Scallops were thought to be close to extinct on the Eastern Shore and lower Chesapeake Bay, but research efforts from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science have produced exponential growth in the ...

Earlier this year, a Thomaston startup that developed a new type of scallop farming grow cage scooped up $25,000 in cash prizes at a pitch competition held by Dirigo Labs in Waterville. Seascale, ...

The Fishermen’s Forum has always been a place where innovation and new opportunities are discussed, and this year’s edition was no exception.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Bay scallops along Virginia’s Eastern Shore are no longer extinct thanks to a decades-long seagrass restoration project, known to be one of the largest and most successful in ...

Jamie Sewell of Warren prepares his boat for a scallop diving off the coast of Cushing in January 2015. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer, file A new study co-authored by federal scientists and ...

Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has today 23 March 2026 announced its decision on a temporary closure to dredge fishing for king scallops in ICES ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Scallops are making one “shell” of a comeback on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. After being previously extinct in the area, bay scallops may be approaching sustainable levels, ...

Fake scallops will look as if they've been punched with a cookie cutter." Where a vendor might be able to fool you, however, is by mislabeling bay scallops as sea scallops, or vice versa. Sea scallops ...

A Thomaston startup that developed a new type of scallop farming grow cage scooped up $25,000 in cash prizes at a pitch competition held by Dirigo Labs in Waterville. Seascale, founded by Charles ...