01/27/2020 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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r ' The issue-of the s.� on e:in Hamblin pond has carve back-onto the-agenda-of the Shellfish Di v�Sion. The removal.of this sponge is necessary to open�p future seeding areas, The 3iv sloe 11-be arga mzmgl a volu teen tea.. tv remove the.sP vnge.In the area of the H mblin.Fond channel.Volunteers will be recruited on is day when - y the tide is.-Io°w enaugh•to work,for*at least 4 Hours, May l't was the stwx of.the Falmouth th Cc��nrnercial'Harvest-o.•en n.g m aquoit B 4y. So far, all•of the- y - P boats.and i iViduals checked were mn-cor�a�,pliance.with,all:state regulations:and local bylaws, bags.have. +been mooted s+o�m e boats,'that were ohecked,•but no seed was.in their pos9ession:. This year 1he Tows.of Mash ee i-ssued'a total of 1.5 Commercial Shellfish Perm. . May 1 was the start of ib o Season and ail hel.lf:sh aquacu.tme:license.holder checks for c g xus far have been,In comDhance wim proper t4gging etc..All v br%o log books have been handed,out, and vessels have been-chedked fpr human,waste containers and proper gages..-Each licensed grant holder has:submitted their y -yearly reports as.-well as a list of individt al:s that have penr .ss on to work on the licensed area. The Natural.Resources Department reeeived the results for-the 2018 Summer Water Quality,Pro.-grarn, and the data shows further.im rovement in Hai Wm' Pond,.little River,and great Diver. The}seedin:g efforts.� .P the area are contributingto the lower nut tent levels -these areas. This summer an addition.5 milli6n quahogs ;- - v�l1 be seeded to further our efforts to u�prove water quality. [old-Bus%nss: .............. Aquacultnre.:i *eense Area.. .vailcabili :Shellfish Constable Ashley Fisher rec�otm.:ends to'the,Conan iss on that. rnoratc riun e i slued an.any fur th r Shellfish pp Aquaculture License applications icati.ons until.the Shellfish.A.quaculture License Regulations and-Procedures �. as well-as the updated Shellfish Regulations.aye'completed and'approved by the Board of Selectman. vie also need to produce-a map,of the Aquaculture License Area Availability pxzor to lifting the moratorium.. York:�`%Icenses will still.be able to be transferred-during the moratorium." .liar.' ues `This wouldn't relent anybody in the,future'from applying for a:licen:sed site,would it?' q p y y Fisher: "No the moxator4iu"m will last no longer than thetime it will tare to`rev�e�the necessary regulations and area'availabi.11 . The two ending a :lications are,exempt.from the'Morat6 iun that being=Smith.-and Matolan'' Motion: `Thomas made a motion to• ut in p lace a moratorium until such.date that the B o and of 8 electnnan.have, approved the updated Aquaculture License..Area.Availability Map,updated Shellfish.Aquaculture License Regulations and A l'i.caf.on Procedures, and the updated Shellfish Regulations. Smith-and Matoian are the only Pp .appl cafions that will be taken into-consideration-for approval-during the period of the moratorium.Marques seconded the motion.All voted unanirhously rn favor: Recommenda don. r new SheWtslt Commission-member: Update- Dick,Cook as submitted his ap pllcation to the Board of-Selectman-to J'om* the-Shellfish Commission.,The ' commiss on has not yet heard.from.the,Board�of:Sel:ectman.regard�•g his submission. Interviewsbr 1 additional board member-wi ll.be scheduled for the.next SheMsh:Coma scion�eeting,to-beheld of dune the f 11 th at 7pm.. e