Tag Archives: Atlantic Sea Scallop

NOAA: Final Rule for Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan

January 11, 2022   Mid Atlantic, New England

NOAA Fisheries filed a final rule to implement Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan. The New England Fishery Management Council developed Amendment 21 to adjust the management of the Northern Gulf of Maine as well as the limited access general category individual fishing quota program to support overall economic performance of the fishery while allowing for continued participation in the general category fishery. Amendment 21, >click to read< 13:03

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Investigating How Atlantic Sea Scallop Larvae Move Through A Fishery

February 14, 2019   Mid Atlantic, New England

A recent collaborative study from researchers at Rutgers University, Old Dominion University, University of Southern Mississippi, and NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center shows that scallop offspring – also known as larvae – can move among regions of the fishery, even though the fishery itself spans a huge area of the ocean off the east coast of the US. Scallops and other bivalves like oysters, clams, and mussels produce microscopic, free-swimming larvae. These larvae can, in some cases, traverse great distances,,, >click to read<21:19

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Another Government Shutdown Could Sink Scallop Fishery Profits

February 1, 2019   International News, National, New England, Pacific

The world is smitten with scallops. Their subtle sweetness and firm but somehow delicate bite has many wanting more. When I previously worked in seafood sales, I couldn’t believe how much chefs in Los Angeles would pay to put the great New Bedford sea scallop on their menus. We’re talking over $35 per pound for the big ones. I’d think to myself, “These chefs know there are scallops in the Pacific, right?” >click to read<15:39

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NEFMC Seeks Input From Fishermen and Research Partners on RSA Programs; Take the Online Survey!

August 15, 2018   New England

The New England Fishery Management Council is asking fishermen and their cooperative research partners who participate in the Atlantic Sea Scallop, Atlantic Herring, and/or Monkfish Research Set-Aside (RSA) Programs to take an online survey and provide feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of these programs and pass along any suggestions for improvement. Other stakeholders who have an interest or role in RSA programs also are encouraged to take the survey.,,, The survey, which contains roughly 40 questions, will be available online until mid-September 2018. >click to read<17:02

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Management Measures for Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Finalized Today

May 8, 2013   Mid Atlantic, New England
imageNOAA Fisheries NMFS today approved final management measures for the scallop  fishery for the 2013 fishing year. With support from the scallop  industry, to protect young scallops and maximize future harvest  potential, quotas for 2013 and 2014 are being reduced by roughly 35 percent and two special  access areas in the Mid-Atlantic will remain closed.
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