news spread

the hurricane went by the news spread that there was a breach here

because of all the people who live here

because of all the people who live here and the their septic systems and the

and the their septic systems and the

and the their septic systems and the fertilizing of the lawns and things of

fertilizing of the lawns and things of

fertilizing of the lawns and things of this sort in this part of Long Island in

this sort in this part of Long Island in

this sort in this part of Long Island in suffolk county there is a lot of

suffolk county there is a lot of

suffolk county there is a lot of nutrients that flow into the bay was a

nutrients that flow into the bay was a

nutrients that flow into the bay was a big build-up over the last 20 30 years

big build-up over the last 20 30 years

big build-up over the last 20 30 years it is impacted the bay by promoting

it is impacted the bay by promoting

it is impacted the bay by promoting algal blooms of various type and the

algal blooms of various type and the

algal blooms of various type and the opening of the bay has increased the

opening of the bay has increased the

opening of the bay has increased the exchange of the ocean enormously and the

exchange of the ocean enormously and the

exchange of the ocean enormously and the nutrients have gone down the last time

nutrients have gone down the last time

nutrients have gone down the last time there was an inlet in this immediate

there was an inlet in this immediate

there was an inlet in this immediate vicinity was in 1825 big enough so that

vicinity was in 1825 big enough so that

vicinity was in 1825 big enough so that during the Revolutionary War British

during the Revolutionary War British

during the Revolutionary War British warships came through right now this

warships came through right now this

warships came through right now this Inlet can handle jet skis and lighter

Inlet can handle jet skis and lighter

Inlet can handle jet skis and lighter motorboats old in like this just a

motorboats old in like this just a

motorboats old in like this just a little bit to the west and this New

little bit to the west and this New

little bit to the west and this New England if given enough time this New

England if given enough time this New

England if given enough time this New England probably got migrated all the

England probably got migrated all the

England probably got migrated all the way there like you look at that down and

way there like you look at that down and

way there like you look at that down and it’s it looks like it’s almost in the

it’s it looks like it’s almost in the

it’s it looks like it’s almost in the ocean right that dock was the north side

ocean right that dock was the north side

ocean right that dock was the north side it was a long walk up to the beach and

it was a long walk up to the beach and

it was a long walk up to the beach and now you get to that dock and you’re

now you get to that dock and you’re

now you get to that dock and you’re already in the ocean it’s crazy

already in the ocean it’s crazy

already in the ocean it’s crazy I just looked around and I said this has

I just looked around and I said this has

I just looked around and I said this has changed forever it’s never gonna be the

changed forever it’s never gonna be the

changed forever it’s never gonna be the same I was on the water ever since I was

same I was on the water ever since I was

same I was on the water ever since I was big enough to stick my feet in it it was

big enough to stick my feet in it it was

big enough to stick my feet in it it was a paradise there were a lot of fishermen

a paradise there were a lot of fishermen

a paradise there were a lot of fishermen they were oysters in there were clamors

they were oysters in there were clamors

they were oysters in there were clamors they had great big slopes that they used

they had great big slopes that they used

they had great big slopes that they used to work from and they made a very good

to work from and they made a very good

to work from and they made a very good living and supported a tremendous amount

living and supported a tremendous amount

living and supported a tremendous amount of families on a South Shore Long Island

of families on a South Shore Long Island

of families on a South Shore Long Island now we have fresh seawater in the bay is

now we have fresh seawater in the bay is

now we have fresh seawater in the bay is increase the clarity of the bait the

increase the clarity of the bait the

increase the clarity of the bait the shellfish are growing and they’re

shellfish are growing and they’re

shellfish are growing and they’re growing rapidly and the quality of the

growing rapidly and the quality of the

growing rapidly and the quality of the meat is much better than it’s been in

meat is much better than it’s been in

meat is much better than it’s been in the last 25 years

inlets it breaches when left alone will

inlets it breaches when left alone will ultimately close numbers that people

ultimately close numbers that people

ultimately close numbers that people kicked around six weeks six months or

kicked around six weeks six months or

kicked around six weeks six months or six decades I mean they have really no

six decades I mean they have really no

six decades I mean they have really no idea in 200 years another one will

idea in 200 years another one will

idea in 200 years another one will happen