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Select Board approves temporary rise in commercial scallop bushel limit to help fishermen recover lost days
Summary
The Select Board voted unanimously to raise the commercial bay scallop bushel limit from 5 to 6 for the remainder of the 2025–26 season effective Feb. 2, and authorized the shellfish manager to increase it to 7 if conditions warrant, citing missed fishing days due to cold weather.
The Nantucket Select Board voted Jan. 28 to increase the commercial bay scallop bushel limit from 5 to 6 bushels for the remainder of the 2025–26 commercial season, effective Feb. 2, with authority for the town’s shellfish and aquatic resource manager to authorize an additional bushel (up to 7) if field conditions warrant.
Andy Lowell, representing the Harbor & Shellfish Advisory Board, said the board has considered several options to compensate for days cancelled by cold weather and…
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