But we're not harming the birds. I've never hurt a bird in my whole life. The airport shoots thousands every year to keep them out of the airplane engines. Junior Seaman, a member of New York City's last eeling family.
Seaman is the patriarch of the last eeling family in New York City.
Seaman says that he was given an oral promise 30 years ago by federal authorities that he would have lifetime rights to trap eels commercially in these federally protected waters. Officials say there is also the possibility that he will be granted a limited permit. They are currently investigating the matter. Mr. Seaman has been told to stop catching eels in New York City's Jamaica Bay. Since it is also illegal to harvest crabs in New York, even though they are plentiful along the shores, eels must be imported from Virginia, where the authorities have recently halved the number allowed to be taken.