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6) Shellfishing is prohibited in any area designated as an "Area Closed to Shellfishing" by the Board of <br /> Selectmen. <br /> 7) Shellfishing is prohibited in any area designated as a "Private Shellfish Grant Area" by the Board of <br /> Selectmen and other local, state and federal permits except for the grant holder and his or her employees or <br /> permittee unless regulated or stipulated otherwise by the Board of Selectmen. Violations will result in a <br /> citation under these regulations or may be subject to other state penalties including fines, imprisonment, <br /> and/or damages sought by the grantholder. <br /> 8) No person(s) shall have in their possession or take amounts of shellfish in excess of the daily or weekly <br /> limits set forth by the Board of Selectmen. Those Limits are set Forth as follows: <br /> A. Non-commercial Catch Limits: <br /> 1) Soft-shell clams One peck per week <br /> 2) Quahogs One peck per week <br /> 3) Scallops(in season) One bushel per week <br /> 4) Razor Clams One peck per week <br /> 5) Mussels One peck per week <br /> B. Commercial Catch Limits: <br /> 1) Soft-shell clams One bushel per day <br /> 2). Quahogs Three bushels per day,catch must be <br /> culled,before landing,into chowder, <br /> I cherrystone,and littleneck sizes; <br /> i Total catch will not contain more than <br /> one bushel total of littlenecks. <br /> Remainder of catch to be mixed cull <br /> r of cherrystones and chowders. <br /> 3) Scallops (in season) Ten bushels per day <br /> 4) Razor Clams One bushel per day <br /> S) Mussels One bushel per day <br /> Increases or reductions in catch limits may be subject to change. Changes will be posted and published <br /> f <br /> 1 according to established policy. <br /> r A "family" shellfishing week begins at sunrise on Sunday and ends at sunset on the following Saturday. <br /> A "commercial' shellfishing week begins at sunrise on Monday and ends at sunset on the following <br /> Saturday. <br /> I <br /> 9) Seed Shellfish- for the purpose of definition, shellfish are to be considered seed if they are measured and ;! <br /> found to be less than the minimum harvesting size or other determination as set forth by the Commonwealth <br /> r of Massachusetts. Those sizes are as follows: ! <br /> It' <br /> a a) Soft-shell clams,quahogs and mussels-two inches in the longest dimension of the shell <br /> b) Oysters- three inches in the longest diameter of the shell <br /> y c) Scallops- must have a well-defined annual growth ring on the shell,regardless of the dimensions of the <br /> rii l <br /> shell or the weight of the individual shellfish. } <br /> y All shellfish are to be culled immediately after being taken and seed must be returned to the immediate area <br /> from which it was taken. No person shall possess seed or transport seed for the purpose of transplanting to <br /> r another area without written permission from the Mashpee Board of Selectmen and the Mass. Division of <br /> Marine Fisheries Director. <br /> ij ' <br />