Hold up, Pasco County scallopers. Your season has been paused, for now. Officials with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Wednesday that the agency was temporarily shutting ...

One of Florida’s most popular pastimes is coming back this summer. Scalloping, sometimes described a mix of fishing, snorkling, and treasure hunting, will be running from July 1 through September 24 ...

Florida bay scallop season has started, and seafood lovers from across the state are already venturing off the coasts of Taylor and Dixie counties, where recreational harvesting is permitted now ...

FLORIDA, USA — Grab a net, it's the time of the year when fishermen and underwater explorers are harvesting scallops. Knowing when it's OK to capture scallops along the Florida Gulf Coast can be ...

Scallop season starts in Pasco County on July 10 and runs through Aug. 18. Charter captains are hoping to bounce back after toxins in the water last year put the season on hold. There are several ...

PORT ST. JOE, Fla. (AP) -- It is scallop season along this tranquil stretch of Florida known as "The Forgotten Coast." From July to late September, the tasty shell-food delicacy lures tourists to this ...

Tucked along the Gulf Coast where the Steinhatchee River meets the sea, Steinhatchee, Florida, is the kind of small town that feels like a step back in time—in the best way. With fewer than 1,000 ...

NEW BEDFORD — According to a letter he wrote to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, New Bedford Port Authority Executive Director Gordon Carr has "grave concern" for the scallop fishing industry in ...