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Propagation <br /> Oyster tray maintenance is ongoing in the Mashpee River as we continue to harvest from the area <br /> throughout the conditionally open season (November 1st—March 31st). Roughly 300 pecks of oysters <br /> were harvested at Mashpee Neck Landing during the month of December. <br /> Different year classes are being separated/culled and damaged trays are being removed and repaired <br /> for the upcoming 2020 remote set seed order. Oysters have been ordered for the 2020 growing season: <br /> 460,000 R3 oysters and 1,000 remote set oyster bags will be received in late June-early July. <br /> Quahog nets remain in place and no damages have been seen.Special brooms were ordered to <br /> effectively clean nets that have become fouled over the winter.The Shellfish Division will have 11.0 <br /> million quahogs on order for the 2020 growing season.This requires gear maintenance and the <br /> installation of 3 new FLUPSYs in Ockway. Power and water services are still needed at that location. <br /> Rental space was found for quahog and oyster tray construction in the Mashpee Commons.This will <br /> allow the Shellfish Division to complete necessary gear maintenance over the winter.A mesh break and <br /> pneumatic tools are on order to complete all projects more efficiently.Two group projects have been <br /> scheduled with AmeriCorps Cape Cod and the Barnstable Sheriff's office to help reach our gear <br /> construction goals. <br /> Water Quality <br /> The Shellfish Division spent a total of 12 hours collecting and sampling for water quality. On December <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 skim ice at the surface at the time of <br /> sampling. Saltwater temperatures ranged from 6-8 degrees Celsius. Freshwater temperatures ranged <br /> from 5-6 degrees Celsius. <br /> The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has received government surplus water quality monitoring equipment <br /> which will be received in the near future.Two YSI 6600 sondes were on this list which will be extremely <br /> helpful to the town. All water quality monitoring devices are out of the water due to damages, and <br /> probe membrane failure.The Santuit EXO is the only device still deployed and functioning properly. <br /> Old Business: <br /> 0 S' ON <br />