PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 25, 2025
Federal regulators are once again halting scallop fishing operations in the Gulf of Maine, this time through the end of March 2026. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration paused scallop fishing on April 12, marking the first midseason closure since regulations were first put in place about 16 years ago. That pause lasted just over a week. But on Friday, the agency announced a second closure, which takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday and lasts through the end of the fishing year, March 31, 2026.