Regulators have reopened commercial scallop fishing in the Northern Gulf of Maine after the season was briefly paused when ...

“No scallop vessel fishing under federal scallop regulations may fish for, possess, or land scallops in or from Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area,” NOAA said in its announcement.

But without them, there is a stopgap measure in place that permits a limited amount of fishing. That limit has almost been reached. Members of Maine’s fishing community say regulators at NOAA ...

it’s perfectly legal to fish for halibut in these shallow areas year-round. Be sure to release any rockfish, cabezons, greenlings or lingcod you might pick up while fishing for the flatties.