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two new floats on location to house approximately 2 more so on operational concerns come the high season, million quahogs for grow out in 2023. rather than dealing with late mooring payments and Mashpee Neck Landing: nonpayment of moorings. The Division also removed over 15 derelict moorings and other objects throughout The DNR along with Mashpee Department of Town waters in the late summer months. Public Works and the Waterways Commission received In 2022 the Mashpee Pump-Out program draft engineered plans for much needed improvements removed over 2,250 gallons of brown and black water to the Mashpee Neck / Pirates Cove / Ed Baker boat from vessels over the course of 450 hours.This service ramp. If community preservation funds are received allows boaters throughout Town waterways to safely next year, the ramp will undergo its first rejuvenation dispose of their grey water and supports the DNR's in over 30 plus years. These improvements will help Nitrogen management program with promoting clean to ensure the longevity of the ramp and help to reduce water. boat ramp congestion in the summer months. 2022 saw an increase in General Calls for service Department's New Building: and after hours call outs to the Division. General Calls The DNR has partially moved in to our new for service saw an increase from 26 last year to 37 this building located at 31 Mercantile Way in units 6 and 7. year and after hours call outs (including: SAR, noise The new building will allow staff the ability to work on complaints,and law enforcement missions) went from mission critical equipment year round. Special thanks 5 last year to 18 this year. The Harbormaster Division Catherine Laurent and all Department of Public Works also responded to and investigated multiple small oil staff who have put in the hard work to construct our Spills,boating accidents,and waterways investigations new work spaces. throughout the year. The Division logged over 1,600 Harbormaster Division: hours of patrol on all bodies of water throughout Town This year the Mashpee Harbormaster Division and remained proactive with vessel stops and vessel took delivery of a new 25' MUNSON dual purpose inspections all year long. patrol and work boat. The vessel was delivered in The Harbormaster Division will remain dedicated August of 2022 and the Division immediately began to the residents,visitors,and boating community in the outfitting and rigging the vessel to departmental year 2023 and the tools that the Town and residents standards. The vessel is outfitted with the equipment have provided us will be used to the best of our abilities. necessary for the Division to complete its Aids to Navigation work, Search and Rescue, and maritime Shellfish Division: law enforcement and patrols. The vessel will primarily This past year has been a transitional year for the be used on all salt bodies of water throughout Town Shellfish department due to the Shellfish Constable and will be a shared asset throughout the DNR and having left to take a new position on Martha's Vineyard other town and outside agencies. The vessel will in mid-August. At which time,The Natural Resource prove to be an asset to both the Harbormaster Division Officer, Chris Avis stepped in to perform many of the and the Town of Mashpee. The Division could not be duties of said constable. more thankful for the support of the residences,Select This year we began to grow 2.5 million oysters Board, and Town Administration for the support on in Great River which will be seeded in the family area purchasing this new vessel. near the Great River boat ramp in November of 2023. In the year 2022, 552 mooring permits were Thatch Island and Mashpee River continue to grow renewed, 7 new mooring permits were issued, and 65 Oysters for the Mashpee Neck Landing fishery.Oyster dinghy rack permits were renewed and maintained. seed distribution in Popponesset Bay — 1,000,000 This year the Harbormaster Division also held a lottery animals are currently growing on Thatch Island for the for the new and improved dinghy racks at the Seconsett 2024 recreational harvest. Island causeway. The new racks allowed mooring This year saw higher water temps which lasted holders in Waquoit Bay to safely and efficiently store well into late fall. The result was Mashpee Neck their dinghies on town property while also maintaining Landing not opening till December due in fact to the existing landscape and sea wall. In late December water quality issues determined by the Department of this year, the Board of Selectmen approved a new of Marine Fisheries. The Oyster fishery moved from addition to the current regulations. The addition of Mashpee Neck Landing to Ockway Bay for the Month these new regulations allows the Harbormaster to focus 150