3/8/2016 SHELLFISH COMMISSION Minutes

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�t-VOTE '.OF .,"COhTEEytl 404 a t • � ryr �f7� � eq ,• } S7A�13 C,lv �CO Town of Mashpee Shellfish Commission 16 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, MA 02649 MINUTES OF MEETING 3-8-16 Attendance: William Holmes, Brian Everett, Marcus Hendricks, Stephen Marques, and Richard York Public: Darryl Christensen, Richard Cook, Sam Houghton (Mashpee Enterprise), Brendan McDonald (Boy Scout Troup 36, working on Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge), Matt McDonald (Brendan's father), and Michael Ronhock. Convene Meeting, 7:00 PM (Vice-chairman Holmes) Public Comment: Michael Ronhock told the Commission that he wants to apply for a Shellfish Aquaculture license for an area in Great River. The Shellfish Constable will work with him on the application. Approval of Minutes: Motion to approve the 2-9-16 minutes was made by York and seconded by Everett. Vote: unanimous for approval as printed. Shellfish Constable's Report: The Town Clerk started issuing shellfish permits March 1. Commercial permits are orange and Family permits are dark green. Water temperatures are now in the low 40s. Blue and green crabs are active. We are removing green crabs from our traps. Assistant Harbormaster Rick Santangelo, Waterways Assistant Ashley Harrigan, and Shellfish Commissioner Brian Everett completed the Shellfish Constable Training Program at Mass. Maritime Academy last week. I gave a presentation on Shellfish/Water Quality Restoration. The Town Manager cut the proposed fiscal year 2017 budget that was submitted for the new DNR (if created at the May 2016 Town meeting) which will reduce the amount shellfish seeded in 2017 for the shellfish component of the CWNMP. The June 2017 seed purchases are in the fiscal year 2017 budget (July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017) that is approved at the May 2016 Town Meeting. New Business Shellfish Regulations 2016: The Shellfish Constable stated that the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's Fish and Game Commission is working on a draft of hunting and fishing regulations that would apply to Tribe members on Tribal lands and anywhere else. The Town and Tribe are currently both using the Mashpee Shellfish Regulations under a verbal agreement made in the early 1990s. If the Tribe decides make different shellfishing regulations, we could discuss recommendations for changes to the Mashpee Shellfish Regulations at a future meeting.