Chipman's Cove Research

Updated 2/8/24: Correction of Chipman's Cove Boundaries and Paper Road, Sea Level Rise, and the addition of 2008 Shellfish Advisory Board Annual Report, and 2009 Conservation Commission Annual Report.

Updated 2/9/24: Addition of Wellfleet in ACEC, and ACEC Designation Explanation

Updated 2/14/24: Addition of CPA Report to BOS on Town Landings, and Echeverria Appendix B NRAB Harbor Management Plan, and Brennessel Tech Assistance Letter - 2-14-24

Updated 2/21/24: Addition of Wellfleet Climate Change

Updated 3/6/24: Addition of Transient Coastal Landscapes: Sea Level Rise Threatens Salt Marshes

Updated 3/22/24: Salt marsh persistence is threatened by predicted sea-level rise

There will be updates periodically as information comes in.

As the result of an ongoing conversation among the Conservation Commission, the Shellfish Department, and members of the Wellfleet shellfishing community, the following research has been assembled to aid a further discussion that took place on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 4:00 pm in the basement meeting room of Town Hall and on Zoom. See the minutes of the meeting here. The Conversation will be revisited in the Fall, TBA.

Nicholson Letter and Map

Adaptations Options Report

Benefits of Salt Marshes to Shellfish

Chipman's Cove Property Boundaries and Paper Road

Climate Change Potential Impacts on Shellfish

Conservation Restriction

Photographs of Tire Marks on High Marsh

Peer Review Articles About Vehicles on Marsh

Impacts of Off Road Vehicles on Coast

Time Series Chipman's Cove North

Time Series Chipman's Cove South

Bylaws and Regulations Regarding Shellfishing