SEAFOODNEWS.COM by John Sackton — Sept. 23, 2014 — This month scallop landings are starting their seasonal decline, based on the volume going through the New Bedford Auction, and the latest National Marine Fisheries Service quota reports.
The main scallop fleet has used about 67% of its allocation as of Sept. 11th, very much on track with the landings rate seen in 2013.
Through August, the main fleet (not includng the general category or small boats in the Gulf of Maine) landed 23 million lbs of scallops out of around 34.3 million lbs.
Chart: SeafoodNews
Volumes on the New Bedford auction have fallen to between 10,000 and 30,000 lbs per work day, vs. 30,000 to 50,000 lbs in August, and 50,000 to 70,000 lbs in July.
Overall pricing to the boats has remained steady.
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