Maine Weighs Lottery to Issue First New Scallop Licenses Since 2009
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Bangor Daily News] by Bill Trotter - October 18, 2017
Nearly a decade after halting new licenses for scallop fishing to protect the stock from depletion, Maine is considering how to encourage new people into the fishery.
Prices for scallops remain historically high, and Maine’s scallop fishermen are getting older, prompting the state to contemplate adopting a lottery system for new licenses. The average age for licensed scallop fishermen in Maine is ...
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