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DOGGER BANK SCALLOP CLOSURE EXTENDED

Published Aug 13, 2020

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Dogger Bank scallop closure extended. Scallop fishing in the North Sea around Dogger Bank will continue to be suspended until 29 August 2020. Scallop fishing in the North Sea around Dogger Bank will be suspended for a further three weeks until 23:59 on 29 August following preliminary analysis of the state of the shellfish stock. Since the initial four week closure was brought in on 12 July, sampling by Cefas using their survey ship Endeavour has demonstrated that scallops in the area are currently either spawning or about to spawn. After reviewing the early stock samples, the four Fisheries Administrations

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Dogger Bank scallop closure extended. Scallop fishing in the North Sea around Dogger Bank will ...
Source: Fish Focus
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