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Board eyes moving no‑wake buoys to curb silting; bylaw change would require town meeting
Summary
Members raised shoreline silting near Code 2/Little Cove attributed to ferry wakes and proposed moving no-wake buoys (potentially to Buoy 5). Members and staff noted moving a no-wake zone is a bylaw change requiring town meeting and recommended collecting data and scientific support first.
The Harbor Shellfish Advisory Board discussed shoreline changes near Code 2 and Little Cove the board said may be linked to increased wake from high-speed ferries. Chair described a new shoal forming in Little Cove and urged the Harbormaster and scientists to consider moving no-wake buoys farther out to reduce nearshore erosion and sedimentation.
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