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tion program survived because it was grown to a large Shellfish Permits Issued: 760 enough size before planting so that it was not swept Resident/taxpayer 445 away. . The members of Aerators Cape Cod put in Senior resident/taxpayer 278 many hours working on the propagation program. Non-resident/taxpayer 24 AmeriCorps member Scott Allen put in many more Commercial 13 hours working on the propagation and water quality mation, log on to the Shellfish programs. For more infor Department section of the Town website at Enforcement, resource management, shellfish www.ci.mashpee.ma.us. propagation and water quality work resulted in an abundance of quahogs, in addition to the successfully The Shellfish Department would like to thank the =' re-established oyster and scallop fisheries. boards, commissions, departments and people of the , Unfortunately, the wild soft-shell clam populations in Town of Mashpee for your support and assistance, Mashpee declined to very low numbers in 2006. The Thanks also to the Deputy Shellfish Constables, cause(s)were not determined,but possibilities include Waterways Assistants and volunteers. Special thanks diseases and predation. Increased numbers of blue to AmeriCorps Cape Cod, and the Barnstable crabs were observed this year. They contributed to the County/DMF shellfish programs. losses,but probably did not eat enough clams to be the sole cause. Respectfully submitted, The Mashpee River South of Buccaneer Way, Richard H. York, Jr. Shoestring Bay South of Simon's Narrows Road and Shellfish Constable upper Popponesset Bay opened for shellfishing in January, February and March. Those areas were closed at other times of the year because of high fecal Report of the coliform bacteria counts, and open in the colder South Cape Beach State Park months after the temperatures dropped low enough to kill the bacteria. The Shellfish Department conducts Advisory Committee the Mashpee Water Quality Monitoring Program and participates in monitoring for the Massachusetts Estuaries Project. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Propagation Program: 1,000,000 bay scallop seed purchased The South Cape Beach Advisory Committee 1,000,000 quahog seed ("Committee") at its meetings during the year 2006 1,000,000 oyster seed and considered and made various recommendations rela- 400 oyster spat bags via tive to the use and management of the South Cape Barnstable County/DMF Beach State Park ("Park") and its amenities. A v TEN ACRE SITE - WAQUOIT BAY The site has finally been transferred from the p State to the Town of Mashpee. A legal agreement has been put into place between the State and the Town " x pertaining to the section of Wills Work Road from the � r _ e easement to the beginning of the 10 acre site. Th are plans to move the entry gate closer to the road, There will be an agreement as to how access to the site ' occurs. Theg ate needs to be closed evenings during ►y i the summer. However it needs to be closed late enough and opened early enough to allow access to the area. . Thanks to Sen. Robert O'Leary and Rep. Oysters seed growing in the Mashpee River Matthew Patrick for submitting Bill #-3416 and the (Photo: Richard York) entire legislature for passing it. i 132