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Mr. Thomas said writing grants is an art form and it would be in the Town's interest in to hire a full time <br />grant writer. <br />2. Shellfish Constable Report <br />Mr. McElligatt introduced Sydney Crook who was reclassified from a seasonal employee to Shellfish and <br />Water Quality Technician for the Town. She will try to engage more people in town and has already put <br />together a brochure with QR codes titled "Mashpee Natural Resources: A Guide to Water Quality and <br />Shellfish in Mashpee Town Waters". <br />The recent storm caused a delay in the State coming out to test, but the oyster fishery is now open. We <br />had 10,000 oysters out, 67 full packs came out on Saturday and 23 on Sunday. We stocked again <br />yesterday and today. So far we had 20-21k oysters and have taken our 9-1 Ik. This is the first year of <br />getting single oysters. We still have a good chunk to put out, I think we'll come close to putting <br />everything out. <br />Everything on the farm stayed in place during the storm, nothing moved an inch. <br />The water temperature is really high for November this year. The worry is if the temperature plunges too <br />quickly, they won't have time to go into hibernation. We're worried about mortality if there's a cold snap. <br />We're in winter mode right now, currently redoing the upwellers. We need a new pump, just not sure <br />where the money would come from. Mr. Thomas said we should talk more about that and find a way to <br />get the money. <br />Mr. McElligatt is aiming to have the updated Shellfish Regulations done by the next meeting so we'll <br />have a month to review and discuss at the January meeting. <br />Mr. Thomas asked Mr. Cook and Mr. McElligatt to speak about the site visit they did with some Town <br />Hall employees. Mr. Cook said it was a positive experience and it was great to see Town Officials witness <br />firsthand what goes on out there. It helps them to see where the money goes. <br />Mr. McElligatt said they have 1.7 million under nets, not sure where we'll put next year's stuff, it will be <br />a couple summers before we can get what's currently under nets out. We could continue to expand on the <br />sand bar, or we could use more aquaculture in town to help with nitrogen removal. Another option is to <br />scrap the current system of quahogs and oysters and have "oyster years" and "quahog years". <br />Mr. Thomas said we should get more aquaculture grants out there. <br />Mr. Cook said we should do a site visit and crunch some numbers. <br />ADDITIONAL TOPICS <br />(This space is reserved for topics that the Chairman did not reasonably anticipate would be discussed) <br />N/A <br />ADJOURMENT <br />Mr. McElligatt motioned to adjourn. <br />Mr. Cook seconded the motion. <br />Vote: 5-0-0 <br />Roll Call Vote: <br />Mr. McElligatt; yes <br />