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s <br /> Op <br /> ■ <br /> f, <br /> ■ <br /> ■ <br /> 40 <br /> ■ <br /> i X11 ■ <br /> low <br /> Town of Mash <br /> En Z <br /> ' Shellfish Commission 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> Ma pee,, MA 02649 <br /> All <br /> MINUTES OF MEETING 12=9=14 <br /> Attendance: William Holmes, {Marcus Hendricks, Stephen Marques and Richard <br /> York. Public: Brian Everett <br /> Convene Meetin :00 PIIS <br /> Public Corr meat: None <br /> Approval of Minutes: Motion to approve the minutes from -20-1 and -10-1 <br /> made by Marques and seconded by York. Mote: Unanimous in favor of approval. <br /> Shellfish Constable's Report:. It has been a good year for shellfish with quahogs <br /> being the most abundant, and soft-shell clams increasing in numbers from a to <br /> a fever years ago. Seeding from the propagation program resulted in good <br /> harvests of oysters and scallops. In addition to regular quahog seeding, 3 million <br /> of the largest quahog seed up to an inch)were planted in the Great Diver family <br /> shellfishing area to increase harvests and improve water quality there (the <br /> Co%rnmunity Preservation Committee funded project). The bay scallop seed that <br /> we got from the hatchery and grew is the upwellers and trays has been pleated <br /> in Waquoit Bay and Little River. oyster seed was not available from the hatchery <br /> this year, but with CPC funds, we doubled the amount of seed purchased in 2013 <br /> (to 2,200 bags) and with Americorps constructed more trays to grow them in. <br /> The amount of additional seed that is still small will supply oysters for next year. <br /> The algae blooms were good for shellfish growth, but not bad enough for fish kills <br /> since none occurred. The daft Comprehensive Watershed Nitrogen <br /> Management Plan with shellfish as a key component was submitted to state <br /> agencies with favorable responses and requests for more information. We are <br /> working on a proposal to be subrn ed to the atonal hllanne Fisheries service. <br /> by the Woods Hole oceanographic Institution to create and study 2 ages of <br /> oyster reef in the Mashpee Fiver and Shoestring Bay. The $50 fine for the <br /> citation issued for shellfrshing on June 9 in the closed area at Punkhorn Point <br /> Landing next to the "Contaminated Closed to Shellfishing" sign was paid on June <br /> 2 . <br /> Old Business: <br /> Shellfish Propagation: (See Shellfish constable's Report above.) <br /> Sponge Fouling: Nothing new. <br /> Waguoit Bay Town Line; Nothing new <br /> :oo PM - Motion to adjourn made by Marques and seconded by York. Vote: <br /> unanimous in favor <br />