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August 7, 2023

Flaws in catch-share system frustrate Cape Cod scallopers

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PROVINCETOWN — A decline in scallop stocks combined inexplicably with low wholesale prices have made this a tough year for small-boat scallop fishermen. But what Outer Cape scallopers say they’re most worried about is how these conditions exacerbate a bigger problem: the quota system that regulates the small-boat fleet. 

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