September 16, 2020 — Maine fishing regulators are using a pair of lotteries to allow people into the state’s lucrative scallop fishing industry.
Maine scallop fishermen harvest the scallops from nearshore waters by hand and by boat. The season takes place every winter.
The scallops have been worth more than $10 per pound at the docks every year for the past eight years. That makes scallops one of the most valuable fisheries in the state.