. 2 cm (fromGoode 1884) Common Name: bay scallop Scientific Name: Argopecten irradians Other Common Names: Atlantic bay scallop, peigne baie de I'Atlantique (French), peine caletero atlantico (Spanish) (Fischer 1978). Classification (Turgeon et al. 1988) Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Ostreoida Family: Pectinidae Value Commercial: Bay scallops are harvested commer- cially by dredging, dip netting, raking, and hand picking (Peters 1978). Reported 1992 bay scallop land- ings werel metric tons (mt), with a dollar value of $ million (NMFS 1993). This an important commer- cial
. 2 cm (fromGoode 1884) Common Name: bay scallop Scientific Name: Argopecten irradians Other Common Names: Atlantic bay scallop, peigne baie de I'Atlantique (French), peine caletero atlantico (Spanish) (Fischer 1978). Classification (Turgeon et al. 1988) Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Ostreoida Family: Pectinidae Value Commercial: Bay scallops are harvested commer- cially by dredging, dip netting, raking, and hand picking (Peters 1978). Reported 1992 bay scallop land- ings werel metric tons (mt), with a dollar value of $ million (NMFS 1993). This an important commer- cial species along the Atlantic coast, with fisheries in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, North Carolina, and the Gulf coast of Florida (Heffernan et al. 1988, MacKenzie 1989, Rhodes 1991). Landings for 1992 totaled mt in the Gulf of Mexico (Newlin 1993). However, the commercial scallop fishery in Florida has been closed since 1995 (Arnold pers. comm.). There is no apparent commercial fishery for this species in the remaining Gulf coastal states be- cause of their relatively low abundance, but their high value and the available market has sparked consider- able interest in maricultural production (Hall 1984, Rhodes 1991). There are few commercial scallop mariculture ventures currently in operation, but hatch- ery technology is well developed and research is in progress (Hall 1984, Crenshaw et al. 1991, Rhodes 1991, Walker et al. 1991). Recreational: Bay scallops are sometimes collected by hand picking while wading in seagrass beds. In Florida waters of the Gulf of Mexico, recreational harvest is common from Steinhatchee north and west to Panama City (Arnold pers. comm.). However, recreational harvest elsewhere in the Gulf of Mexico is not especially common because of the bay scallop's relatively low abundance. In Florida, the recreational seasons extends from July 1 to September 10, from Suwannee River southward (Arnold pers. comm.). The bag limit is two gallons of
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