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Harbor Shellfish board: DMF extends scallop season to April 11; town applies extension to recreational harvest
Summary
At its April 1 meeting the Harbor Shellfish Advisory Board reviewed a Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) extension of the scallop season through April 11, confirmed the town will apply the extension to recreational as well as commercial harvest, and heard updates on eelgrass planning, hatchery work and a community scallop event.
The Harbor Shellfish Advisory Board on April 1 said the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries extended the scallop season through April 11 and the town chose to apply that extension to both commercial and recreational harvest.
The decision matters because town staff and board members said water-temperature thresholds will still determine whether areas remain open, and enforcement staff will monitor conditions. Tara, Natural Resources staff, said the DMF “defaulted to the town to make that decision,” and the town concluded the extension should cover recreational harvest as well as commercial.
Board members heard details from staff about recent DMF sampling and other resource work. Tara said the DMF team conducted classification work on scallops taken from…
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