November 8, 2013 — A project to rebuild a commercial fish-packing dock in Montauk — needed because an electrical fire in May 2012, gutted the packing and distribution facility that serves the commercial fishing fleet — has gotten a $120,000 grant from Empire State Development, the state’s main economic development agency.
The money is to be used to purchase machinery and equipment to replace what was destroyed in the blaze, and to expand dockside processing and distribution services, according to State Assemb. Fred W. Thiele Jr. (I-Sag Harbor), who said the commercial dock is “a vital part of the commercial fishing infrastructure.” Montauk is the biggest commercial fishing port in New York State.
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