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Select Board raises commercial scallop bushel limit to six; Harbor Shellfish board plans data-driven review
Summary
The Select Board unanimously approved increasing the commercial scallop bushel limit to six; Harbor Shellfish Advisory Board discussed making the change seasonal or front-loading openings and asked Natural Resources staff (Tara) to provide survey data to consider raising the limit to seven.
The Harbor Shellfish Advisory Board on Feb. 3 recapped a Select Board decision to raise the commercial bay scallop limit to six bushels and discussed next steps, scientific data needs and recreational access.
Chair told members the Select Board "easily passed unanimously" to increase the commercial limit to six bushels, and said the board authorized Tara, Natural Resources staff, "to make it 7 if she finds that suitable." Members said the…
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