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Harbor & Shellfish staff report small strandings, start microalgae year and ask commercial permit holders to report November–December harvests
Summary
Natural resources staff said beach strandings this winter were minor compared with prior years, announced a new microalgae production cycle and asked commercial scallop permit holders to report November–December bushels so the department can measure the effect of a recent bushel-limit change.
Tara, natural resources staff, told the Harbor & Shellfish Advisory Board on Jan. 7 that recent winter strandings on Nantucket beaches have been small compared with previous years and that staff have been documenting locations and timing.
She said the department began its microalgae production for the 2025 season after receiving new cultures, that a kelp line remains on the town aquaculture lease in the head of the harbor through March, and that staff plan to trial ribbed mussels this year as…
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