ANALYSIS: Domestic Scallop Landings Could Point to a Gradual Longer-Cycle Recovery

Domestic scallop landings continue to show a quietly improving underlying trend, even as the 2026-27 season now appears to be settling into a more normal late-summer pace. Through August, cumulative landings reached roughly 16.8 million lbs, effectively meeting the projected annual limit of 17 million lbs and running ahead of the same point in each of the prior two seasons. That is notable not simply because the fishery started strong, but because it adds to the evidence of a broader multi-season recovery...
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