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Paul J. Diodati
Director

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Division of Marine Fisheries
251 Causeway Street, Suite 400
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 626.1520
Fax (617) 626.1509
Massachusetts State Seal

November 17, 2006
MarineFisheries Advisory

SHELLFISH PURIFICATION PLANT CONTAMINATED HARVEST SCHEDULE SET

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has set the Shellfish Purification Plant soft shell clam contaminated harvest for the weeks of November 20, December 18, December 25, 2006 and January 1, 2007. There will be no digging on Thanksgiving, Thursday November 23, 2006. Prior to the Christmas Holiday there will be no digging on Thursday December 21 and 22, 2006. Finally there will be no digging on Christmas, Monday December 26, 2006 and New Years Day, Monday January 1, 2007.

November 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
     
 
 
Thanksgiving Day
 
  
Wednesday Clams Released
Dig
Dig
Dig
NO DIGGING
Dig
Morning Tide
 
Monday Clams Released
No Clams Released
Tuesday Clams Released

December 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
 
 
Dig
Dig
Dig
NO DIGGING
NO DIGGING
Wednesday Clams Released
 
Last Night Tide
Morning Tide
Monday Clams Released
Tuesday Clams Released
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
 
 
 
Christmas Day
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wednesday Clams Released
NO DIGGING
Dig
Dig
Dig
Dig
 
 
 
 
Tuesday Clams Released
 
January 2007
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
 
Thursday
Clams Released
New Years Day
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NO DIGGING
Dig
Dig
Dig
Dig
 
Friday Clams Released
 
 
 

For more information please call Jeff Kennedy in Newburyport at 978-465-3553 x320. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.