The New England Fishery Management Council is concerned about how an extended partial federal government shutdown could impact catch limits for Atlantic herring and new measures proposed for the scallop fishery.
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New Study Shows Climate Change Could Reduce Scallop Population
Researchers in Massachusetts say under the worst case scenario, climate change could reduce the scallop population by more than 50 percent in just a few decades, which could be bad news for New Bedford’s lucrative fishing port.
