NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-NE ; 189

"The Atlantic sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin), is a bivalve mollusk of the family Pectinidae and order Ostreoida (Figure 1). It occurs on the continental shelf of the northwest Atlantic from the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence south to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The Atlantic sea scallop is one of the most economically important species in the northeast United States, and supports the most valuable wild scallop fishery in the world. The 2003 U.S. landings of 25,476 MT (meats) had an ex-vessel value of about $229,000,000. The sea scallop fishery is managed under the New England Fishery Management Council's Sea Scallop Management Plan (NEFMC 2003). This Essential Fish Habitat source document provides information on the life history and habitat characteristics of sea scallops inhabiting U.S. waters in the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and the Middle Atlantic Bight"--Intro.

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

Atlantic Coast (North America)