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Scallops, Jobs, and the Sea's Future | Dayton News
The President just declared “National Scallops Day” to celebrate opening up more of Georges Bank for commercial scallop fishing — a move touted as a shot in the arm for the East Coast economy, creating jobs and boosting seafood supply. While fishing towns like New Bedford and Cape May cheer the win for American workers, environmentalists warn it could harm marine ecosystems. This latest rollback echoes earlier lobster fishing relaxations, framed by the administration as correcting past overregulation — but critics question the long-term environmental toll of prioritizing domestic industry…
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