New England's Small Boat Scallop Fishermen Have Issue With Days At Sea Policy for Larger Vessels
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Associated Press] - February 21, 2017
Portland, Maine - A disagreement over the right to fish for scallops off New England is pitting small boats against big ones in one of the most lucrative fisheries in the U.S.
The federal government maintains different rules for the small- and big-boat scallop fisheries, though they work some of the same areas. Small boat fishermen say the conflict has arisen in the northern Gulf of Maine, a critically important fishing area stretching roughly from Boston to the border of Maine and Canada.
At issue is the fact that the northern Gulf of Maine is fertile ground for scallops right now, and rules allow the bigger...
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