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Suffolk County Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program in Peconic Bay & Gardiners Bay

Welcome to the Suffolk County Division of Planning & Environment's Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program Website. This website and the Lease Program Dashboard have been developed to help the general public, leaseholders and prospective lease applicants navigate the Aquaculture Lease Program (ALP). We look forward to working with you!

Program Announcements

2025 Lease Application Cycle

2025 Lease Application Cycle: Aquaculture Lease Board Meeting

Meeting Notice & Summary Maps

Notice is hereby given that the Suffolk County Aquaculture Lease Board shall conduct an in-person meeting on Wednesday May 14, 2025, at 5:00 PM at the Maxine S. Postal Auditorium, located in the Evans K. Griffing Building, 300 Center Drive, Riverhead, NY.

Additional information pertaining to the proposed lease sites can be found in the Public Notice shown below or by viewing the Aquaculture Lease Program Lease Sites Mapper, which show the locations of the proposed lease sites from a regional perspective

Hard Copies of this Meeting Notice and Summary Maps have been sent for posting at the following locations:

  • Suffolk County Dept. of Economic Development & Planning (Hauppauge)
  • Office of the Suffolk County Clerk (Riverhead)
  • NYSDEC, Division of Marine Resources Office (Kings Park)
  • Town Clerk Offices:
    • Babylon
    • Brookhaven
    • East Hampton
    • Huntington
    • Islip
                       
    • Riverhead
    • Shelter Island
    • Smithtown
    • Southampton
    • Southold
  • Town Trustee Offices:
    • East Hampton
    • Southampton
    • Southold

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Thomas Ralicky via email at thomas.ralicky@suffolkcountyny.gov or via telephone 631-853-4865.

Contact Us

Any questions regarding the Suffolk County Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program should be directed to the program administrators:

Mr. Thomas Ralicky— Environmental Planner

Office Telephone: 631-853-4865

Email: thomas.ralicky@suffolkcountyny.gov

Ms. Jamie Carroll—Environmental Analyst

Office Telephone: 631-853-7327

Email: jamie.carroll@suffolkcountyny.gov

Suffolk County Government

H. Lee Dennison Bldg

100 Veterans Memorial Hwy
P.O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, NY 11788

Riverhead County Center

County Road 51
Riverhead, NY 11901