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of the resource, primarily by Canadian fishermen, as an 
important factor in the decline in resource abundance. 
Since 1969 imports, coming mostly from Canada, have 
exceeded domestic scallop production. U.S. fishermen relate 
extensive Canadian Government subsidization of the fishing 
industry to the favorable position that its fishermen have 
been able to develop in the scallop fishery. For example, 
the Canadian Government will pay 35 percent of the approved 
cost of eligible fishing vessels. With reduced abundance 
and increased foreign competition, ‘many U.S. scallop fish- 
ermen transferred their operations to other fisheries. 
Table 1 shows the distribution of 1975 landings, based 
On preliminary data, by State. Most sea scallops are har- 
vested beyond the 3-mile territorial limit. Preliminary 
data for 1975 showed that 83 percent of the sea scallops 
were caught more than 3 miles off the U.S. coast. Calico 
scallops are harvested beyond the 3-mile limit, while bay 
scallops are harvested entirely within the 3-mile limit 
under jurisdiction of individual States. 
TABLE 1 
1975 SCALLOP LANDINGS BY STATE (note a) 
(Meat weight) 
Sea Scallop Bay Scallop Calico Scallop Total Percent of 
Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value Pounds Value Value 
(000 omitted) 
Massachusetts 5,383 $10,166 1,350 $2,700 - = 6,733 $12,866 57.6 
Maine 1,594 3,019 = = - = So 3,019 13S 
Rhode Island 104 194 = = = = 104 194 Ae) 
New York 270 389 444 713 = = 714 1,102 4.9 
New Jersey 711 son = = = = 711 1,391 6.2 
Maryland 4 6 = - = = 4 6 = 
Virginia 1,266 2,324 - - = = 1,266 2,324 10.4 
North Carolina = = 139 VT = = 139 111 So 
Florida = = 15 ll 1,400 812 1,415 823 Slat, 
Washington 1 N/A = = 1 N/A ~ 
Alaska 403 520 = = 403 520 28 
Total 9,735 $18,009 1,949 $3,535 1,400 $812 13,084 $22,356 100 
Percent 74.4 80.6 14.9 15.8 10.7 3.6 100 100 
*Preliminary data. 
N/A--Not Available. 
Fishing fleet 
Vessels used in harvesting sea scallops are mostly 
small draggers between 50 and 200 gross tons. The scallops 
are harvested by using a dredge consisting of a heavy metal 
frame mounted on runners and a bag of steel rings. There 
is no standard design for a dredge; each fishermen modifies 
the basic design. The dredge shown in the photograph on 
page 225 is typical of an off-shore sea scallop dredge. The 
basic dredge design, although old, is considered fairly 
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