Report Run on: 2024-04-19
Quota Year: 2024 (January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024)

Catch Cap	Quota (mt)	Cumulative Catch (mt)	Percent Quota Caught
Atlantic Mackerel River Herring/Shad	129	0	0%

The Atlantic mackerel river herring/shad (RHS) incidental catch cap is monitored based on the calendar year (January 1-December 31).

The method for estimating river herring/shad (RHS) catch by Atlantic mackerel vessels is similar to the method for estimating catch and discards in the multispecies fisheries. The cumulative method uses catch from the entire year to estimate a coast-wide RHS catch ratio. The RHS catch ratio is calculated by dividing observed RHS catch for the year by the observed kept-all (total amount of all species) for the year. RHS pounds per unobserved trip are then estimated by multiplying the catch ratio by the kept all from unobserved Atlantic mackerel vessels. Estimated pounds are replaced with observed pounds where available.More information on this methodology can be found in the following summary document.

For questions regarding Atlantic mackerel management, please contact the Sustainable Fisheries Division at 978-281-9315. For guidance on the most recent notification and reporting requirements please click here.

The data used to produce this report are the best available to NOAA Fisheries at the time the report was generated. Data for this report are primarily from data received through various NOAA Fisheries data collection programs, which include data from our partner organizations, such as: Vessel Monitoring Systems; Vessel Trip Reports; Dealer Purchase Reports; and the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program. As part of its data quality assurance/quality control program, NOAA Fisheries routinely audits and corrects data, which may lead to differences between quota monitoring reports. Please note that the Dealer Purchase Reports have not been updated in this report due to data connectivity issues. We expect the issue to be resolved for the next report generation.