Martha's Vinyard Wild Bay Scallop Season Closes
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Martha's Vineyard Times] by Barry Stringfellow - May 22, 2017
Another bay scallop season is in the books. Since Martha’s Vineyard is one of the few places left on the planet where Aequipecten irradians still have have a foothold in the wild, these bivalves are the gold nuggets of shellfish.
Wholesale and retail prices fluctuated during the season; the going price this year averaged about $22 a pound, according to fishermen and shellfish constables who spoke to The Times.
Depending on the scallop size, a bushel of bay scallops contains about...
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