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United States; Cape Cod; aquaculture; Wellfleet; shellfishing; ecosystem management
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Limits To Private Aquaculture On Cape Cod, Kevin Robert Cute
Limits To Private Aquaculture On Cape Cod, Kevin Robert Cute
Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers
This study examined the potential of social conflict related to private and public rights, to constrain aquaculture on Cape Cod. While the ability of social conflict to constrain aquaculture has been demonstrated in a few cases, its current potential to constrain aquaculture on Cape Cod had not been established prior to this study. This study was based on information gathered from town records and public hearings related to proposed aquaculture ventures. In addition, town officials were interviewed to obtain additional information related to cases. The finding of this study is that private riparian proprietors, and interests in shell-fishing tend to …