Editors of the Vineyard Gazette (Dear sir or Madam, as the circulars say):
Most of Lake Tashmoo reopened for shellfishing last week after a diesel oil spill March 30.
A diesel fuel spill from a sunken boat in Lake Tashmoo was contained early this week with what is believed to be minimal environmental damage. Shellfish beds remain closed.
The Tisbury harbor management committee wants to eliminate anchoring in Lake Tashmoo to promote the growth of eelgrass, but allow transient moorings.
Tisbury selectmen took stock in the aftermath of a Monday oil spill at Lake Tashmoo, praising the response.
A 30-foot sport fishing boat that sank overnight Monday in Lake Tashmoo was removed from the pond Tuesday as officials assessed the damage from the boat's diesel fuel spilling into the water.
More than 10 years after the state began studying Tashmoo Pond as part of the Massachusetts Estuaries Project, a final report on the pond’s declining health is expected to be released this week.
