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Nantucket Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board
Minutes of Meeting held November 2,2010
Approved December 7, 2010
Conference Room, Town Annex, 37 Washington St.
Call to Order at 4:31PM: Members present Dr. Boyce (in the chair), Mr. Blount, Mr.
Glowacki, Mr. Holdgate, Ms. McCrae, Mr. Rank, Mr. Smith
Members Absent: none From Marine Dept: Mr. Fronzuto, Ms. Riley
From the BOS: Mr. Willauer Others: Mr. Brace, Mr. Herr, Mr. Brasfield
Approval of Agenda: There being no additions or changes, the Agenda was assumed to be
approved.
Chairman's Report: The minutes are up to date and the Annual Report is done. The Town
wants all Committee Members to have a copy of their new book on Committee and Board
operations. Dr. Boyce will pick up copies for all members and distribute them at the next
meeting.
Approval of Minutes: (4:35pm)
Dr. Boyce called for corrections and additions to the minutes of the October 19 meeting. Several
typos were pointed out, and a sentence under the Article 68 Work Group report was unfinished.
Dr. Boyce supplied the missing ending. Ms. McCrae asked that we take no action. Dr. Boyce
suggested that the minutes could be accepted as corrected. Ms. Mcrae moved acceptance of the
minutes as corrected (Mr. Holdgate second). The corrected minutes were approved unanimously.
Marine Department Report: (4:38pm)
SMP: Mr. Fronzuto reported that the notice of the first Public Forum for the SMP was in the
paper and handed out a flyer (copy attached).
Commercial scalloping: Mr. Fronzuto passed around the flyer he printed for this season
which called attention to the SMP Informational Meeting. Six voluntary boat safety inspections
have been carried out so far. There were 56 boats out the first day. The yield was 7-8 pounds
per box. The price is $11 a pound. The Vineyard price is higher. There were scallops being
marketed in New York last week as Nantucket Scallops. The scallops were traced to a fisherman
from the Vineyard, but the "mistake" was attributed to a mislabeling by counter help in the
retail fish market. Mr. Brasfield commented that this happens every year. There was a
discussion which concluded that Nantucket must trademark its scallops. Dr. Boyce remarked
that this was not within the purview of the Board and terminated the discussion.
Aquaculture: The hearing on Mr. Roberts application for a lease is scheduled for Nov. 17 at
the BOS meeting. Mr. fronzuto just received Jamie Marks' report. The DMF approved expansion
of his lease in Coskata Pond to 10 acres. He had good spat, but poor growout this year which
has prevented him from going to market until next year.
Meeting Place: The SHAB meeting will continue to be at the present location for its January
meetings.
Comments: Dr. Boyce pointed out that the Board had asked to have the MMA site location
added to the Commercial Scalloping Flyer. Mr. Fronzuto said he would add their site when
reprinting the flyer tomorrow.
Old Business: (4:55pm)
Annual Report: Dr. Boyce passed out copies of the annual report for approval. Mr. Willauer
suggested identifying Coch/odinium as the organism which produced the rust tide. Dr. Boyce
noted that he avoided repeating items, such as the size of the harvest, which are already in the
Marine Department report. Mr. Smith moved (Mr. Holdgate second) that the Annual Report be
accepted with Mr. Willauer's suggestion included. The vote for approval was unanimous.
Progress on Shellfish Management Plan: Dr. Boyce remarked that it will be important for
the fishermen to get involved with the plan, and that the meeting on Nov 10 is the time to do
this. Mr. Willauer interviewed Ms. Riley on TV, and, as president of the Nantucket Shellfish
Association) is using other means to get the word out to the shellfishing community..
Report on Article 68 Work Group: Ms. McCrae reported that the final edits were made by
the Work Group for all of article 68 Home Rule Petition. Dr. Boyce said he would send out the
draft as soon as the corrections have been incorporated. The Work Group has also finished a
parallel set of Board of Health Regulations which can be implemented more rapidly.
New Business: No New Business.
Comment: Mr. Rank noted that the scallops this year have small, pale gonads.
Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 5:05pm
Next Meetings: November 2 and 16.
Respectfully submitted,
Peter Boyce, Chair
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