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Growers, trustees discuss intertidal oyster site; board to await trustees' decision
Summary
Oyster growers asked the Harbor Shellfish Advisory Board to support creating an intertidal (wintertidal) aquaculture site near Wires Point. Board members, trustees’ representative and growers discussed access, bird predation, and parity among growers; trustees and state agencies must weigh in before any formal action.
Oyster growers asked the Harbor Shellfish Advisory Board on June 17 to explore creating an intertidal aquaculture site on the northeast side of Wires Point to allow year‑round bottom‑gear farming.
The request, raised by grower Sean Fitzgibbon, drew discussion about who must sign off on intertidal use, how many growers would be affected, and whether intertidal gear would reduce bird predation problems that affect floating gear. Diane (Trustees manager) said the Trustees of Reservations have been consulted and that their jurisdiction stops at the high‑tide line; they are…
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