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Trump Declares National Scallops Day | Charleston News
President Trump just declared National Scallops Day to celebrate opening up Georges Bank’s northern edge to commercial fishing — a move expected to flood markets with millions of extra pounds of scallops yearly and revive coastal economies. The administration frames this as a victory against overregulation, claiming past rules unfairly favored foreign fleets and hurt American fishermen. They’ve also reopened other federal waters, including lobster zones, arguing it’s about boosting domestic seafood production. But environmentalists warn that lifting protections threatens marine ecosystems and…
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