The following is a summary of
discussions held at the
The committee met at
Minutes: A
motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes as read. This was approved by the members of the
committee. After signing the minutes by
committee members, a copy of the minutes will be given to the town selectmen
and a copy will be posted at the town office.
Status of Squam Creek
South Opening: Amy Fitzpatrick and Darcie Couture discussed with the committee their current
plans for completing the study that would allow DMR to make a decision on opening
these flats. Amy and Darcie will be
writing a report concerning the sanitary conditions in the proposed flats, with
Darcie crunching the numbers and Amy completing the shore line survey.
Amy stated that she has the
results of the committee’s population survey that was completed last
summer. Their plans are to complete the
study and have the results available by early June. They will contact Jerry and other committee
members if they need any additional information about where septic systems are
located in the flats or if any other information is needed from the committee. The Committee thanked Amy and Darcie for
their efforts and we committed to help them in any way that would be needed to
insure that the study would be completed in a timely manner.
Status of Squam Creek Opening: Dave reviewed with the committee the results
from the last clam survey taken at Squam Creek on April 15 and analyzed by
Ron. He stated that the results
indicated a dramatic increase in the size and quantity of the current clam
population, with the quantity of legal size (>2”) Clams being more then 662
bushels. Based on these results the
committee opened these flats on
McCardy Cove Seeding:
Dave will notify DMR that we
are closing McCardy Cove for conservations reasons as of Saturday. Donna will be responsible for making and
placing the close signs at McCardy Cove.
Dave went over the procedures for the actual seeding operation. The operation will be performed weather Rain
or Shine. The committee is especially grateful
to Clem for all the work that he has done to make this seeding operation a success.
Transfer
of Credit Program Nelson to Curry: John
went over the program and procedures as they are now laid out; stating that
attendance at meetings is now credited as two hours. He also recommended that the meeting minutes
be used to reflect participation in the credit program in lieu of having people
complete actual credit forms.
Other Items: Joe and Lincoln went over the warden training that
they attended in April.
Licenses: Jerry went over the status of current licenses
that have been sold and issued, stating that 8-9 have been sold with an
additional quantity being issued to juveniles under 12.
Linda Davis has requested
that the Committee update the existing flier that she gives to applicants when
they purchase a license, by adding a section explaining and answering the most
frequently asked questions. Donna agreed
to update the existing flier and provide copies to Linda Davis.
New business: Dave thanked John for all the work that he has done
while a member of the Shellfish committee.
He stated that John was a founding member of the committee and has been
responsible for much of the progress that the committee has made during the
past three years and that we will miss his contribution to the committee work.
Next Meeting: A
motion was made by David that we adjourn.
The Next meeting will be held on
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