Board raises concerns about redesigned scallop-permit button and centralizing permit sales

May 21, 2025

Members criticized a new scallop-permit button design produced by a new vendor and expressed concern that centralizing permit sales outside the marine office has reduced the flow of enforcement and user information; they asked to add the item to a future agenda.

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The Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board discussed the town’s redesigned scallop-permit button May 20 and said the new design and centralized sales have reduced public-facing knowledge about shellfish rules.

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