CONTACT:
Robert Atwood: (603) 868-1095
Jay Martin: (603) 271-3211
April 2, 2019
DURHAM, NH – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will hold a public hearing on a proposed marine aquaculture license application on Thursday, April 25 at 9:00 a.m. at the Department’s Region 3 Office, 225 Main Street, Durham, NH. The public is welcome to attend and to offer comments on the proposed aquaculture plans.
Christopher Gallagher of Little Bay Beauties will be heard on his application to culture oysters, northern quahogs, softshell clams, and razor clams in a bottom-culture operation on a 0.9 acre site in the shallows along the Durham shoreline in Little Bay. To learn more visit https://wildlife.state.nh.us/marine/documents/gallagher-app.pdf.
Detailed plans for this project are available for public review at www.fishnh.com/marine or at the Department’s Region 3 Office in Durham. Written comments on the proposed license may be submitted up until 4:00 p.m. on May 9, 2019. Written comments may be mailed to the Executive Director, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen Dr., Concord, NH, 03301, faxed to (603) 271-5829, or e-mailed to robert.atwood@wildlife.nh.gov.