NEFMC Shares Findings of 2023 Scallop Survey; A Look at the Current Scallop Market
The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) focused on the recent 2023 scallop survey and progress in Framework Adjustment 38 as the Council preps for the 2024 season.
The survey found that scallop biomass remained low compared to the exceptionally high levels observed from 2015 through 2019, the NEFMC shared in a press release. However, biomass did jump between 2022 and 2023. NEFMC said the growth was driven by a large year class in Closed Area I and the Great South Channel...
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