scallops

A restaurant in Tennessee was happy to let their customers know that their scallops are numero uno.

Three projects proposed by the UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology will be funded through the Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside Program.

The operator of a New Bedford-based fishing vessel is being cited after the boat was found carrying too many scallops.

Some folks in New Bedford were treated to a nice surprise Sunday night: a scallop dinner.

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...

New Bedford Police detectives have charged two former employees of Continental Cold Storage at 65 Conway St. in New Bedford with stealing more than 8,300 pounds of frozen scallops and selling them to other seafood companies in the area. Michael Caton, 30, of 17923 Applegate Road, Applegate, California, and Antonio E ...

New Bedford is again the top port in the nation when it comes to the dollar-value of fish landed here. NOAA Fisheries says landings in New Bedford last year generated a dollar value of $322 million, thanks mainly to its lucrative scallop industry...

Federal fishery regulators will consider habitat protections to key fishing grounds during a meeting in Rhode Island. The New England Fishery Management Council is meeting in Newport, Rhode Island, from Tuesday through Thursday. The board is continuing a discussion of habitat protections that it began during its April meeting...

Seafood buyers from ten countries toured New Bedford's waterfront Friday, hoping to buy product from seafood dealers here. The buyers came from countries like Belgium, Brazil, China and Turkey. They're attending the 2015 Seafood Expo in Boston...

Members of the New England Regional Fishery Management Council were in New Bedford Tuesday night, listening to suggestions from the community on the best ways to manage fisheries in the North Atlantic. Mayor Jon Mitchell urged the Council to consider the success of New Bedford's fishing industry in future decisions...