PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Scallops are among the most valuable and beloved seafood items in the U.S., and a group of Maine firms thinks farming them might be a way of keeping up with increasing demand.

If you don't love scallops, you probably just haven't had one that's cooked properly. That is, pan fried with some garlic and butter and herbs. They are very tasty. In Maine, scientists and fishermen ...

Scallops hang on long lines at Vertical Bay's small scallop farm in Penobscot Bay, off of Deer Isle. The company was just granted a 20-year state lease to expand their operation significantly. Credit: ...

A Thomaston startup that developed a new type of scallop farming grow cage scooped up $25,000 in cash prizes at a pitch competition held by Dirigo Labs in Waterville. Seascale, founded by Charles ...

As rapidly warming oceans continue to drive Maine lobster into more remote waters, some in the state’s fishing industry regard sea scallop farming as the prime candidate to help bring added stability ...

The 200,000 scallops Marsden and Bob Brewer have been growing in the US state of Maine’s Penobscot Bay -- the first time a scallop farm was tried in that body of water -- are of the Atlantic sea ...

The sea scallop aquaculture community is unique to Maine and poised for growth, says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which this week published a video advertising the industry.

A group of Maine aquaculture firms are looking to scale up the first serious attempt to farm Atlantic sea scallops in the United States In this Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 photo, three farmed scallops are ...

In this Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 photo, three farmed scallops are seen in various stages of cleaning in Portland, Maine. A group of Maine aquaculture firms are looking to scale up the first serious ...