New England Council Seeks Input on Scallop Strategic Plan Via Visioning Sessions

New England fishermen, processors, and other stakeholders in the iconic sea scallop fishery will get a rare opportunity to weigh in on how to best manage the fishery, beginning next Friday, February 27, 2025.
The year-long process, intended to result in approval of a final Strategic Plan in December 2025, was announced [https://d23h0vhsm26o6d.cloudfront.net/NEFMC-Seeks-Input-at-Scallop-Strategic-Plan-Visioning-Sessions_2025-02-18-220924_oxqw.pdf] yesterday.
The Atlantic sea scallop fishery is one of the most data-rich fisheries in the nation. In 2019, commercial landings of Atlantic sea scallops totaled more than 60.6 million pounds of sea scallop...
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