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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The federal government is shutting down scallop fishing in a key New England fishing area amid an ongoing conflict over the harvest of the valuable shellfish. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it will close the northern Gulf of Maine area at 12:01 a...

The Northeast's top federal fisheries manager says he'll delay a planned shutdown of a key fishing area after fishermen argued the closure to protect harbor porpoises would devastate an industry segment. John Bullard said today that the two-month Gulf of Maine closure to fishermen who use gillnets will now begin in February, instead of Oct...