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Zodmma�cr�ea���i �/��aQdac�iuQe��d <br /> id�i�xied, and ` {'eoi" <br /> oLea�e�e Ja�o2. a��JCaCe <br /> 700 T�a.�nlr-ia�e J�i�eet �oz�i 0.��0.� � <br /> June 20, 1977 <br /> ii <br /> Mr. George A. Benway, Jr.; <br /> Chairman, Board of Selectmen <br /> Main Stveet. <br /> Mashpee, MA 02649 <br /> Dear Mr. Benway: <br /> As requested by the Board of Selectmen on May 6, 1977,.'a survey was con- 9 <br /> ducted in accordance with Chapter 130, sec. 57 of Mass. G.L. at the site of <br /> the proposed, 4.6 ogre private shellfish grant of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal <br /> Council, Inc. The proposed grant is located on the south side of Goosebury <br /> Island in Popponessett Bay. <br /> The survey was conducted by Division biologists on May 23 and Jun 1, 1977. <br /> It was found that the intertidal area consisted of soft-firm sandy mud while f <br /> the subtidal area consisted of soft mud and heavy. growth of marine vegetation <br /> mainly Zostera marina and a <br /> green alga, Enteromorpha s�. <br /> T . <br /> � The survey was accomplished using standard <br /> gear such as box rakes, tongs <br /> and bull rakes. Transects across the area as well as random samples were <br /> taken. In total, 180 samples were taken through the entire area revealing an <br /> average of 0.385 shellfish (all types) per square foot. The following is a <br /> breakdown by area and method: <br /> a ' <br /> Shellfish <br /> Area Method Type Legal Sublegal # Samples # ft <br /> Intertidal Random ft2 quahog 11 1 48 0.239) 1.041 <br /> - clams 5 39 48 0.812) <br /> gubtidal Transect quahog . 24 2 79 0.329 1 <br /> box rake <br /> Subtidal Random quahog 2 0 27 0.074 <br /> tongs <br /> j <br /> I <br /> Subtidal Random quahog 5 0 26 0.096 <br /> bull rake <br /> 2'1 <br /> corrected to ft <br /> . j <br /> - Ir <br />