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Scallops

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

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

The Maine Fishermen’s Forum returns

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Banner bay scallop year not all good news for fishermen

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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

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Fishing for snow crab on the F/V Arctic Lady. Corey Arnold photo/Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers.

Fishermen facing climate change: crab crashes and wind power threats

Kirk Moore

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

Massachusetts Energy Efficient Fisheries gets $2 million for emissions reduction

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The New England Fishery Management Council has set aside four closed areas for the 2023 fishing season. NEFMC graphic.

Atlantic scallop 2023 landings to decline with biomass slide

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