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Northshore October 2025
Ray Bates is very protective of his best spots. A lifelong scallop diver and lobsterman, he never shucks near his dive site. And before talking to Northshore magazine, he secured an agreement from writer and photographer to excise any reference to where he harvests his prize catch. “Write that we went down to Nahant,” the North Shore native says with a laugh, on his boat somewhere offshore. “Otherwise, when this story comes out, I guarantee there will be half a dozen boats parked right here.” Bates has favorite locations from Magnolia to Nahant, which he guards both to protect his livelihood and protect the fishe
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