Town of Wellfleet Shellfish Advisory Committee approved minutes
>> for January 10, 2007.
>>
>> Present: Barbara Austin, Barbara Brennessel, John Connors, Jim
>> O'Connell, Andrew Cummings, John Duane, Helen Miranda Wilson.
>> Absent: Guy Daniels, Joel Fox.
>> Staff: Andy Koch was also absent.
>> Audience: Fred Richards, Nancy Kunick.
>>
>> The meeting came to order at 7:15.
>>
>> MOTION by BB, 2cnd by JC, to approve the minutes of December 11,
>> 2006. 5-0.
>>
>> Discussion included:
>>
>> ~ The SAC's letter (drafted by Guy Daniels) to the Health
>> Conservation Agent re. construction vehicles driving over
>> shellfish habitat.
>> The Conservation Commission touched on it at their last meeting
>> but could use some further clarification.
>> ~The Cons. Comm. would also like our input on the issue of winter
>> storage of barge/rafts used by grant holders.
>> ~Size and ownership of such barge/rafts, where they are stored at
>> present, their presence in productive areas and a recent Board of
>> Selectmen discussion concerning this issue.
>> ~BA and HMW to go to the Cons. Comm. meeting. HMW to get us on
>> their agenda. Guy Daniels to be contacted by HMW.
>> ~Condition of the grants on Egg Island: they need to be left tidy
>> over the winter so as not to risk messing up neighboring grants.
>> People have different practices as to how much equipment, how many
>> animals, etc. they leave on. We have a Regulation in place that
>> deals with unused equipment and debris on grants: is it being
>> enforced?
>> ~Dog waste brochure. Still trying to find funding. John Reihl
>> (NRAB Chair) has raised the issue of grant holders bringing their
>> dogs with them when they are on the flats (in areas that are now
>> off limits to dogs, according to Town Regulations). The sense is
>> that these shellfishing dog owners are VERY careful to protect
>> their grants and those of others from contamination.
>> ~Should we ask the Animal Control Officer to come to our next
>> meeting?
>> ~Further work on the Shellfish Management Plan, stopping on page
>> 24 of BB's draft.
>> ~Is the depletion of tautogs (a green crab predator)in the Harbor
>> a lobster pot by- catch issue? Can we regulate people "soaking"
>> their pots, in an effort to prevent this? HMW agrees to find out
>> more about this from the DMF, etc.
>>
>> JO'C left at 8:00.
>> JC left at 8:30.
>>
>> MOTION by BA, 2cnd by AC, to adjourn at 8:45. 4-0
Respectfully submitted by Helen Miranda Wilson
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