Massachusetts Fishermen Look to Access Waters Booming with Scallops
Massachusetts fishermen are looking to cut red tape that has blocked them from accessing an area of ocean booming with scallops compared to surrounding waters grappling with a decline in catchable biomass.
The New England Fishery Management Council, a regional council established through federal legislation, has closed off access to 171 square miles in the northeast region of Georges Bank, bordering Canadian waters, since 1994.
Fishery regulators have labeled the Northern Edge as a “habitat area of particular concern," citing the importance to juvenile Atlantic cod and...
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