The New Bedford Port Authority has concerns that an offshore wind zone would take too much scalloping area, as fishermen say catches are declining.

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 ...

The swathe of the outer continental shelf from South Carolina to New Jersey encompassed by the call area currently includes huge areas that are federally recognised as scallop and other fishing ...