Yellowtail and Windowpane Bycatch Estimates in the Scallop
Fishery
Report Run on: 2025-06-20
For data reported through 2025-06-19
Quota Period: 2025
Quota period dates: April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026
Georges Bank Yellowtail
Georges Bank Yellowtail (sub-ACL 32,849 pounds)
Apr-25
May-25
Jun-25
Jul-25
Aug-25
Sep-25
Oct-25
Nov-25
Dec-25
Jan-26
Feb-26
Mar-26
Limited Access
LA_CAII_DREDGE
44
116
LA_OPEN_DREDGE
47
75
LA_CAI_DREDGE
37
Limited Access General Category
LAGC_NGOM_DREDGE
0
LAGC_OPEN_DREDGE
1
1
LAGC_CAI_DREDGE
9
Month Sums
92
238
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cumulative Total
92
330
330
330
330
330
330
330
330
330
330
330
Percent of Sub-ACL
0.3%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1 Abbreviations: CAI = Closed Area I, CAII = Closed Area II,
OPEN = Open Areas
2 For Closed Area I, only Statistical Areas 522 and 525 are
used for this report
3 The limited access fleet is not split into dredge and trawl
components because there is insufficient observer coverage for such a
stratification
4 This report uses both audited and unaudited observer data.
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail (sub-ACL 5,952 pounds)
Apr-25
May-25
Jun-25
Jul-25
Aug-25
Sep-25
Oct-25
Nov-25
Dec-25
Jan-26
Feb-26
Mar-26
Limited Access
LA_MAA_DREDGE
0
LA_NYB_DREDGE
16
LA_OPEN_DREDGE
0
7,581
Limited Access General Category
LAGC_NGOM_DREDGE
0
LAGC_NYB_DREDGE
0
LAGC_OPEN_DREDGE
0
443
Month Sums
16
8,024
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cumulative Total
16
8,040
8,040
8,040
8,040
8,040
8,040
8,040
8,040
8,040
8,040
8,040
Percent of Sub-ACL
0.3%
135.1%
135.1%
135.1%
135.1%
135.1%
135.1%
135.1%
135.1%
135.1%
135.1%
135.1%
1 Abbreviations: MID = Mid-Atlantic; Open Areas within the
Southern New England yellowtail Broad Stock Area and within statistical
areas > 613, CAI = Closed Area I, MAA = Mid-Atlantic Access Area,
NLSS = Nantucket Lightship South
2 This report uses both audited and unaudited observer
data.
Georges Bank Windowpane
Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank/Scotian Shelf Stock Area Windowpane (sub-ACL
58,643 pounds)
Apr-25
May-25
Jun-25
Jul-25
Aug-25
Sep-25
Oct-25
Nov-25
Dec-25
Jan-26
Feb-26
Mar-26
Limited Access
LA_CAII_DREDGE
1,619
4,266
LA_NGOM_DREDGE
52
LA_OPEN_DREDGE
7,269
10,221
LA_CAI_DREDGE
2,036
LA_NYB_DREDGE
46
Limited Access General Category
LAGC_CAI_DREDGE
3
478
LAGC_NGOM_DREDGE
408
3
LAGC_OPEN_DREDGE
213
449
Month Sums
9,564
17,499
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cumulative Total
9,564
27,063
27,063
27,063
27,063
27,063
27,063
27,063
27,063
27,063
27,063
27,063
Percent of Sub-ACL
16.3%
46.1%
46.1%
46.1%
46.1%
46.1%
46.1%
46.1%
46.1%
46.1%
46.1%
46.1%
1 Abbreviations: CAI = Closed Area I, OPEN = Open Areas, CAII
= Closed Area II, NGOM = Northern Gulf of Maine
2 For Closed Area I, only Statistical Areas 521, 522, and 525
are used for this report
3 Stratifications where there are < 5 observed trips use
previous years final discard rate
4 Strata that did not exist the previous year received the
broad stock rate for the previous year
5 The limited access fleet is not split into dredge and trawl
components because there is insufficient observer coverage for such a
stratification
6 This report uses both audited and unaudited observer data.
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Windowpane
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Windowpane (sub-ACL 157,190 pounds)
Apr-25
May-25
Jun-25
Jul-25
Aug-25
Sep-25
Oct-25
Nov-25
Dec-25
Jan-26
Feb-26
Mar-26
Limited Access
LA_CAII_DREDGE
17
6
LA_MAA_DREDGE
61
5
LA_NYB_DREDGE
456
318
LA_OPEN_DREDGE
2,217
8,736
LA_CAI_DREDGE
17
Limited Access General Category
LAGC_MAA_DREDGE
35
LAGC_NGOM_DREDGE
56
2
LAGC_NYB_DREDGE
2
LAGC_OPEN_DREDGE
123
559
LAGC_CAI_DREDGE
1
Month Sums
2,967
9,644
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cumulative Total
2,967
12,611
12,611
12,611
12,611
12,611
12,611
12,611
12,611
12,611
12,611
12,611
Percent of Sub-ACL
1.9%
8.0%
8.0%
8.0%
8.0%
8.0%
8.0%
8.0%
8.0%
8.0%
8.0%
8.0%
1 Abbreviations: MAA = Mid-Atlantic Access Area, NLSS =
Nantucket Lightship South
2 This report uses both audited and unaudited observer
data.