b'SCALLOPSMeasure your scallops underwater to save weight to avoid a heavier catch bag.I generally swim in a line horizontallymovements are key, so you dont exhaustSAFETY along the beach for 20m taking a diveyour breath hold. Freediving for scallops can be dangerous, every so often. If I am unsuccessful inOnce you have located a scallop bedboats are just one of the issues so always locating any scallops, I will then swim outit is time to start gathering a feed. Itsdive with a buddy, a boatman if possible five metres and repeat, much like a gridimportant to remember that you do notand a dive flag. If you are shore diving then search. Keep doing this until you start toalways need to take your limit. Scallopsa float boat or float and flag kept close to come across scallops. If the water is clearare one of the easiest shellfish to collect.you will hopefully ward off preoccupied this job is made easier and you can simplySimply take a breath and descend to theboaties, it is likely that you are close to swim on the surface and look for thebottom with your scallop measuring toolshore so all boats should be doing 5 knots obvious round shapes in and on the sand.in hand. I prefer to measure my scallopsanyway, but do not leave this to chance If the water viz doesnt warrant surfaceon the seafloor, so as not to fatigue myselfand always dive with a flag. Floats are also swimming, then you will need to descendwith excess weight of undersize scallops.great for attaching to your catch bag so to within a few metres of the bottomCounting and measuring as you go isif you become fatigued on an ascent you and begin your search there, slow calmcrucial, so you do not exceed your limit. can drop the bag and not lose it. 48FISHING IN GODZONE NOV/DEC 2021'