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Bay Scallop Harvest Opens With Gloomy Outlook But Some Glimmers of Hope

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Juliette LaFemina scalloping in Southampton on Tuesday. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Juliette LaFemina scalloping in Southampton on Tuesday. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Scalloping in Southampton.

Scalloping in Southampton.

Scalloping in Southampton.

Scalloping in Southampton.

Scalloping in Southampton. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Scalloping in Southampton. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Scalloping in Southampton. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Scalloping in Southampton. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Scalloping in Southampton. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Scalloping in Southampton. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Scalloping in Southampton. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Scalloping in Southampton. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Scalloping in Southampton. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Scalloping in Southampton. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Juliette LaFemina shows off one of the scallops she caught on her first scalloping trip in Southampton on Tuesday. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Juliette LaFemina shows off one of the scallops she caught on her first scalloping trip in Southampton on Tuesday. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Juliette LaFemina examines one of the Peconic bay scallops she caught on Tuesday. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Juliette LaFemina examines one of the Peconic bay scallops she caught on Tuesday. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Pete Topping with a bushel of scallops he collected on Monday morning in Southampton.

Pete Topping with a bushel of scallops he collected on Monday morning in Southampton.

authorMichael Wright on Nov 8, 2023
Over the first few days of this year’s bay scallop harvest, there were some perhaps unexpected bright spots in an otherwise dark outlook for the 2023 season, which began in... more

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