Record #:

4025

Author(s):

Green, Ann

Abstract:

The bay scallop is found in only two Southeastern states -North Carolina and Florida-because it lives in seagrass beds. To protect its habitat, found mostly in Bogue and Core sounds, the state since the 1970s has closed these beds to mechanical harvesting. In 1997, 63,800 pounds were harvested, the largest harvest on the East Coast.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Winter 1999, p31, il

Subject(s):

Bay scallop; Scallop fisheries