ANALYSIS: 2022 Scallop Season Expectations
April 1, 2022 marks the opening of the 2022/2023 Atlantic sea scallop fishery that operates along the Atlantic coast from the Mid-Atlantic region, up to the U.S.-Canadian border. Framework Adjustment 34, which namely projects 34 million pounds of Atlantic sea scallops to be landed this season, was approved by New England Fishery Management Council back in December, and passed along to NOAA for final approval and implementation. On March 30, 2022 NOAA published the final rule to the Federal Register, taking effect on...
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