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Listings of Private Organizations, Town Offices, and Schools:
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- Chilmark
- Dennis
- Eastham
- Edgartown
- Falmouth
- Harwich
- Mashpee
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- West Tisbury
- Yarmouth

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Town of Nantucket: Town Departments

Conservation Commission
Marine and Coastal Resource Department


Town of Nantucket
Conservation Commission

Town Annex Building
37 Washington Street
Nantucket, MA 02554

PHONE: (508) 228-7230

FAX: (508) 228-7232

E-MAIL: droggeveen@nantucket-ma.gov

WWW: http://www.nantucket-ma.gov/

CONTACTS:
Dirk G. Roggeveen, Administrator
Catherine Dickey, Office Administrator
Peggy Fantozzi, Technical Consultant

HOURS: 7:30-3:00 M-F

The Commission enforces and permits work and activities within 100 feet of coastal and inland wetlands under the State Wetland Protection Act and the Local Wetland By-Law; manages open space and advises other town agencies on resource protection. Available publications include the Town By-Law and Local Regulations. Applications fees range from $15-$1,000 depending on project.

KEYWORDS: Agriculture, Aquaculture, Birds, Coastal Management and Planning, Coastal Ponds, Coastal Recreation, Commercial Fisheries, Conservation, Educational Services for General Public, Erosion, Geology, Land Conservation, Nantucket, Natural Habitats, Natural History, Recreational Fisheries, Regulatory Enforcement and Information, Water Quality, Water Pollution, Water Resources, Wetlands, Wildlife


Town of Nantucket
Marine and Coastal Resource Department

34 Washington Street
Nantucket, MA 02554

PHONE: (508) 228-7261

FAX: (508) 325-5388

E-MAIL: marine@town.nantucket.net

WWW: http://www.nantucket-ma.gov/

CONTACTS:
Keith Conant, Town Biologist
Jeff Mercer, Shellfish Biologist
Jeff Carlson, Beach Manager

HOURS: 8:00-4:00 Monday-Friday

The Department has five major areas of responsibility (harbor management, law enforcement, water quality, beach-pond management, and support maintenance). Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, beach and pond management to protect endangered species and enhance fisheries; shellfish management and propagation; environmental monitoring and planning; enforcement of Federal No-Discharge Zone; safety/boating regulations; performing search/rescue operations, oil spill response; and maintain/deploy navigational aids. Publications available include a guide to shellfishing in Massachusetts; tide charts; catch reports; piping plover and least tern pamphlets; "Wharves and Waterways, Town" (Chapter 137).

KEYWORDS: Biology, Coastal Management and Planning, Coastal Ponds, Commercial Fisheries, Lobster Fisheries, Oil Spills, Nantucket, Recreational Fisheries, Red Tide, Regulatory Enforcement and Information, Shellfisheries, Water Quality, Water Pollution, Water Resources

 

 
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