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RESOLUTION 70-43
® WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Board of County
Commissioners of Indian River County that certain commercial shellfish
operators are presently using escalator harvesters for the taking of
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shellfish, and
WHEREAS, these operators are seeking permission to operate
escalator harvesters in the Indian River, and
WHEREAS, these harvesters must dig a trench several inches
into the river bottom, which operation disturbs the bottom, causes
silting, destroys rooted vegetation and exposes burrowing organisms
to predators,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County
Commissioners of Indian River County does herewith urge that use of
es:calator harvesters be banned from use in the Indian River until tests
can show conclusively that their use is not detrimental to the ecology
of the river and until such harvesters have the approval of the Florida
Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
DONE AND RESOLVED at Vero Beach, Florida, this 8th day of October,
1970.
Jack U. Dritenbas
Chairman