AUGUSTA, Maine —Maine fishery regulators are holding a series of public hearings about a plan to cut back the number of scallop fishing days in the coming season.
The proposal would cut back the number of scallop fishing days in the southern scalloping zone from 70 to 60 days. A hearing was held Tuesday in Augusta.
The Midcoast and eastern Maine zone would have 70 days, the same as last year. The far eastern zone, which includes scallop-rich Cobscook Bay, would remain at 50 days.
The proposal says the upcoming scallop fishing season would begin in early December and end in mid-April.
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