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Maine commercial fishing regulators are working on a string of closures to scalloping grounds

March 16, 2016 (AP) — MACHIAS, Maine — Maine commercial fishing regulators are working on a string of closures to scalloping grounds around the state as the season nears its end.

A spokesman for the state Department of Marine Resources says the agency is working on an emergency action that would close areas such as the Inner Machias Rotational Area, Wahoa/Jonesport Reach and Gouldsboro Bay and Dyers Bay.

Read the full story from the Associated Press at Daily Journal

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