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FISHERIES <br /> = w <br /> �J%�'7j��`'�DLIFE AND RE EATIO�A« CLES <br /> ZeW <br /> 18 Heritage Professional Building <br /> Route 6A RFD, Sandwich, MA 02563 <br /> March 11, 1977 <br /> it <br /> it <br /> Mr. Robert Courtemanche <br /> Shellfish Constable, Town of Mashpee <br /> P.O. Box 357 <br /> y Mashpee, MA 02649 <br /> Y r <br /> Dear Bob: <br /> i <br /> In accordance with provisions of Chapter 130, sec. 57 of Mass. G.L. , a <br /> survey was conducted on 9-1-76 and 1-76 at the site of the proposed four acre <br /> private shellfish grant of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council Inc. <br /> The proposed grant is located on the northeast side of Daniel's Island in <br /> Popponessett Bay. <br /> Survey of the intertidal area was accomplished by taking 29 square foot <br /> samples between MHW and MLW. A total of 39 legal and 41 sublegal quahogs were <br /> found (80 all told). Average density of quahogs was computed to be 1.3 <br /> inter- <br /> legal <br /> 1.4 sublegals/ft2 or a total of 2.75 quahogs/ft? in the inter- <br /> tidal zone. <br /> A small number of oysters and seed soft-shelled clams were also found in <br /> i <br /> r <br /> insignificant amounts. <br /> Subtidal sampling was accomplished using a bull rake, tongs and a scallop <br /> dredge as well as SCUBA gear. Results of the sampling showed the following: <br /> Quahogs <br /> Random sampling # of sample Adult Seed Total <br /> tongs and bull rake 40 .52/ft2 .04/ft2 .56/ft2 <br /> (converted to Ft2 samples) <br /> The small number of seed quahogs obtained might be accounted for because of <br /> gear selectivity in that while washing, seed would pass through the larger <br /> openings. <br /> f <br /> Five two-minute tows were made with a scallop dredge resulting in the <br /> following: <br /> f'; <br />