The MSI Assessment Committee.

Will compile a catalog of resources, plans and public comment associated with shellfish resources in Massachusetts. This information will be reported to the Taskforce for its consideration of next steps toward creating a plan to maximize the economic, environmental and social benefits of the Commonwealth's near shore shellfish resources.

Assessment Committee.

 The assessment committee includes a broad range of representatives, charged by the  Taskforce to conduct a situational analysis that will:

• Assess of the capacity and status of state and town government and NGO support and programming for shellfish including but not limited to current staffing, labs, hatcheries, research, monitoring, education, outreach, town programs and economic impacts of shellfish in Mass.;
• Assess the status of existing strategic goals related to Mass. shellfish, across state agencies, nonprofit organizations and municipalities;
• Compile public input that has been collected through surveys and agency requests for public comment associated with shellfish in Mass., as well as informal feedback gathered by the committee. 

Please CLICK HERE for the Assessment Committee meeting minutes and related documents

Members.

Brent Valli -Municipal
Chris Manulla - Town of Wellfleet Deputy Shellfish Constable
Daniel Morton - Wellfleet, Wild Harvester
Diane Murphy - Cape Cod Cooperative Extension & Woods Hole Sea Grant
Ed Anthes-Washburn - Municipality - Edward.Anthes-Washburn@newbedford-ma.gov
Ginny Parker - Wellfleet Citizen - ginny@wisdomfire.com
Jeff Kennedy - Mass Division of Marine Fisheries - Jeff.Kennedy@mass.gov
Lindsey Williams - MIT Sea Grant - lcwillia@mit.edu 
Liz Lewis - Town of Barnstable Shellfish Propagation Specialist - Elizabeth.Lewis@town.barnstable.ma.us
Mark Begley - Barnstable Shellfish Grower
Melissa Sanderson - Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance - melissa@capecodfishermen.org 
Michele Insley - Wellfleet/SPAT - michele@wellfleetspat.org 
Nancy Civetta - Wellfleet Shellfish Constable - nancy.civetta@wellfleet-ma.gov
Nathan Davis - Town of Orleans Shellfish & Waterways Committee, wild harvester
Renee Gagne - Town of Chatham Shellfish Constable - ​rgagne@chatham-ma.gov
Ron Bergstrom - Cape Cod Commissioner
Steve Kirk - The Nature Conservancy - stephen.kirk@TNC.ORG 
Suzanne (Phil) Phillips - Harvester, Town of Orleans Shellfish & Waterways Committee, Town of Chatham Deputy Constable
Todd Callaghan - State - Todd.Callaghan@mass.gov