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Cod Fish II – 2025–2026 Barnstable County Dredge Schedule
| Town | Dredging Location | Dredge | Estimated Volume (Cubic Yards) From Town | Pre-Dredge Volume (CY) | Post-Dredge Volume (CY) | Receiving Site | Notes | Estimated Pipeline Length (ft) | Booster Required | Permit Status | Planned Start Date | Start Date | End Date | TOY Restriction | TOY Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashpee | Popponesset Approach Channel | Cod Fish II | 45,000 | 57,000 | 38,905 | Popponesset Spit | Both dredges were used - CF II departed on 25 Nov. / Incl. Total Volume | 11,000 | Y | Y | 9/30/25 | 9/29/25 | 11/16/26 | 15-Sept & 14-Jan | Shorebirds/Winter Flounder |
| Truro | Pamet Harbor/Mooring Basin | Cod Fish II | 1,500 | 4,401 | 4,206 | Corn Hill Beach | Weather conditions restricted dredging throughout the project. | 2,600 | N | Y | 12/8/25 | 12/10/25 | 1/15/26 | 1/30 | Winter Flounder |
| Pamet Harbor/Inlet | Cod Fish II | 1,500 | 3,610 | 3,185 | Corn Hill Beach | 2,600 | N | Y | 12/8/25 | 12/10/25 | 1/15/26 | 1/30 | Winter Flounder | ||
| Pamet Harbor/Approach Channel | Cod Fish II | 1,500 | 2,162 | 1,732 | Corn Hill Beach | 2,600 | N | Y | 12/8/25 | 12/10/25 | 1/15/26 | 1/30 | Winter Flounder | ||
| Dennis | Sesuit Harbor | Cod Fish II | 3,000 | 6,790 | 8,688 | Cold Storage Beach | Very cold conditions, dredge frozen in place for two+ weeks, blizzard conditions… | 1,600 | N | P | 1/5/26 | 1/20/26 | 3/12/26 | 1/31 | Winter Flounder |
| Falmouth | Great Pond Inlet | Cod Fish II | 2,000 | 771 | Low Volume Limited Shoaling No Dredging | Inn Seasons Beach | Low Volume Limited Shoaling No Dredging | ||||||||
| Green Pond Inlet | Cod Fish II | 2,000 | 5,693 | Acapesket Beach | Grade Lowered to 8' + 1' | 1,200 | N | Y | 3/1/26 | 3/25/26 | 4/15/26 | 1/14 & 4/1 | Diadramous Fish/PPL's TOY Fish Waiver Required | ||
| Eel Pond Approach Channel | Cod Fish II | 3,000 | 3,712 | East end of Menauhant Beach | Mobilizing Started 4/21/26 | 4,000 | N | Y | 3/15/26 | 4/1 | Diadramous Fish | ||||
| Harwich | Wychmere Harbor | Cod Fish II | 2,500 | Pleasant Street Beach (~2,000 CY) & Grey Neck, Earle, Wah Wah Taysee Private Beaches | Pending Condition Survey - If Time Permits | 3,500 | N | Y | TBD | 5/1 | Horseshoe Crab | ||||
| Allen Harbor | Cod Fish II | 3,500 | Pleasant Street Beach (~2,000 CY) & Grey Neck, Earle, Wah Wah Taysee Private Beaches | Surveyed - Heavy shoaling from south end of jetty to mid-point. Long Arm Excavator used to remove shoaling. | 3,500 | N | Y | 5/1/26 | 5/1 | Horseshoe Crab |
Sand Shifter – 2025–2026 Barnstable County Dredge Schedule
| Town | Dredging Location | Dredge | Estimated Volume (Cubic Yards) From Town | Pre-Dredge Volume (CY) | Post-Dredge Volume (CY) | Receiving Site | Notes | Estimated Pipeline Length (ft) | Booster Required | Permit Status | Planned Start Date | Start Date | End Date | TOY Restriction | TOY Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashpee | Popponesset Approach Channel | Sand Shifter | 45,000 | 57,000 | 19,934 | Popponesset Spit | Both dredges were used - SS remained until the first week of Dec. | 11,000 | N | Y | 9/15/25 | 9/23/25 | 12/6/26 | 15-Sept & 14-Jan | Shorebirds/Winter Flounder |
| Yarmouth | Bass River Approach Channel | Sand Shifter | 2,000 | 3,551 | 4,690 | Bass River Beach/West Dennis Beach | Pending Condition Survey | 3,500 | N | Y | TBD | 2/10/26 | 2/16/26 | None | None |
| Parkers River Approach/Entrance Channel | Sand Shifter | 3,500 | 3,408 | 3,147 | Seagull Beach | Pending Condition Survey | 2,500 | M | Y | TBD | 1/6/26 | 2/7/26 | 1/30 | Winter Flounder (Entrance) | |
| Bass River Embayment Channel - North of Rt. 28 Bridge | Sand Shifter | 2,500 | Unable to start due to the January 15 Winter Flounder TOY Restriction | Unable to start due to the January 15 Winter Flounder TOY Restriction | West Dennis Beach | Unable to start due to the January 15 Winter Flounder TOY Restriction | |||||||||
| Chatham | Mill Creek Entrance & Approach Channel | Sand Shifter | 7,500 | 10,059 | Cockle Cove Beach | Shoaling same as last year | 2,500 | N | P | 4/1/26 | 4/16/26 | In Progress | 4/1 | Endangered Shorebirds - WF - Diadramous Fish - Horseshoe Crabs | |
| Aunt Lydia's Cove | Sand Shifter | 20,000 | 23,672 | 22,075 | CBI & Tern Island | Challenge in transiting equipment via Morris Island cut | 3,500 | N | P | 2/1/26 | 3/5/26 | 3/30/26 | 4/1 | Endangered Shorebirds | |
| Stage Harbor Approach Channel | Sand Shifter | 15,000 | Army Corps Planning to Dredge | Army Corps Planning to Dredge | Hardings Beach | Army Corps Planning to Dredge | |||||||||
| Harwich | Saquatucket Harbor Approach Channel | Sand Shifter | 5,000 | 9,522 | Private Beaches west of Red River | Planned | 7,500 | N | Y | 5/1/26 | 5/1 | Horseshoe Crabs | |||
| Mashpee | 1916 Channel | Sand Shifter | 5,000 | 2,252 | 3,361 | Popponesset Spit | Lower volume than expected | 3,500 | N | Y | 12/1/25 | 12/4/25 | 12/9/25 | 1/15/26 | Winter Flounder |
| Inner Channel | Sand Shifter | 3,000 | 1,030 | Low Volume Limited Shoaling No Dredging | Popponesset Spit | Low Volume - Limited Shoaling - No Dredging |
