January 26, 2009
Scallop season slashed
By The Mainebiz News Staff
Regulators in Augusta have scrapped the second half of Maine's scallop season, citing a need to help the declining scallop population recover.
The Bangor Daily News reported that Department of Marine Resources Deputy Commissioner David Etnier canceled the remainder of the season, scheduled to run from Feb. 25 to March 31.
"The resource is in terrible condition and has been for a number of years," Etnier told the paper. "The resource is no better, if not worse (after the first half of the season), and we felt it would be irresponsible to let harvesting continue since we know that."
The first half of the season ran from Dec. 1 to Jan. 4. The season had already been cut to 70 days, down from 132 days last year.
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