Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the agenda.
Thursday, Aug. 22
- Cape Cod Commission, 3 p.m.
- Local Housing Partnership, 4 p.m.
- Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m., Adult Community Center and online
Tuesday, Aug. 27
- Select Board work session, 6 p.m., Town Hall and online
- Shellfish Advisory Board, 7:30 p.m., Adult Community Center and online
Conversation Starters
Early in-Person Voting
The state primary election is Sept. 3, and the last day to register is Saturday, Aug. 24. Voters who want to cast their ballots early may do so in person in the clerk’s office at town hall on Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. or on Monday, Aug. 26 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
Fighting Green Crabs
Just four weeks after the shellfish dept. first began its green crab predator control program, over 6,000 crabs have been caught in Chipman’s Cove, said Shellfish Constable Nancy Civetta.
The program was implemented this summer after shellfisherman Michael Parlante came to the department with the idea, Civetta said. “Any shellfisherman around town is going to tell you that green crabs are voracious predators, especially of seed oysters,” she said. The crabs thus threaten the supply of adult oysters coming out of Wellfleet Harbor.
Deputy Constable Johnny “Clam” Mankevitch has placed eel traps across Chipman’s Cove where many commercial harvesters grow their seed oysters. The program required a permit from the Div. of Marine Fisheries and can continue through Dec. 31. The plan was to move the traps from one harvesting area to another, Civetta said, but the traps have stayed put because they are still filling with crabs. —Sam Pollak
