NEW BEDFORD — Mayor Jon Mitchell advocated for the opening of Georges Bank's Northern Edge to scallop fishermen in 2023 during New England Fishery Management Council meetings last week in Newport, ...

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The Northern Edge of Georges Bank (more formally known as Closed Area II Habitat Area of Particular Concern), has been closed to all commercial fishing activity since 1994. Beginning in 2016, ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — This coastal city calls itself the "Scallop Capital of the World" and last week celebrated with an inaugural Scallopalooza, a night festival and event organized by the New Bedford ...

GULF OF MAINE (WMTW) - The scallop fishery for the Northern Gulf of Maine reopened Monday morning after being closed since April 11, according to our media partners WMTW. Federal regulators have set a ...

GLOUCESTER — A Scallop Survey Report presented at the New England Fishery Management Council meeting Tuesday showed the Atlantic sea scallop fishery is facing its lowest biomass in over 20 years. From ...

While surveying the frosty waters of the North Atlantic, a team of NOAA scientists recently uncovered a heart-shaped sea scallop. A small dent in the top makes the sea creature look like the symbol of ...