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*Total economic value x 15 . . . . . . $200J30,00 Report of the **REF.- Wong,Edward F.M.--Multiplier for computing con. � P g o� sum.er value of Shellfish.. Shellfish Constable I'm proud to report that the Law Enforcement has been better than anticipated. All Deputies To the Honorable Board of Selectmen have combined reports of violations as follows: and the citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Over limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Massachusetts Shellfish Officers Associa- No permit of seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ... 14 tion has devoted its major thrust into preserving • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• 20 c the financial assistance of the Aylmer Bill(Chapt. Closed area . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 3 Permits not visible . . . . . . . . . . . . . .♦. 38 571}. Therefore the Town will soon receive 50�r • • • • reimbursement for our total shellfish related ex- Permits not in Poss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 16 c penses during fiscal year 1976. I hope this will Non-fishing day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 18 e continue in the future. Total Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., . 1 This year the shellfish department built and Court Cayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 4 maintained two rafts for raising seed shellfish. One floating and one bottom raft were built.These I wish to thank the Selectmen and their assis- rafts grew 5/16 size quahogs to one inch in 132 tants for responding to my requests during the days. It is advisable to plant shellfish no smaller year. than one inch in size due to predation. For propagation purposes the northern end of Respectfully Submitted the Spit has been closed to shellfishing and for the Robert J. Courtemanche same reason an area in Little River will be closed Shellfish Constable soon. k The oyster bed received 80 bu,of 2"seed to grow on a closed portion. The bed continues to have a Report of the Mashpee wampanoag siltation buildup which is undesirable for harvest- ing. Additional oysters will be planted in Little Indiain Museum River in Waquoit Bay at a later date. Resident permits have increased due to recrea- tional activity.Non-resident permits increased by To The Hon t arable Board of Selectmen one permit due to the increase in cost from$7.00 to ee:and Citizens of the Town of Mash pee: Below is the shellfishrng permit and har- p anoa w ee Masham vest statistics taken from the survey conducted The p P g Indian Museum re- during the year. opened for the season on May 14, 1976. On a protem basis Paul Mills was Interim Curator until the appointment of Yvonne Peters in PERMITS SOLI May. � Curator Yvonne Peters and secretary Ruth J Year Resident Non-Resident Comm. Crowley conducted h the 1960 1 ducted guided tours through 206 58 15 Museum and Outdoor Living Exhibit. Picnicing was enjoyed 1965 420 103 13 in the back s Y 1970 472 115 28 tours. 1 1975 434 92 16 Bus loads f college 1 1976 527 o elementary,high school and g � 93 14 students, as well as Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and camp groups visited to do research on the Indian 1976 ESTIMATED HARVEST cultures. Especially enjoyable was a group from a school for the deaf. And. Value uaho s . . . . . . . . A CETA Youth Program in basket weaving and g . . . . . ' . . 474 bu. $ 7,110.00 .�- jewelry making was conducted by the Museum Scallops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 bu. $ 32680.00 this summer. Clam _ s 116 bu. $ 2,552.00 Respectfully submitted Total Landing Value . . . 774 bu. $ 13,342.00 M. Ruth C'ro w ley _.., 74