East Hampton Trustee
John Aldred was elected Town Trustee in 2017 and chosen by the board as a deputy clerk in 2024.
For almost 50 years he worked largely on and around the water:
- A research assistant in the Ichthyology Department at the New York Ocean Science Laboratory in Montauk.
- A Fisheries Biologist at the Multi Aquaculture Systems fish farm in Napeague.
- An Environmental Analyst with the East Hampton Town Natural Resources Department.
- Founding Director of the East Hampton Town Shellfish Hatchery.
As a Trustee, John has been active in working on projects that protect and enhance the
marine environment:
- Monitoring mosquito breeding on the Accabonac marshes to allow targeted controls, reducing the need for wide scale spraying.
- Undertaken Horseshoe Crab mating surveys in Northwest Harbor with NYDEC and Cornell Cooperative Extension to better understand population dynamics on the East End.
- Assisting the Town Shellfish Hatchery in seeding and oyster reef development.
- Prompt, promote and monitor the development of an independent near-shore Fisheries Study for the South Fork Windfarm.
Trustee liaison to:
- Peconic Estuary Partnership Technical Advisory Committee.
- East Hampton Town Water Quality Technical Advisory Committee.
- Stony Brook Southampton ongoing water quality monitoring programs in Trustee waters.
John graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a degree in Zoology. After a stint with the Peace Corps in India, he settled in East Hampton, raising two boys with his wife Gale. He feels fortunate that his sons, their wives and four grandchildren are living, working and going to school locally.