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Board reviews proposed shellfish regulation change: conch harvest to alternate between Nantucket and Madaket
Summary
The Natural Resources Department presented a revised draft of town shellfish regulations that would prohibit commercial whelk/conch harvest in Nantucket Harbor on even‑numbered years and in Madaket Harbor on odd‑numbered years; the draft will go to town council for review and, likely, a select board public hearing in July.
Natural Resources staff told the Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board on June 3 that town counsel reviewed a draft amendment to town shellfish regulations and suggested a small edit to fines language; otherwise the draft is ready to be routed through the town process.
The revision read to the board replaces prior wording with two sentences: “Prohibition of harvest in Nantucket and Madaket Harbors. Commercial harvest of whelk/conch prohibited in…
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