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Mark Weissman <br /> an <br /> Mashpee,ma UZb4 <br /> Ashley Fisher,Shellfish Constable December 22,2019 <br /> Mashpee Town mall <br /> 6 Great'Neck Rd N, <br /> Mashpee,MA 02649 <br /> Dear Ashler, <br /> I would lime to reply to your Invitation to become an Associate Member of the Shellfish <br /> Commission.I believe that my background in conservation,fisheries management,and ecology <br /> would enable me to contribute to the work of the commission <br /> I was a member of the Massachusetts,Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission for 15 roars <br /> 3- 0 , <br /> " <br /> I co-founded and was the first chairman of the Massachusetts chapter of,the Coast <br /> Conservation Association. <br /> As consultant to the J swciatlon to Protect Nantucket Sound,I produced environmental Impact <br /> statements analyzing potential negative Impacts of the Cape'Wind project on fisheries and the <br /> marine environment.These reports were submitted to the Army Carps of Engineers and the <br /> Department of the Interior.. <br /> From 2006 to,2010 1 was editor-in-ch'ief of the annual Bo tetw's Guide t6 Nantucket Sound and <br /> "ape Cod,I created these g,u�ldbs on behalf of the Nantucket Soundkeeper to foster safer and. <br /> more environmentally friendly boating practices.The guldes were distributed free of charge at <br /> marinas,bait shops,and Massachuse is Boat Registration istration Bureaus. <br /> 1,have also participated In crater.quality monitoring projects In the Mashpee Riv er,Poppy Bays <br /> and near-share Nantucket Sound, <br /> 1 am especially Interested InAhe environmental challenges facing Ma'shpee's estuaries and hags <br /> and the potential for mitigation provided by your shellfish programs,. <br /> Sincerely, <br />