Northern edge

Council Opens Scallop Areas
Council Opens Scallop Areas
Council Opens Scallop Areas
The New England Fishery Management Council has agreed to reopen a scallop area on the northern edge of Georges Bank, an area that's been closed to scallopers since 1994. The news was applauded by New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell. "The northern edge is the mother-lode of scallops in the Atlantic, and if our scallopers can get at that we can expect for the next couple of years really, a real upti
Vote Delayed
Vote Delayed
Vote Delayed
A regional fisheries panel has put off a vote on whether to reopen scallop areas on the northern edge of Georges Bank. The New England Fisheries Management Council, meeting in Mystic Connecticut, couldn't agree on specifics of the plan, and put off any action till at least June...