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Scallop Season Opens, but Scant Few Scallops To Be Found

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A scalloper in Shinnecock Bay on Tuesday afternoon. DANA SHAW

A scalloper in Shinnecock Bay on Tuesday afternoon. DANA SHAW

A scalloper in Shinnecock Bay on Tuesday afternoon. DANA SHAW

A scalloper in Shinnecock Bay on Tuesday afternoon. DANA SHAW

Local bay scallops hit the display cases at fish markets across the East End this past week at $55 a pound, reflecting the relative scarcity of the prized morsels after a seventh summer in which most of the adult bay scallops in local waters died over the summer. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Local bay scallops hit the display cases at fish markets across the East End this past week at $55 a pound, reflecting the relative scarcity of the prized morsels after a seventh summer in which most of the adult bay scallops in local waters died over the summer. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Chris Dubritz said that The Clamman in Southampton Village has been getting bay scallops fresh from local baymen every couple days for the past week. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Chris Dubritz said that The Clamman in Southampton Village has been getting bay scallops fresh from local baymen every couple days for the past week. MICHAEL WRIGHT

authorMichael Wright on Nov 11, 2025
The bay scallop harvest on the South Fork opened in Southampton and East Hampton waters this month to expectedly dark prospects in the wake of a seventh straight summer in... more

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