October 24, 2012 — NOAA Fisheries Service extends the emergency closure of the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Delmarva Access Area which is scheduled to expire on November 10, 2012.
Specifically, this temporary rule extends the 180-day closure of the Delmarva Access Area in fishing year 2012 to scallop fishing for an additional 186 days, through May 14, 2013. The Emergency Closure was first enacted on June 13, 2012 at the request of the scallop industry and the New England Fishery Management Council.
Read the full announcement from NOAA here