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Council closes scallop beds; raises crew levels

mkThe closure will cost millions of dollars in the short term, but are predicted to have a payoff in years beyond 2017 when the areas can reopen and the grown scallops harvested. The council also voted to raise the maximum crew levels aboard scallop boats from seven to eight to allow boats to train new crew members. Read the rest here 08:32