Scallop Supply Concerns Arise with US Catches Off Sharply from Preseason Estimates; Imports Down
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - July 22, 2015
Mounting evidence that the 2015-16 scallop harvest in the US is on pace to fall short of expectations, along with lower availability of imported product, has put upward pressure on the US market this summer.
In June US scallop landings out of the Mid-Atlantic were down 13 percent from the same time last year and 36 percent from the five-year-average. Since fishing started in March, US scallopers have hauled in 13.26 million...
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