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Scallops

Juvenile sea scallops obtained from Pine Point Oyster Company in Maine were used in the ocean acidification exposure study. Dvora Hart/NOAA Fisheries photo.

Ocean acidification, warming will slow sea scallop growth, study says

Offshore wind partners Ørsted and Eversource propose a 600 to 1,000-megawatt project called Revolution Wind 2 on their federal lease off Rhode Island. Northeast Ocean Data graphic.

Ørsted, Eversource propose Revolution Wind 2 project for Rhode Island

Kirk Moore

Protestors demonstrated against the Ocean Wind project during a public hearing in Upper Township, N.J., Feb. 27, 2023. Kirk Moore photo.

Offshore wind critics try to block New Jersey grid link

Kirk Moore

Trawlers tied up side to side at the Fishermen's Dock Cooperative on Channel Drive in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. Robert E. Gourley, Jr. photo.

New Jersey Fishermen’s Dock Cooperative still strong, 70 years and counting

Scallop aquaculture: technique from Japan ramps up Maine’s fishing industry

Jose Antunes

Fishing vessels tied up at New Bedford, Mass. Doug Stewart photo.

New Bedford calls for ‘cumulative approach’ to offshore wind fisheries compensation

NF Staff

The Maine Hall at the 2017 Maine Fishermen's Forum. National Fisherman photo.

The Maine Fishermen’s Forum returns

NF Staff

NF Stock image.

Banner bay scallop year not all good news for fishermen

NF Aggregator

Hugh Cowperthwaite, Coastal Enterprises Inc. senior program director for fisheries and aquaculture, holds up a lantern net while describing the method of scallop farming with lantern nets hung vertically in the water. NOAA Fisheries photo.

Scallop aquaculture diversifies Maine seafood industry

A control date could establish eligibility criteria for scallop fishermen to switch between different kinds of Limited Access General Category permits for the Northern Gulf of Maine management area (in green). NEFMC graphic.

New England council asks NMFS for Northern Gulf of Maine scallop permits control date

Lund's $2 million investment in a new tunnel freezer for scallops will double its daily processing capability. Lund's Fisheries graphic.

Lund’s Fisheries invests $2 million in new scallop processing

NF Staff