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Nantucket Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board
Minutes June 15, 2010
Conference Room, Town Annex, 37 Washington Sy.
Call to Order at 4:31PM: Members present Dr. Boyce (in the chair), Mr. Blount, Mr. Smith,
Mr. Glowacki, Mr. Rank, Ms. McCrae
From Marine Dept: Ms. Riley.
From the BOS: Mr. Willauer.
Others present: Val Hall, Bob Hall, Matt Herr, Steve Heck, Bob Kennedy
Chairman’s Report:
Article 68 Workgroup has today completed identification of problem areas in original Warrant
article and has a time line to hear from people from the DEP and our legislative representative
about developing a Home Rule petition. Dr. Boyce noted that he was pleased with the progress,
and the interest shown by the group in limiting the excess nitrogen due to fertilizer.
HPIC: The HPIC has reported to the BOS on the 19 high priority items. Members of the
Committee will be working out the process of integrating the recommendations into the
workload of the relevant Town staff.
Approval of minutes:
Mr. Boyce apologized for the lateness in distributing the minutes. Mr. Smith moved and Mr.
Blount seconded approving the minutes. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved
unanimously.
Marine Department Report:
Summer: Dr. Boyce noted that Mr. Fronzuto had told him the Department was now geared up
for the season, with summer staff ready for the season.
Propagation: Ms. Riley reported that the previous stock of scallops had spawned while she
was away, and the larvae were lost. She has two more groups of scallops which will be
spawned soon.
Finances: Ms. Riley reported that the Propagation Fund had $34,594 in it. This will have to pay
the summer intern salary and boathouse utilities. There is sufficient to handle the MMA funding
request.
Old Business:
Secretary issue was left unresolved.
Field Trip: Dr. Boyce reminded the group that we will have a Field Trip to the Boathouse next
Tuesday, June 22, at 4:30pm. He will provide transportation if needed.
Mr. Willauer reported that the issue of Board members serving on other organizations in
complex, and should be treated when and if a problem arises.
The MMA funding item was deferred until Dr. Kennedy arrives.
New Business:
Harbor Research: Dr. Boyce noted that the Harbor Plan calls for the SHAB to collect
information about the research going on in the Harbor, and that he had requested information
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from a number of groups about their research projects. He described the items for which he has
funding from a private source – summary attached.
Val Hall presented an outline of her research which will make up her PhD thesis work. Her
summary is attached. Mr. Smith asked how the Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) last year would
affect her results. The answer was that such things are part of what goes on, and that she has
survivorship numbers from previous years. Her models of the scallop population show a
declining trend, but that years where there is a large nub population showed less of a decline.
Mr. Smith noted that conventional wisdom was that a large nub population seemed to not be
good for the harvest. Mr. Rank asked about the fall spawn in North Carolina scallops. Their
growing season is longer, so their fall spawn scallops have a larger growth ring than
Nantucket’s nubs.
Summer Schedule: The Board agreed to adopt the past practice of meeting once per month
during July and August. SHAB will meet on the first Tuesday of those months.
MMA Funding Request: At 17:05, Dr. Kennedy, entered and his funding request was taken
up. Since this was an item which had been discussed at the last meeting, there was no
discussion. Mr. Smith moved approval of the $2,000 request (Mr. Glowacki seconded). The vote
was 4 in favor, with Dr. Boyce abstaining.
RECAP: Secretarial issue
Next meetings: June 15th, 2010
Meeting Adjourned: 5:16pm
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