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<br /> i r. open r. ups ' _dumber 0 f pwel ling areas '-were opened up which is- , F
<br /> crj.tica•l` f 6.' k,,the. spzwnin -of brooktrout asy brook trout put their eggs ,
<br /> { c erneath sediment from .coarse sand up to ,. o 4 inch gravel. ' They {
<br /> have tire: tern ar y to'- suffocate- unless there is a flow of water and that
<br /> is why upwelling is very critical to the survival o -brook trout. He' '
<br /> said that -2 . o - the natural Production of- the ashnet River would be
<br /> ' uash �!- if, i . fact, the channels in that area were filled, The
<br /> Monument -Beach Sportsmen Club would.� e opposed for that reason.
<br /> Chairman, Stu le r- asked Mr. Gibson if he were referring to the closi
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<br /> the cranberryditches?
<br /> Mr, Gibson replied. "Yes, the closing of those nitches l' a Belt ran
<br /> said that the mainchannel. was a suitable
<br /> Y pawning site, t it inot
<br /> have the proper gradient. He said that you have t have at least Four- to
<br /> five feet per- ii.e o have a flushing'
<br /> o sediment permitting aira ion.
<br /> He commented that at. .-the present time, there ' are trout in the area now,
<br /> He also -mentioned., that the lower part of the stream does not have adequate
<br /> S paw nin ,r-�.ha b i to •.
<br /> h , e.:y'.-B cA-.1 ghar ►s e .- i 'he- were re 'erre g .to the area near the are na .,
<br /> .,- q-i s 6 Xl-- . 4L.'d.s' �_,"t 'e.,. w e r e some. i n c r e i y tiro channels which.
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<br /> o ' the year-- you'- 1 I i n dry;. but, s to rt.i g i n .September and- October.. "the .
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<br /> !c ole � season .-, y would find 2 to, I inches of water in' the channels which
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<br /> may -be only' to, :.2'- feet across and YOU
<br /> o will 'ind 4"fis-h which are sexually
<br /> mature and. rnih in the area. ;
<br /> Mr. owa"r. -member.' 'of . the Board of Directors of the Br_.arwoo -Mashpee
<br /> Association...and- past. re s"'dent- of the Association told the co 'ssion that
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<br /> _ -he co'u1d do t ".Mr.... Gibson' s statement. e- said that he was, ' ;
<br /> k ' - � sea �.ng .or��
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<br /> behalf 00-Jan& o hers constituting -the Association in Mashpee, and that-
<br /> - they ,are "'concerned',o er- this development and that Y re
<br /> they are strongly i
<br /> favorot .phold ng the present state lawwhich states that wetlands -should
<br /> not be f JJ le
<br /> Mr. Bobnen •er ar` .commented that the whole area in the spring. ro u ces wood
<br /> ducks,'. black ducks a•nd. mallards ment * oning that the wood duck, a few years
<br /> Vigor;. eras wai o ext t�r� t. a said that he 'felt the Conservation Commission
<br /> ion
<br /> s o ld' take- "a-' lorig,, hard look at . this- as he felt their 'o1 ins tores
<br /> p erre ..
<br /> what !it. i ;.- Conservation areas ' that a `e' .eft_ in the town.
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<br /> Mr,, erho t said that the Citizens for the Protection o � a
<br /> " , oft Bay "are
<br /> very concerned as the Quashnet Raver is one of the rain tributaries to
<br /> Waquoit Bay. He went on to say that any herbicides and pesticides that are
<br /> used i ng the ' area will wind up in the shellfish of Waquoit Bay as `es i d es.
<br /> He said regardless- of regar less o whether they are reported or not the onser-
<br /> .Vat .on Commission, it "'is something that ' needs to be taken into account
<br /> ashpee -and Falmouthjointly manage - `a qoitBay for shellfish' and the Citi-
<br /> zens off. M shpee 'have as much to lose as the people in- Falmouth,ou�th, Eeinte
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<br /> out. that- .the -State.- o • Massachtisetts has spent thousands of' dollarsputting
<br /> together-'a. salter,, ea-run trout program an the ashn River.-'
<br /> �s oneof
<br /> the- man -ori �st.�which is - in o red in the p o rats, a commented that. Trow
<br /> Ltd. hays p :..3. .•. thousands,. of-' dollars i . improvements ir - ra area below
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<br /> ropose re pme"nt.
<br /> Viso, he has put ' in up to 10, 000 roan hours of labor
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