HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-4-18Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Community Room, 4 Fairgrounds Road
Members Present: Brace, Blount, Kuntz, Lipuma, McClure
Members Absent: Gullicksen, Lowell
Staff Present: None
Public: 2
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order @ 5:20 PM
AP__PROVAL_OF AGENDA
Unanimously approved
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The April 4th minutes were not ready
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CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
Election of Officers - Postponed because all Members were not present
May 16 Meeting - will find another room because Community Room not available
2017/2018 Goals and Objectives - Prepare for next meeting
MARINE DEPARTMENT REPORT
None
NATURAL RESOURCES REPORT
None
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MARINE DEPARTMENT/ NATURAL RESOURCES
REPORTS
None
OLD BUSINESS
Green Crabs - Chairman will have draft letter for next meeting
Eelgrass - discussion continued
NEW BUSINESS
Nomination of HSAB representative for Grey Water Committee (when formed) -
Upon motion duly made and seconded Joe Lipuma was unanimously chosen.
PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND COMMENT
Carl Sjorlund and Bruce Cowan were present and made several comments.
1. Both objected to proposed work requirement for commercial scallopers
because too difficult to administer; they prefer use of catch limit pass for extra
bushel per hour worked but only when boat, equipment and gas are used. only
one extra bushel should be permitted for any day.
2. Both agreed that bounty was needed to reduce Green Crab population
because they eat roots of eelgrass and devastate soft -shell clam population. Joe
Lipuma commented that there was information on line on NOAA website.
RECAP and ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
Green Carb Letter
Natural Resources Department attendance at meetings
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned @ 6:20 PM
By Frederick P. McClure, Secretary