Spat bag deployment location and spat abundance, size class distribution, and associated fauna for a closed area in coastal Maine, USA, from 2013 to 2018.

This data set includes data spanning 2013-2018 describing scallop spat abundance and distribution along the coast of Maine, including closed areas. In recent years, this data includes sampling around Hurricane Island, Maine. This project was initiated as part of a collaborative project, established by fishermen, to understand local larval dynamics of Placopecten magellanicus (sea scallop) and the potential effects of closing an area to scallop fishing for an extended period of time. Spat bags are deployed in the water column in Fall and retrieved in Spring. Once retrieved, the scallop spat is counted and their shell height is measured in millimeters during the months of May to August.