When seafood lovers think Virginia, they think oysters and blue crabs — two iconic species of the Chesapeake Bay.
But when it comes to seafood revenue, neither the oyster nor the blue crab is the cash cow that the little sea scallop represents for the commonwealth.
In fact, sea scallops — which aren't even fished in Virginia waters — account for the lion's share of the total value of Virginia landings, outpacing other species by millions of dollars every year.
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