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The Mashpee Shellfish Dept. and AmeriCorps Propagation Program: 3,600,000 quahog seed via <br /> member Sarah Herzig in collaboration with Dr. DMF/Barnstable County <br /> Hement Chikarmane, professor of natural sciences at 1,000,000 bay scallop seed <br /> Cape Cod Community College, started a new project purchased <br /> using DNA analysis to characterize different strains of <br /> the fecal coliform bacteria(E. coli)found in our water Shellfish Permits Issued: 710 <br /> samples. Strains of bacteria from different species of Resident/taxpayer 425 <br /> animals in the watershed will also be characterized Senior resident/taxpayer 248 <br /> and compared to those in the water samples to deter- Non-resident/taxpayer 15 <br /> mine exact sources of contamination, and possible Commercial 22 <br /> clean-up alternatives. <br /> For more information, log onto the Shellfisb <br /> Another new project that the Shellfish Dept. is Department section of the Town website at <br /> working on with AmeriCorps is the federally man- www.ci.mashpee.ma.us. <br /> dated Stormwater Management Plan due next year.We <br /> have started locating storm drains with GPS technol- The Shellfish Dept. would like to thank the <br /> ogy, and mapping them on the GIS system at the boards, commissions, departments and people of the <br /> Planning Dept. We will be writing grant proposals to Town of Mashpee for your support and assistance, j <br /> fund remediation projects to improve water quality. Thanks also to the Deputy Shellfish Constables, <br /> Waterways Assistants and volunteers. Special thanks <br /> The Shellfish Dept. continued to participate in to AmeriCorps Cape Cod, and the Barnstable <br /> the study of nitrogen and eutrophication in our bays County/DMF shellfish programs. <br /> being conducted by Dr. Brian Howes. Our Water <br /> Quality Lab,field equipment and expertise contributed Respectfully submitted, <br /> 1 significantly to this project. Richard H. York, Jr. <br /> Shellfish Constable <br /> i <br /> M <br /> z <br /> I Irk" <br /> - <br /> nom*„ <br /> z <br /> , <br /> x, <br /> Scallop seed in upweller. <br /> Underwater photo by Richard York <br /> 104 <br />