| The purpose of this bill is to recognize scallop spat |
| collection as a fishery and to direct the Scallop Advisory |
| Council to develop rules to govern spat collection as a fishery. |
| Rules that would be needed include scale of collection, |
| eligibility of people involved and whether spat can be viable as |
| a fishery. The bill would also direct the council to work with |
| the Department of Marine Resources concerning the sale of whole |
| cultured scallops. |
