01/27/2020 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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Harbormaster Jeff Smith advised that`f'the`Shellfish Aquaculture License is approved, Mr. Smith is responsible for all costs to relocate one,mooring currently within.the proposed area. • As Mash ee's Shellfish Constable I recommend that if the She-IIfish'A uaculture License is approved, p �. pp Mr. Smith be put on a 1 year probAtionary period due to-pasVviolations. I also recommend that if Mr. Smith intends to use solely the Oys_terQr.oV method he should-:purchase the stealth coloration to reduce visual impacts to the surrounding homeown-prs. Pros The approval of Mr. Smith Aquaculture License application will help the town of Mashpee to further their efforts to reduce nitrogen in the great River 1 Jehu Pond area. Smith plans to'grow approximately 180,000 oysters within the OysterGrosg on site, this could remove approximately 90 kg of nitrogen per year if oysters are able to reach market size in a 12 month period. Deployed aquaculture structures have also been found to attract and increase diversity of fish and invertebrate species within the immediate surrounding area(Allen et. al. NOAA Fisheries). Cons Mr. Smith poses a high risk to the aquaculture community due to his past shellfish violation occurring on the 20th of January 2017. Mr. Smith purchased 3,000 9-13 mrn oysters and deployed them within OysterGrog cages under his dock located at 226 Monomoscoy Road. This is a direct violation of Mashpee and State regulations that prohibit the procession of seed shellfish without a state issued propagation permit or town aquaculture license. Even though Mr. Smith was fined and paid for his violation, the violation could have potentially affected the public health of our community and the livelihood of the surrounding permitted aquaculture license holders. It is in my opinion that Mr. Smith willfully ignored Shellfish Aquaculture Laws and Regulations. Even though advisement was given directly to hint in the application process he failed to take or ignored the direction of Town officials. I ask the Selectman to look at his violation as a prelude-to how he will operate a business within our town.