Experiment: Can Fall Scallops Save Peconic Bay Fishery?
Marine biologists are trying to save the struggling Peconic Bay scallop fishery by spawning scallops in the fall instead of summer to help prolong survival.
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Marine biologists are trying to save the struggling Peconic Bay scallop fishery by spawning scallops in the fall instead of summer to help prolong survival.
Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program Adopts Innovative Strategy In Quest To Stem Mass Scallop Die-offs.
Experts from the CCE Suffolk Marine Program and Stony Brook University, are undertaking breeding initiatives that could aid the East End scallop industry.
The annual scallop catch in 2020 and 2021 averaged only 3 percent of those in 2017 and 2018.