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04%k1M { <br /> Town of Mashpee Shellfish Commission <br /> : tz 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> Mashpee,MA 02649 <br /> SHELLFISH COMMISSION <br /> MEETING MINUTES <br /> NOVEMBER 12, 2025—6:OOPM <br /> MASHPEE TOWN HALL— 16 GREAT NECK ROAD NORTH <br /> POPPONESSET MEETING ROOM <br /> PRESENT: Chair, Peter Thomas, Shellfish Constable, Chris Avis, Richard Cook, Dwight Pfundstein, <br /> ABSENT: Bill Holmes, Buddy Pocknett, Darryl Christensen, and Jamie Pachico <br /> CALL MEETING TO ORDER: Chair Thomas called the meeting to order in Open Session in the <br /> Popponesset Meeting Room at 6:02PM. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT: None at this time. <br /> MINUTES: Discussion and approval of October 14, 2025, Shellfish Commission Meeting minutes. <br /> MOTION: To approve and accept October 14, 2025, minutes. <br /> Discussion: Constable Avis that the shellfish language under Freshwater Eels is "peck" not <br /> "pack." <br /> Motion by: Chris Avis Seconded by: Richard Cook <br /> Vote: The Motion passed unanimously. <br /> COMMUNICATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE: <br /> Not discussed <br /> OLD BUSINESS: <br /> 1. Rules and Regulations <br /> (a) Review and Discussion <br /> The Committee continued its review of the Town's commercial and recreational shellfish and aquaculture <br /> regulations. The primary focus of this meeting was clarification of aquaculture license transferability, a <br /> topic that required definitive guidance due to multiple interpretations of existing language. <br /> Constable Avis reported that he consulted with Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) Aquaculture Project <br /> Leader, Alex Boreri, who confirmed that state law allows shellfish aquaculture licenses to be transferred <br /> to immediate family members upon death, all other transferability issues are left to municipal <br /> governance. Based on this, the Committee discussed at length how Mashpee should define and manage <br /> the lifecycle of a municipal aquaculture grant. <br /> Members agreed that the regulations should state that Shellfish Aquaculture licenses are renewable, <br /> heritable, and transferable upon death to an immediate family member, with Select Board approval and <br /> compliance with M.G.L. c. 130 § 57 & 58. (M.G.L. c. 130 § 57 allows the city council or selectmen to <br /> grant shellfish aquaculture licenses upon written application,public notice, and hearing. The license <br /> authorizes the licensee to plant, grow, harvest, and manage shellfish in designated coastal waters. M.G.L. <br /> c. 130 § 58 outlines the conditions and regulations that must be met for the issuance of these licenses, <br /> 1 <br />