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Chemical analysis of .sca//o/)« {Afivatcr and Bryant) 



Scallops usually are served fried. In North Carolina they also are 

 stewed and creamed and are excellent so, if not made tough by too 

 long cooking. Scallop fishermen and some others, including the 

 writer, enjoy them raw. 



DISTRIBUTION OF SCALLOP GROUNDS 



Scallop grounds ordinarily worked commercially are confined to 

 Carteret County and extend from the neighborhoocl of Davis Island, 

 in Core Sound, to the western part of Bogue Sound. Well-known 

 grounds are Great Shoal, Horsepen Slough, Great Marsh Slough, and 

 Harris Lump in Core Sound : Shell Point, lying between Core Sound 

 and Back Sound; Twelve o'Clock Shoal and Bottle Eum Point in 

 Back Sound; North Kiver; Carrot Island, Town Marsh, and Pivers 

 Island in Beaufort Harbor; Gallants Point, Great Shoal, and Oyster 

 Shoal in Newport River; Tar Landing Bay, Hicks Slough, Hicks 

 Shoal, Blind Island, and Sally Bell Shoal in lower Bogue Sound; 

 and Drum Shoal, Dog Island, Wood Island, Long Island, Jim Shoal, 

 and Lovetts Marsh in central and western Bogue Sound. The larger 

 scallops are found in Beaufort Harbor, Newport River, and lower 

 B»gue Sound. 



In the season of 1916-17 scallops were taken in considerable num- 

 bers near Ocracoke (Hyde County) and Hatteras (Dare County). 

 Again, some time between 1920 and 1922 scallops were taken near 

 Ocracoke, and they were reported from Hatteras in 1927-28, but as 

 not being taken commercially. Commissioner Nelson states that 

 scallops reported for Onslow County during this later period must 

 have been Bogue Sound scallops, presumably handled through 

 Swansboro. 



Recently scallop distribution in Carteret County has been extended 

 considerably. In the season of 1926-27 scallops were taken in Core 

 Sound off Atlantic, off Cedar Island, and as far as Harbor Island. 

 Again, in 1927-28 they are being taken commercially as far north 

 as Atlantic. 



APPARATUS AND METHODS POR TAKING SCALLOPS 



Scallops are taken by dredging and raking. In parts of the area 

 raking alone is allowed. In the remainder dredging is permitted 

 and is almost the sole means of capture. The rake used is a narrow 

 one with six long tines, the type known in some parts of the country 

 as a potato digger, but here is called a peanut digger. A small wire 

 screen or basket may be fitted to the rake to aid in the retention 

 of scallops. Tlie dredge is a light one, of about 2 bushels capacity, 



