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THE SCALLOP FISHERY 



issue permits for scalloping in whatever way they saw fit, and at what- 

 ever charge they deemed proper. A severe penalty of $20 to $100 fine 

 was imposed for taking scallops without permits, except for family use 

 and for bait. At the present time five towns, Fairhaven, Marion, Matta- 

 poisett, Wareham, and Nantucket, issue special scalloping permits, 

 while four others, Bourne, Chatham, Edgartown and Harwich, include 

 the scallops under the general shellfish permits. 



The local town laws which benefit the scallop industry are made each 

 year according to the condition of the industry. Edgartown and Nan- 

 tucket have perhaps the best-governed scallop industries. Laws requir- 

 ing licenses, regulating the opening of the season and restricting at 

 proper times the cateh, so as to get the best market prices instead of 

 overstocking the market when the prices are low, are to be recommended 

 on account of their benefit to the seallopers. 



Scallop Legislation. 



Penalty. 



Frovisions. 



Remarks. 



$5 to $10 and $1 

 per bushel. 



i3 to $50, . 



$20, 



$20 to $100, . 

 $20 to $100, . 



$20 to $100, . 

 $2U to $50, . 



$20 to $100, . 



$5 to $10 for first 

 offence; $50 to 

 $100. 



$20 to $50, . 



$6 to $20, . 



K o t exceeding 

 $26. 



Not exceeding^ 

 $25. 



License to plant scallops in 

 Somerset, Swansea, Fall 

 Elver. 



Towns to regulate shellflsb- 



25 bnshels limit; closed sea- 

 son April 15 to September 1. 



Seed scallops ; closed season 

 April 1 to October 1. 



Nantucket allowed to take 

 scallops for bait from 

 April 1 to May 1. 



Wareham and Bourne; per- 

 mits. 



Town regulation, . 



Marion, same as No. 6; per- 

 mits. 



Marion, Sec. 4 of No. 8, 

 amended; Bochester, Mat- 

 tapoisett. 



Fairhaven, same as No. 8, . 



Seed prohibited ; season 

 April 1 to October 1. 



Mattnpoieett, same as No. 8, 



Nantucket; bait, April 1 to 

 May 16. 



Capture prohibited in con- 

 taminated waters. 



Investigation and report, . 

 " Seed" scallop, 2-inch limit, 

 " Seed " scallop, definition, . 



Definition of "seed" scal- 

 lop; 15 per cent, "seed"; 

 capture by hand at any 

 time. 



Definition of "seed" seal- 

 lop ; 5 per cent. " seed " ; 

 capture by hand at any 

 time ; dally catch 10 bushels. 



Bepealed 1875; 



word " scallop " 



mentioned. 

 Word " scallop " 



mentioned. 



Modification o f 

 No. 2. 



Word " waters ' 

 added. 



Bepetltion of 1887 

 act, except pen- 

 alty. 



General shellfish; 

 Fish and Uame 

 Commission 

 powers. 



Bepealed, 1907. 

 Bepealed, 1909. 

 Bepealed, 1910. 



