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40% of projected US scallops landed, 44% of days used three months into season

Prices are even higher, especially for big scallops, and imports are way up, too

By Jason Huffman | July 12, 2021 17:44 BST
A scallop dragger approaches the Buyers and Sellers Exchange, in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Image from BASE Facebook page.
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The Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) experts working for the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) earlier predicted -- based on tighter new commercial fishing limits -- that there would be 22% fewer landings in the 2021 US season than projected in 2020 [...]

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