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ensure survival for next spring. The oyster plant area at Mashpee Neck Landing has been assessed for <br /> quantity of oysters left from last year and will be reseeded for the area opening on November 15t <br /> Mashpee Shellfish Division along with Falmouth Marine and Environmental Affairs seeded over 70,000 <br /> (20 mm)scallops in Waquoit Bay on September 27th.Areas seeded were areas that were known to be <br /> productive in the past from catch reports offered by commercial fisherman from both Mashpee and <br /> Falmouth.The goal is to enhance the family and commercial fishery of a once plentiful species. Opening <br /> day for scallops is October the first, and it is forecasted that this year will also be extremely low <br /> compared to past years. <br /> Water Quality <br /> The Shellfish Division spent a total of 19 hours collecting and sampling for water quality. On September <br /> the 11th the Shellfish Division conducted the routine sampling of five sentinel stations in Mashpee, <br /> which are taken monthly year-round. Santuit was noted to have a cyanobacteria algae presence at the <br /> time of sampling. <br /> The cyanobacteria bloom at Santuit Pond continues to be closely monitored using a device that <br /> characterizes toxins produced in the Blue-Green Algae cells using micro-Raman Spectroscopy. Haley <br /> Steinmetz our seasonal waterways assistant has started training the program to recognize the cells that <br /> can produce toxins in blue-green algae that potentially occur in Santuit Pond.This device will allow us to <br /> gain real time knowledge of the extent and toxicity of the bloom year round. <br /> Shellfish Constable October 2019 Report <br /> Enforcement <br /> Shellfish Patrol Hours: 163.25 <br /> Contaminated Area Checks: 95 <br /> Shellfish Permit Checks: 26 <br /> Shellfish Seed Checks: 24 <br /> Shellfish Aquaculture (Grant) checks: 36 <br /> Violations: 3 <br /> In October a total of 163.25 hours were spent on shellfish patrols which includes 95 contaminated area <br /> checks, 20 recreational shellfish license checks, 18 recreational seed checks, 6 commercial license and <br /> seed checks, and 36 Shellfish Aquaculture marker and gear checks. <br /> Three violations: <br /> All violations are currently under investigation with the Mashpee Wampanoag tribal Council, <br /> Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Police, myself,and Massachusetts Environmental Police. <br /> Pocknett incident occurring on Sunday,October 19, 2019. <br /> The following incident occurred on October 19, 2019,from approximately 14:30pm to 14:40pm. Two <br /> male individuals, and one male adolescent, were shellfishing in the contaminated area located directly <br /> across from the Little River Boatyard (Mashpee Shellfish Regulations, General Regulations:Article 3.6). 1 <br /> approached the group in the Mashpee town shellfish boat and asked them if they were aware that they <br /> were fishing in a contaminated area. One of the male individuals, Cheenulka Pocknett, responded for <br /> the group that they were not aware of the contamination. I explained to the group that the area in <br />