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Southampton Town Trustees Open Additional Areas To Limited Scallop Dredging

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The Southampton Town Trustees approved the use of mechanical dredges to pull up scallops from four additional bodies of water, beginning on December 26. GREG WEHNER

The Southampton Town Trustees approved the use of mechanical dredges to pull up scallops from four additional bodies of water, beginning on December 26. GREG WEHNER

authorGreg Wehner on Dec 17, 2019
The Southampton Town Trustees agreed on Monday to allow the limited use of mechanical dredges to be used to pull scallops out of four areas throughout the town. As part... more

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