HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-2-19Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board
February 19th 2013 at 5:00 p.m.
Conference Room, 4 Fairgrounds Road
Members present: Chuck Connors, Peter Brace, Wendy McCrae, Doug Smith, Michael
Glowacki
Members Absent: Dr. Boyce, Bill Blount
Marine Dept:
Natural Resources Dept. Jeff Carlson, Tara Riley
Others: Chief Pittman, Jo Perkins, Robert Capossela, Ashley Bulseco - Mckim, Richard
Corrado, Sophia Bass Werner, Steve Nye, Matt Herr, Ron Shepherd, Bobby DeCosta
CALL TO ORDER
5:00 P.M.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Unanimously approved
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes for the February 5th HSAB meeting
Unanimously approved
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
Three People interested recreational scalloper seat in the SBRW (New Business)
MARINE DEPARTMENT REPORT: Chief Pittman
Scallop Season Update:
Bushel count is 16,171
Enforcement Actions: To date there has been 11 written warnings, two of which ended
up with suspensions. There were also 7 verbal warnings given. Warnings were given for
crowning, seed possession and fishing on a Sunday.
Town Pier: On the 20th of February FEMA is coming to the Island again to look at the
town pier. The pier is currently closed due to damage. The town has received 2 bids for
emergency repairs for the floating pier, one was for $25,000 and the other was $13,000.
The Marine Department is planning on conducting the emergency repairs for the standing
pier themselves, in hopes that that it can be used during the 2013 summer season. Rather
then the nails that are currently holding the dock together, they plan on using screws to
fasten the planks down in an attempt to fix or strengthen the broken areas of the pier.
NATURAL RESOURCES REPORT:
Seed Stranding: The blizzard on the 10'h of February caused a stranding of
approximately 30 -40 bushels in Nantucket harbor around Fulling Mill Rd.
Madaket Harbor had several large strandings. Jacksons Point on both sides of the Point
the seed was covered up by ice and snow and was not visible until after it had been dead
and frozen. There was another large stranding on Cambridge Street that was again
covered in ice dead. The Natural Resources Department is going to try to work on a way
to help prevent these types of strandings in the future; possible moving seed in the spring
was an option.
Aquaculture lease holders Meeting: Ms. Riley informed the Board that the NRD held a
meeting with the current lease holders to go over the new program that they are
developing. On March 1 st there will be an Aquaculture best management training class
being held at 4 Fairgrounds Rd. (time will be determined)
Jeff Carlson: Reminded the board of the regulation meeting coming up on Friday the
meeting will be about blue muscles.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MARINE DEPARTMENT / NATURAL RESOURCES
REPORT
No Public comment
OLD BUSINESS
Bylaw Review Workgroup: officers have not been elected yet because the group wasn't
complete. They were going to wait and appoint a person in the recreational Scalloper
seat first. The group decided that they will run the meetings on a species by species basis
and will begin with Blue Muscles.
NEW BUSINESS
Appointment of Recreational Scalloper to the Bylaw Review Workgroup:
Three people applied for the position, Jo Perkins, James Mondani and Stephen Welch.
The board voted to appoint Jo Perkins to the SBRW by a vote of 3 -1 with Mr. Smith, Mr.
Brace, & Mr. Connors in favor of Jo Perkins, Ms. McCrae in favor of dames Mondani
and Mr. Glowacki Abstained from the vote.
Tara Riley's Zanzibar Trip: Ms. Riley gave a slide show presentation of her recent trip
to Zanzibar Africa where she helped to teach the local population how to grow and
harvest Blood Arch (a form of shellfish). Ms. Riley along with her intern Leah brought
brute stock of algae to help get them started. The slide show demonstrated the process
the women in Zanzibar use to grow and harvest the blood arch. She noted some
problems they are having in Zanzibar; such as a very busy port with a ferry terminal close
the growout area. Ms. Riley said that she was there during the rainy season, making
things a lot harder due to bacteria such as vibrio.
PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND COMMENT
No public comment
RECAP and ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
.ADJOURN
Ms. McCrae Made a motion to ajourn, it was seconded by Mr. Smith and unanimously
approved.
Future Meetings:
March 5 I , March 19th
Respectfully Submitted
Chuck Connors