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Advisory board OKs limited scallop season extension and backs town weather station and reporting app
Summary
The Harbor Shellfish Advisory Board voted unanimously to extend the scallop season to April 11 with the existing daily limits and a 50°F water‑temperature cutoff; members also advanced plans for a town‑controlled weather station at the Brandt Point hatchery and a county-managed catch‑reporting app and discussed apprentice and conch‑permit rules.
The Harbor Shellfish Advisory Board voted unanimously on Feb. 18 to extend the commercial scallop season through April 11, maintaining a five‑day week and a six‑box daily limit, and adding an automatic end to the extension if harbor water temperatures reach 50°F.
The motion to extend the season was made by Mister DeCosta and seconded by Mister Bossy; the board recorded an aye vote from Mister Bossy, Mister Anderson, Mister DeCosta, Mister Brace, Mister Sherwin and the chair. The motion’s language specifies a five‑day week, a six‑box daily limit during the extension, and that the extension ends if water temperature reaches 50°F.
Why it matters: The extension adds roughly nine potential fishing…
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