Oak Bluffs Shellfish Committee approved staggered scallop season opening dates for fall 2026. Recreational harvesting in Sengekontacket begins October 17, commercial October 26; Lagoon Pond recreational October 31, commercial November 2; Oak Bluffs Harbor December 7 pending water quality. The
Oak Bluffs shellfish committee accepts aquaculture expansion report, eyes pond permits. Constable Donovan McElligatt reported the arrival of more than 1.8 million quahog seed in two shipments and 30,000 oyster seed, with approximately 150,000 oysters maturing at Pecoy Point and an anticipated first
Shellfish Committee unanimously backs SEC grant letter for Lagoon Pond dredging study. The committee voted to have Vice-chair Lisa Leonard write a letter supporting a Seaport Economic Council grant application due June 3, 2026, which would fund feasibility studies for dredging Lagoon Pond and Brush
Shellfish Committee to investigate Constable's role in bay scallop season extension process. The Oak Bluffs panel voted unanimously to accept the Constable's report and unanimously approved February minutes, while Chair Dan Martino committed to examining extension procedures following concerns
Oak Bluffs Shellfish Committee approves larger boats in Harbor. The committee unanimously recommended that the Select Board raise the maximum vessel size limit in Oak Bluffs Harbor to 40 feet, responding to requests from fishermen seeking to use larger vessels during the winter fishing season.
Shellfish Committee recommends exempting outside waters from boat size restrictions. The four-member committee unanimously voted to recommend to the Select Board that Regulation 28 be modified to exempt coastal waters from a 22-foot boat-size limit for scallop-taking vessels, keeping the
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