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Recreational Bay Scallop Season Opening Soon

Open through Sept. 24th- 25th. All Currently imposed size and bag limits apply. Each person can keep up to 2 gallons of whole bay scallops or 1 pint of meat. A single vessel has a limit of 10 gallons of whole bay scallops or a half gallon of meat. To harvest scallops you may use your hands, a landing or a dip net. No commercial harvesting of bay scallops! Be safe when diving for scallops. Use a divers down flag on or around your vessel. Stay within 300 feet of your vessel. Have fun and enjoy the your scalloping.