Shellfish Subcommittee to the Select Board

Ipswich Shellfish Advisory Subcommittee reviews regulations and confirms Middle Ground closure continues. Chairperson Linda Alexson reported the Division of Marine Fisheries rejected the town's request for immediate reopening, requiring 15 months of consecutive clean testing under NSSP standards; a

Shellfish Subcommittee unanimously backs Massachusetts Oyster Project's 2026 expansion. Chairperson Linda Alexson and Constable Matt Bodwell led the vote to recommend approval of planting 150,000 additional oysters, building on the successful establishment of 285,000 oysters in the prior year. The

Ipswich Shellfish Subcommittee nominates two to regional harvest task force. The committee unanimously selected Paul Damon as commercial license representative and Michael Walker as recreational license representative to the new Ipswich Shellfish Harvest Task Force, a subcommittee of the Northeast