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,y'TOWN pF, <br /> F ' Tbwn of Aashpee <br /> =R; SheClfish Commission 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> �nuCr c°" Nashpee,.T(.?I 02649 <br /> MINUTES OF MEETING 3-12-19 <br /> DRAFT <br /> Attendance: <br /> Peter Thomas, Steven Marques, Darryl Christensen,Bill Holmes,Ashley Fisher and Richard York. <br /> Public: Scott Matoian,Michael Ronhock, and Richard Cook <br /> Convene Meeting: 7:00 PM <br /> Public Comment: None <br /> Approval of Minutes: <br /> Motion: Holmes made a motion to approve the 1-08-2019 minutes with suggested edits. Christensen seconded <br /> the motion. All voted unanimously in favor. <br /> Shellfish Constable's Report <br /> The suspension of Kenneth Thompson's Mashpee commercial shellfish license will hold until the <br /> Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has completed their full review of his state shellfish transaction <br /> card. This review could take anywhere from 6-12 months based on their findings. Environmental police officer <br /> Scott Opie has submitted the request for a review and Jared Silva from the Division of Marine Fisheries will be <br /> investigating his transactions made in 2018 as well as 2019. Silva will also be reviewing all violations cited to <br /> Thompson in the towns of Falmouth and Mashpee as well as other areas. <br /> The tribe's Healthy Communities Oyster Restoration Area in Shoestring Bay continues to be harvested <br /> despite no land access to the area. There have been reports of remote set oysters showing up at the wholesale <br /> markets, and it is believed that these oysters are coming from this area even though they are tagged as SC12 <br /> (Green Pond in Falmouth). Remote set oysters have evident sea clam cultch that are attached to the shell during <br /> this setting technique at the hatchery. Only municipal propagation programs participate in the Remote Set <br /> growing methods. Chuck Martinson the Falmouth Shellfish Constable has determined that the town has NO <br /> remote set in that area. From the investigations that are ongoing it is more likely than not that these shellfish are <br /> intentionally being miss-tagged by commercial harvester. <br /> Patrols continue in an increased frequency during the low tide periods due to the thefts that have <br /> occurred in the licensed aquaculture sites.All shellfish aquaculture licensed sites have experienced an abnormal <br /> amount of theft this year. This may be attributed to the fact that Falmouth opened certain areas to the <br /> commercial harvest of oysters this year.Night patrols are ongoing because it is believed that a small group is <br /> harvesting at night and then they are selling the product at a later date. <br /> The Department of Natural Resources has advertised for seasonal waterways assistants and one full time <br /> waterways assistant position. It is hoped that new hires will start as soon as possible. The town has issued a <br /> conditional offer for the Harbormaster position, the individual chosen was the most qualified and comes with a <br /> long career in the marine field. <br /> In the past month the Shellfish Division has received a large donation of 300,000 single oysters from the <br /> town of Brewster. The Brewster Shellfish department simply ordered too many and they cannot house the <br /> numbers they currently have. Mashpee will be trading used upwellers and silos for the donation. We have <br /> installed new cameras with Wi-Fi capabilities at the areas we plan on depositing these oysters, as well as other <br /> family areas in town. These cameras can be accessed remotely and images are sent as a notification each time <br /> the camera senses motion. <br />