Regulations

Report Run on: 2021-03-11

For data reported through 2021-03-11

Quota Period: 2021

Quota period dates: January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021

Most Recent Weeks Landings (Pounds) Cumulative Landings (Pounds) Quota (Pounds) Percent of Quota (%)
Total 3,056 6,909,187 47,436,852 14.57%
Tier 3 1,709 11,113 3,320,580 0.33%


Atlantic Mackerel

Notice

When 90% of the DAH is projected to be landed, trip limits of 40,000 pounds would be implemented for Tier 1-3 directed permits and 5,000 pounds for incidental/open access permits. When 98% of the DAH is projected to be landed, a 5,000 pound trip limit would be implemented for all permits for the rest of the fishing year to cover remaining incidental catches.


Tier 3 Vessels

Notice:

Vessels issued Tier 3 Atlantic Mackerel permits are allocated 7% of the total annual mackerel quota. When 90% of the Tier 3 allocation is projected to be harvested, the possession limit will be reduced to 20,000 lb per trip per day.

These data are the best available to NOAA Fisheries Service when this report was compiled. Data are supplied to NOAA Fisheries Service by dealers via Dealer Electronic Reporting to the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP) and/or by state agencies and may be preliminary. Discrepancies with data from previous Weekly Landings Reports are due to corrections made to the database.