[SEMCO] Advisory: Public Comment Period & Public Meetings Scheduled to Solicit Preliminary Stakeholder and Public Feedback Regarding the Development of the Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative Strategic Plan

[Stephanie Murphy]

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Subject: Advisory: Public Comment Period & Public Meetings Scheduled to Solicit Preliminary Stakeholder and Public Feedback Regarding the Development of the Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative Strategic Plan
 

MarineFisheries Advisory
8/26/19

Public Comment Period and Public Meetings Scheduled to Solicit Preliminary Stakeholder and Public Feedback Regarding the Development of the Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative Strategic Plan

A comment period and four public meetings to solicit preliminary public and stakeholder feedback to inform The Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative (MSI) Taskforce’s Strategic Plan have been scheduled. Anyone interested in participating in the development of a strategic plan focused on protecting public access to, and ensuring the sustainability of, the Commonwealth’s shellfish resources are encouraged to submit written comments and/or attend one of the four scheduled public hearings.

Written comments will be accepted starting August 26, 2019 and until 5pm on October 4, 2019. Public comments will also be accepted verbally at one of the four scheduled public meetings. Comments should directly address shellfish management in the Commonwealth or one or multiple MSI Strategic Plan thematic areas of interest:

1.          Building public and stakeholder capacity and support for shellfish.
2.          Management, research, and industry resource development.
3.          Supporting and promoting cultural and historical uses of shellfish.
4.          Supporting and promoting balanced and sustainable economic opportunities around shellfish.
5.          Fostering communication and coordination between local, state and federal managers and developing improved guidance.
6.          Ensuring ecologically sound management/enhancement of shellfish resources and coastal ecosystems.
Meeting Details

7pm–8:30pm
September 12, 2019
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Admiral’s Hall
101 Academy Drive Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
7pm–8:30pm
September 23, 2019
DMF Gloucester Marine Station
30 Emerson Ave. Gloucester, MA 01930
7pm–8:30pm
September 18, 2019
Chatham Community Center
702 Main Street Chatham, MA 02633
7pm–8:30pm
September 30, 2019
Katharine Cornell Theatre, Tisbury Town Hall
51 Spring Street, Tisbury, MA 02568
                For more information and to submit written comments please email: roleary at maritime.edu <mailto:roleary at maritime.edu>
Background: The MSI is an initiative developed in partnership with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and shellfish stakeholders from across the State. The MSI is intended to bring state and local shellfish resource managers, commercial and recreational harvesters, aquaculturists, researchers, and the general public together to develop a strategic plan aimed at optimizing the economic, environmental, and social benefits of the Commonwealth’s shellfish resources.  MSI is not a regulatory body and cannot change regulation or policies. Partial funding for the MSI has been provided by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. To learn more about the MSI please visit http://www.massshellfishinitiative.org/ <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.massshellfishinitiative.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Caarcher%40barnstablecounty.org%7Cf84f2e24cb564085171308d72a50b90f%7C84475217b42348dbb766ed4bbbea74f1%7C0%7C1%7C637024398508551695&sdata=kBkgBaHN3qqqi7V5%2FtbUQgZl%2BivqMRWa%2FRPVsTvubSY%3D&reserved=0>. 


Stephanie Murphy
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