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Draft eelgrass management plan released; board urged public comment and protection focus
Summary
Natural Resources staff presented a draft eelgrass management plan showing eelgrass coverage in Nantucket Harbor fell from about 33% (2006 baseline) to roughly 13% in 2024. The draft prioritizes protection over costly restoration; staff seeks comments and will form a working group to refine recommendations.
Town Natural Resources staff presented a draft eelgrass management plan to the Harbor Shellfish Advisory Board on June 17, showing a long‑term decline in eelgrass coverage across Nantucket Harbor and urging public comment on the draft.
Tara Riley said benthic surveys dating to 2006 show average eelgrass coverage across the harbor declined from about 33% in 2006 to roughly 13% in 2024. The…
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