NEW BEDFORD — It was not that long ago that scallop fishermen were staring down regulations that would have slashed their operations significantly.
Available ocean fishing days were reduced from 38 to 29. About 8 million pounds of scallops would be lost, causing a direct $41 million hit on the industry and an economic ripple effect of about $100 million.
Some fishermen, said Herman Bruce, who fished out of New Bedford for 40 years, were looking at a quarter of their income being gouged.
Thanks to a reversal regarding fishing regulations, those things did not happen.
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