April 30, 2024
Mainers flock to Gloucester for short but sweet scallop season
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
The F/V Wizard, a 48-foot scallop boat from Jonesport, Maine, lies moored at Cape Ann Marina in Gloucester, Mass, America’s most historically renowned fishing port. In April, there is practically a Maine invasion of Gloucester, with an estimated 40 boats from as far as Lubec crowding the available moorings and setting out daily for Stellwagen Bank and a chance to catch 200 pounds of scallops.
Rock Alley of Joneport, Maine, sold his lobster boat, traps, and Federal permit and bought the 48-foot…
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Paul Molyneaux is the Boats & Gear editor for National Fisherman.
