The annual count along the Delaware Bay beaches showed another severe drop in numbers of the shorebird, whose migration is one of the longest avian journeys in the world.
A small fish that has been the subject of conservation efforts for years appears to be growing in number in the rivers of the East Coast.River herring are critically important to coastal ecosystems because they serve as food for birds and larger fish..
Recreational bag limits and commercial season closures for spot and Atlantic croaker announced earlier this spring were prompted by "moderate" concern about stocks, but state biologists say both species remain abundant.
Scallops are big business in the U.S. The species makes up the fourth most valuable fishery in the country, bringing in $572 million domestically in 2019.
Mussel farm sees potential in scallops
Tony Gott strings scallops on a line with Acadia Aqua Farms’ new ear-hanging machine. The farm in Frenchman Bay is one of the few farms in the U.S. that is testing the Japanese method of growing scallops.
ISLANDER PHOTO BY ETHAN GENTER
BAR HARBOR In mid-May, Alex de Koning climbed down into the hold of the Stewardship, the former military landing craft that he and his family have used for years to help grow mussels in Frenchman Bay, and sat at what looked like a giant sewing machine.
He grabbed a pair of scallops that had just been pulled out of the farm’s nets, lined up the small notches near the bivalves’ hinge and stepped on a foot pedal.