THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, January 6, 1996              TAG: 9601060260
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
TYPE: N.C. Briefs 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

SCALLOP SEASON OPENS

Bay scallop season will open in North Carolina at 7:30 a.m. Monday.

Bay scallops may be harvested by hand from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in any of North Carolina's coastal waters. Bay scallops may be harvested with dredges from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, only in Core and Pamlico sounds.

There is a daily harvest limit of 20 U.S. standard bushels per day in any combined fishing operation, regardless of the number of persons or boats involved.

For more information, call David Taylor, Department of Marine Fisheries at 919-726-7021. by CNB