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Scallops

After a mechanical failure Aug. 17, Cape May County, N.J. officials kept the Middle Thorofare drawbridge locked open to permit continued fishing boat access to the Port of Cape May/Wildwood. Lund's Fisheries photo.

Cape May keeps drawbridge open for fishing traffic

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2016 1228 scallops — Fisheries regulators voted this month to “discontinue” the development of a plan to reopen the Northern Edge of Georges Bank.

Fishermen protest ongoing closure of Northern Edge

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Scallops. Photo by Carli Stewart

Scallopers assail continued closure of Northern Edge

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Macduff Ship Design developed a new scalloper design, the first vessel was the Eternal Promise, owned by Whitelink Seafoods. Photo courtesy of MacDuff Ship Design

New European scalloper offers Improved economic viability

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Scallops harvested on a 2019 trip in Nantucket Lightship South conducted under the NMFS Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program. Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences photo.

Scallop Research Set-Aside projects for 2024

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Dutch Harbor, Alaska, was the biggest by volume, but New Bedford, Mass., was the top commercial fishing port by value. Photo by Tyler Moultrie on Unsplash

Dutch Harbor and New Bedford named top fishing ports

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Cody's upbringing was surrounded by fishing, highlighting the pivotal role of his grandfather Ralph Pratt (affectionately known as Bampy) in shaping the family's fishing tradition. Photo by Carli Stewart

The Pratt family's legacy ripples through the heart of the fishing community

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The scallop tows in the Northern Gulf of Maine access area yield piles of large scallops that come up so clean there’s no picking deck. Just shovel the catch into totes and baskets. Photo by Paul Molyneaux

Mainers flock to Gloucester for short but sweet scallop season

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Photo by Island Group Studios on Unsplash

15 years later, diver recalls scalloper lost off N.J.

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Scallops. Photo by Carli Stewart

Council eyeing 2026 Northern Edge scallop opening

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Photo by Jannet Serhan on Unsplash

New Bedford mayor advocates for scallopers

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