Casco Passage News Today

Visit the dedicated map room at the Big Chicken Barn and find piles of paper charts of waters both local and far from home. The displays and the careful protection

Scallop fishermen brave the cold and new territory BAR HARBOR — Scallop season remains in full swing until the end of March for much of the waters of Maine. Despite a recent area closure affecting the Casco Passage and western Toothacker Bay off Swan’s Island, imposed by the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), both draggers and divers from Mount Desert Island have caught a fair share.  In 2019, scallopers harvested 3.5 million pounds of scallops statewide, bringing in more than $4....

Scallop season continues despite closure  MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — Scallop season remains in full swing until the end of March for much of the waters of Maine. Despite a recent area closure affecting the Casco Passage and western Toothacher Bay in Swan’s Island, imposed by Department of Resources, both draggers and divers from Mount Desert Island have caught a fair share.   In 2019, scallopers harvested 3.5 million pounds of scallops statewide bringing in more than $4.3 m...