harbormaster
noun
har·bor·mas·ter
ˈhär-bər-ˌma-stər 
: an officer who executes the regulations respecting the use of a harbor
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The Falmouth harbormaster somehow figured out what was going on and reported the unlawful shellfishing in Green Pond to a state Environmental Police officer, who, in turn, went to Big Rock Oysters and inspected the oyster containers.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Officials said Arsenault and his girlfriend, 54-year-old Felicia Daley, left from Rock Harbor in Orleans on Saturday but never returned to the marina, prompting the harbormaster to alert the Coast Guard.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
Havel, a former county planner, became harbormaster in 2019 and resigned two years later.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Authorities aboard the Oyster Point Challenger, a rescue vessel in the area, pulled out 15 people and the Brisbane harbormaster and Brisbane Police Department located the remaining three people, Stewart said.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Officials said Arsenault and his girlfriend, 54-year-old Felicia Daley, left from Rock Harbor in Orleans on Saturday but never returned to the marina, prompting the harbormaster to alert the Coast Guard.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
Havel, a former county planner, became harbormaster in 2019 and resigned two years later.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Authorities aboard the Oyster Point Challenger, a rescue vessel in the area, pulled out 15 people and the Brisbane harbormaster and Brisbane Police Department located the remaining three people, Stewart said.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Harbormaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harbormaster. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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