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+'w <br /> ,. Town of Ma' shpee Denartment of NatResources. <br /> 2 <br /> 16 Great Neck Road firth <br /> Mash pee, MA02649 <br /> ..x �' Richard York, Director <br /> Date: January 2V2020 <br /> To: Rodney Collins, `Gown Manager <br /> Board of Selectmen <br /> Fri Richard fir , Director <br /> Family Shellfish Area designation at Mashp ck Landing <br /> c Wayne Taylor, Assistant-Town Manager <br /> Terri Terrie Cook, Administrative Assistant <br /> Attachments: 1 Draft hearing n tic <br /> 2) Map of proposed Family Shellfishing area t Mashpee Neck Landing <br /> Descr <br /> , Shellfish Constable Ashley Fisher and the Shellfish Commission request <br /> hearing by the card of Selectmen to designate an area of 1.9 acres at the <br /> Mashpee oNeck Landing as a Non-commercial (Family) shellfishing area under <br /> the authority f MGL chapter 13 ,. section 52. The designation would be effective <br /> Februlary 151 2020. Th 'map of the proposed area with coordinates is attached. <br /> The boundary is from a point south of Mashpee, Neck Landing at coordinates <br /> 41.5997730 / -7 . 65280 �' northerly along the r�n��n hi h �► t�rlin� t � pint <br /> north of Mash,plee NeckLanding at coordinates 1.6 4 0 N / -7 .46 736 <br /> then southerly offshore to a point at coordinates 41.600,6530 N l'-7 . 65203 W) <br /> then southwesterly back to the first point. A draft hearing notice is attached. <br /> Back <br /> . �� round <br /> Designation of a family shellfishing area. at Mashpee Neck Landing will prohibit <br /> commercial harvest of shellfish there. In addition to oysters, quahogs and soft- <br /> shell clams are harvested in that area. Commercial harvest of oysters is not <br /> allowed in Mashpeeunder the Mash,pee Shellfish Regulations. The fine for' <br /> violations is $50. State of Massachusetts CIVIC 322 section 16. 9 prohibits <br /> commercial harvest of shellfish in areas designated as non-commercial (family <br /> it <br /> shellfishin areas), and section 1 6.11 allows r ,suspension or revocation of <br /> State commercial shellfish permits for violations. <br /> Recommend ati n' <br /> I recommend that the Board of Selectmen designate this family area after the <br /> hearing <br /> Pros <br /> More shellfish uld be. <br /> available for family fishing at Mashplee Neck Landing. <br /> Cons <br /> Commercial shellfish: harvesters would not he able to shellfish in the family area. <br /> It is a small area mpared' to other areas open for commercial sh llfishin . <br />