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\': I REPORT OF THE SHELLFISH CONSTABLE To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: i i g Shellfish Constable to the Town of Mash- j, My first partial year of bein pee has proved satisfying. insightd to provide more A Shellfish Commission wasThisComestablishe mission meets the firstWed- continuity between the constables at Town Hall. nesday of every month at 7:30 p• ' During the year, more emphasis was placed on patrolling existing especially during the summer months shellfishing areas. It was noted that, lace on the flats. As a there seems to be an abundance of lations tak that werestoppedwere in some sort matter of records, 88% of all the people the enactment of of violation of the Shellfish Regulations. This prompted new Shellfish Regulations for the Town; and by the time of this report, they should be in use. After careful investigation, it was rshould esolves to iodat n.The new aoyer berea will be in from its present position due to heavy s be more accessible; and also, we will be able to open this new area alter- maximum development of the oysters in su nately to provide the cceeding years. The Senator Aylmer Bill#571 will reimburse the Town 50% of its total expenditures for the fiscal year of 1975. As soon will beall 41 nreceived by the simple request of certified expenditures, the Town. g proposed shellfishing areas was made by 7 An evaluation of existing and p p the Commission and sent to the Division of Marine Fisheries for recommen- 't dation. v uaho s will take place in the Spring. PoPPo- p A major reseeding of q g nessett and Waquot Bay will both receive juvenile stock in the Spring - so watch for the posted areas indicating no shellfish ing. These areas will t rowth of t monitored regularly using scientific equipment to monitor the ghe juvenile quahogs. 1� A geographical census was made to evaluate the possibility o an ' intensified shellfish program. The results were as follows: There are p p ation; me miles of salt water shoreline in Mashpee. 15.7 miles are useable for shellfisheries. A total of 210 a c r e s are available for shellfish ro og + y y producing shellfish. This means that there but only 27.5 acres are actual p are 182 acres that can be used but have not been developed. A Shellfish '< Program will be initiated to develop this acreage for the coming years.1 I wish to thank the Selectmen and especially the Administrative Assistant for their cooperation. Robert J. Courtemanche Shellfish Constable € i I t, 116 i