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Board seeks a single, reliable temperature source for flagging and plans permanent hatchery weather station; members raise concerns about selective texting
Summary
Board members disagreed about which temperature station to use for flagging—NOAA/Steamship Authority site versus a Weather Underground station (Mika's Pond)—and discussed plans to install a permanent, publicly available weather station at the hatchery. Commercial fishermen raised concerns about selective text alerts from the warden.
Board members debated which temperature station should be the official reference for flagging days for the scallop fishery.
Jeff Carlson, town natural resources staff, said the Steamship Authority site posts NOAA data but can have posting delays of 30–40 minutes at times, and the town has been using a Weather Underground station (identified in the discussion as…
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