A new study from the University of Maine’s Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI) and Darling Marine Center is helping to refine best practices for growing Atlantic sea scallops (Placopecten ...

Much of the scallop farming techniques used in the U.S. derive from practices in Japan, where scallops have long been a part of the country’s seafood industry. Researchers from the University of Maine ...

A proposed rule aims to level the playing field for big and small fishing boats. Kristan Porter of Cutler, Maine, is a Northern Gulf of Maine permit holder who said there are not many opportunities ...

Sea shells are abundant on the New Jersey shores. There are the black ridged scallop shells that look like accordion fans, the pretty and delicate spiral shells that come in various patterns and ...

America's harvest of scallops is increasing to near-record levels at a time when the shellfish are in high demand and the value of the fishery has surged in recent years. Sea scallops, harvested ...

Recent surveys by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, reveal an unprecedented number of young scallops in two fishery management areas off the ...

Have you ever held a handful of scallop shells and wondered why they are colored differently? Or where the holes in a clam shell came from? And what is a mermaid's purse, exactly? Here's a fun guide ...

Dave was the leader of a group of divers I had connected with while on a 1980 sabbatical in San Diego. On one of our dive trips, we crossed the border and drove to Ensenada, Mexico, diving the rocky ...