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Reef Boon For Fishing . s t o n y , b r o o k ’ r! Saltwater anglers; w ill have increased op« portunlties to catch lish on a newly'enlarged artiilcal fishing reef Fire Island, according to Donald Middleton, long Island Director of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). A wooden barge, 110 feet lo and 33 feet wide, donated to D] by Union Dtydock J ,n c „ _w as. cently sunk on the site of the existing Fire bland Ocean reef. Restliu on the bottom at a depth of 67 feet, the barge soon w ill be cloaked with a tUck growth of barnacles and other orgai^m s to '^atbact'ahd provide food and sheh ter for ^ variety of fishes. “ The Hre bland reef usnally b a good spot .for doormat' duke during August and September,’' Mid- j dleton stated. “ The barge will |~ Increase the chances for anglers to catch some o f those flu k e /' The. reef'addition is_lhfi_rcsuit— oFa ^ p m t i v e effort between DEC: Assistant Superintendent of ' Jones Beach State Park Joe le s ' chenshim; . Aquatic Technical. Inc., of Point todko.ut; and Capt. Neil Delanoy, skipper o f the Cap* ' . — . treecharterboat,‘‘LadyAnn.” NEWLY REBUILT; The Moorlno presenta a bright, aUradWe look to boal-buyeia who view It from either Its land of water side..The two- year-old building was erected following a fire which virtually destroyed • the tormef 20-year-ofd edifice. The Mooring, which features Stamas, ' M.F.G. and Boston Whaler Boats; is located on Brower and Moreland - • Avenues In Oceanside, and also has storage tecHliles for many plea- . FISH WITH SCUBA GEAR dramattees the potential danger to sea life from pollution. More tons of fish are harvested for food every year than tons of beef. . Boating industry Plans And Organizes Show way in the State Park for a truck to deliver concrete to ballast the bajge which was then towed'to the reef site by a tug from Aquatic Technical. The precise location on the site was determined wHh Freeport; Ken Kalibat, K '& K the help of navigation instru* Outboard, bland Park; Bob meats aboard \Lady A n n .\ The Weichbrocht. Veni» \ Marina, entire operation was supervised Lindenhurst; Elliott - ^ Howell« by Chester ;^wacU, DEC'btolo^' Corrigans of Hampton Bays and gist and reef expert.. Horizon Yacht Sales, Freeport;* - S i ' ' and Tom Fileman. Flagship C.G* DUHetill Marine, Freeport.. V Homemade Salads Hot and Cold Heros ! Snacks, Sodas, etc. HUDSON BAY DELI 111 Hudson Ave. J^rooport _ 868-a453 . I f- p - I COVEBNORS ISLAND - Hl'e LOW facUlly’ has four ' ■' FREEPORT . - The firsl-ever. industry-endorsed boat show bn Long.bland is presently under way at Yachtsman's Cove Marina in Freeport, with a massive db- play of power and sail boats in thewaterandonland. Obnfinulng trou g h Sunday, September 25, the Greater.New - -The'show « « xuu» . . , - , .- York Boat Show b the first In the acres of I ^ d plus in-thc-water pobIishingthc . * A t o t ic N o t i« t o ; . . the backing of the Marine Trade foot o f South M iin Street can be Association (M T A K The Show reached by car and train^ Free R s h e ^ n , V fo r a e r ly jg ib i^c d Committee, which planned and bus transportation and free ^ _cxecmcd-.thft-show—a«-volun^—f c t i ^ serrice^irbrbviaea F l ^ ^ e s Newsdrt- •leers and all members o f the boat-. • assigned -parking areas—which forroeriy pobllsbed-m Ports- ing industry—b headed by, MTA ^ are not-within walking distance vw«4w;* PTMident Charles Pigadb- of o f the show grounds—and from Inke’s Yacht Sales, fn Freeport, the tong bland-Rail Road Sta- CU -...0 ------ tioninFreeport. . ^■Sbbw hours will bc' W m 1 to . i ' . 9 pm weekdays; from 10 am to ^•Theo^ermembersoftheShow . 9 pm on Saturday; and.from 12 Comm itty are ..AL-GroveFT-r-Al— noon tb 7 pni on SundayT . on a'posiearo ana send rt to; Tickets to the show arc $2.50 .Maritime Law Enforcement Of- a ^ Taggert,. for Adults and $1.25 for chUdrcn- . fice (Aol).-Atlantic Area-Head^ Boatland -in Lmdenhurst and —* --------- ■. 1 — j ■ m — Show Comtnittee Assistant C a r man b Jack Haramel of Staten bland Boat Sales in Freeport. mouth. V ir g in ^ Offering .r^prbpriate. topes of ' interest, S»e \Atlantic NOTCcI f o l Fbhetmen\ w ill be issued mbnthty: - ' . - . ' In order to be placed on the mailing list for th b free pubUca- tioh, print your name m d yldresf 12 years of age or under. ^uifte^ l^ j j o v M ^ bland,' New. U N D E R N E W M A N > i^ E W E N T CRABS-ffouseSpecra!,..^ SHRIMP lnABasket-;21|?ii^^ FRIED CLAMS lnABastet-*y Rietf Siranp.S;^..M|Bsels^ r r- Uaniari Hanbwgen - Rna, b} tte slice or whole WOODCLEFT _ CRAB5HAGK 150 WBodcleft lliie„ Freecort IMPERIAL Sports Runabouts AMERICAN SAIL •22-24-26-28” Johnson Outboard Motors 116 Woodcieft Ave., Freeport (516) 379-1422 OPEN: pally to 6 Pm Closed Mondays Stop In and Look Us Over -ftotorfn9t-PMfonnaRc*.~V4m4rulLaow-R!dei^ CITATION CRUISERS The Economy Priced Cruiser , I 1 **® rf>em of Island _____ MARINE 2832 Merrick Rd., Bellmore, N.Y. SU 5-1768