Family scalloping season opens today
or family -- bay scalloping season opened today and scallop lovers are flocking to Nantucket and Madaket harbors with their waders and push-rakes to scoop up the delectable shellfish.
The commercial scallop season ended Monday, and the Marine Department has estimated the island's fleet landed 16,800 bushels over the five-month season, a huge increase from the previous two years.