The fishermen don’t have to obey the local regulation because the state Division of Marine Fisheries, which has jurisdiction over fishing, allows it, said Monte Rome, owner of the Tom Slaughter.
These plans must be approved by the Conservation Commission, said Dennis Minsky, commission chairman.īut as of Wednesday morning, at least one of the boats, the 70-foot Tom Slaughter, of Gloucester, was out there again dredging clams, McKinsey said. The fishermen have also been ordered to submit plans to repair the area they are accused of damaging. The Conservation Commission ratified enforcement orders against four vessels Tuesday, mandating that the boat captains cease and desist from fishing up to 40 feet offshore, which is within the town's jurisdiction.
The practice of shooting 50 to 100 pounds of water pressure into the sand to release the clams disturbs the ocean floor and damages the habitat for fish, clams and other marine life, McKinsey said. Harbormaster Rex McKinsey estimates that fishermen have made about $120,000 on the sale of about 12,660 cubic yards of clams since they began dredging in early December, he said.īut this type of fishing - known as hydraulic dredging - is prohibited without a permit, according to a 2007 Provincetown Conservation Commission regulation. PROVINCETOWN - For the past month, sea clam vessels have been dredging thousands of shellfish from a 2-square-foot mile area off Herring Cove Beach.
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