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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>All Herring count volunteers:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please join us for our annual kick-off meeting for the 2018 Wellfleet Herring Count<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WHEN:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Wednesday March 14th from 10:30 to noon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WHERE:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Wellfleet Library, 55 West Main Street, Wellfleet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>SPEAKERS:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>George Maynard</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Policy and Research Coordinator<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>1566 Main St, Chatham, MA 02633</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>George will update us on River Herring in the Ocean, and the status of Establishing Buffer Zones to Protect River Herring from unintended bycatch by mid-water trawlers</span></i><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></span><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>in the waters off of Cape Cod.</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Jo Ann Muramoto, Ph.D.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>MassBays Regional Coordinator, Cape Cod region</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Association to Preserve Cape Cod</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>482 Main Street, Dennis, MA 02638</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Jo Ann will update us on last year’s count results, provide a brief River Herring presentation, and provide any new protocols for this year’s count</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The 2018 Herring Count officially begins on Sunday April 1, 2018. If you know anyone who might be interested in participating in this year’s count, please feel free to forward this message on.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you no longer are able to participate, or wish to be removed from our count volunteer broadcast, please contact John Duane at: 508-237-2211, or simply reply to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:johnduane@comcast.net"><span style='color:#954F72'>johnduane@comcast.net</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>with your name, contact info, and request.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We’ll look forward to seeing you on the 14<sup>th</sup>!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>John Duane</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>348 Main Street – Box 3174</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Wellfleet, MA 02667</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Cell: 508-237-2211</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>