If you ordered a “market price” lobster at an East End restaurant this summer, there’s more than a decent chance that your crustacean took a somewhat circuitous route from the waters off Eastern Long Island to your plate.
A veteran dockworker who spoke to The Suffolk Times earlier this summer described a little-known peculiarity of the East End’s fresh seafood market: More than one third of what fishing boats catch travels to New York City — and often back again.
