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cowN PP(t�f-'pp.,.�eve'�o.i <br /> '# Town of Mashpee <br /> . , • Shellfish Commission 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> fig• Mashpee, MA 02649 <br /> ��itULCGO� MINUTES OF MEETING March 6. 2012 <br /> Attendance: William Holmes, Stephen Marques, and Richard York <br /> Convene Meeting: 7:00 PM <br /> Approval of Minutes: Postponed <br /> Shellfish Constable's Report: The Aquacultural Research Corporation (ARC) <br /> shellfish hatchery owners have stated that they do not have the funds to maintain <br /> the facility and might have to sell the property. They had a USDA grant to <br /> purchase a wind generator that would have reduced costs so that they could <br /> afford maintenance and stay in business. Unfortunately, the wind generator was <br /> blocked by the Rt. 6A Historic District Commission even after it was approved by <br /> the Town of Dennis Historic Commission and Board of Selectmen. ARC cannot <br /> afford to borrow funds for maintenance. The owners want ARC to continue as a <br /> shellfish hatchery, but cannot continue on their own. ARC is the only practical <br /> source of remote set oyster seed, because the newly set oysters might not <br /> survival a long time being trucked from out of state, and the cost of transporting <br /> tons of bags of shell with the attached tiny oysters would be too high. Bamstable <br /> County Cooperative Extension director William Clark sent a letter to the <br /> Barnstable County Shellfish Advisory Committee (I am a member) describing the <br /> problem and looking for ways that the County could purchase the hatchery, <br /> renovate it, and have the current owners and their staff operate it. One <br /> suggestion was to increase town shellfish permit fees by $10 for recreational and <br /> $50 for commercial to be used to pay off a loan to purchase ARC. No seed <br /> would be provided other that what the towns purchase with other funds. This <br /> might not work for Mashpee because our permit funds have to be used for <br /> propagation. <br /> The Planning Board is reviewing the Mashpee Comprehensive Plan. The <br /> Coastal Resources element has recommended goals and policies relative to <br /> shellfish. <br /> Old Business: <br /> Shellfish Aquaculture Regulations: Shellfish Aquaculture Regulations and <br /> Application Procedure/Form review was discussed. <br /> Shellfish Propagation: $20,000 in the budget for this summer <br /> Sponge Fouling: No action yet <br /> Waguoit Bay Town Line: No new information <br /> New Busines: None <br /> 0855 hrs. Adjournment <br />