Yellowtail and Windowpane Bycatch Estimates in the Scallop Fishery

Report Run on: 2024-12-05

For data reported through 2024-12-04

Quota Period: 2024

Quota period dates: April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025

Georges Bank Yellowtail

Georges Bank Yellowtail (sub-ACL 36,376 pounds)

	Apr-24	May-24	Jun-24	Jul-24	Aug-24	Sep-24	Oct-24	Nov-24	Dec-24	Jan-25	Feb-25	Mar-25
Limited Access
LA_CAII_DREDGE	1,136	1,743	1,530	1,301	1,196			715
LA_OPEN_DREDGE	20	65	247	409	62	138	10	4
LA_CAI_DREDGE		2
Limited Access General Category
LAGC_CAI_DREDGE	2	28	20	4
LAGC_NGOM_DREDGE	0
LAGC_OPEN_DREDGE	1	0	1		2	0		5
LAGC_CAII_DREDGE		16	21	14				10
Month Sums	1,159	1,854	1,819	1,728	1,260	138	10	734	0	0	0	0
Cumulative Total	1,159	3,013	4,832	6,560	7,820	7,958	7,968	8,702	8,702	8,702	8,702	8,702
Percent of Sub-ACL	3.2%	8.3%	13.3%	18.0%	21.5%	21.9%	21.9%	23.9%	23.9%	23.9%	23.9%	23.9%
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 5,953 pounds)

	Apr-24	May-24	Jun-24	Jul-24	Aug-24	Sep-24	Oct-24	Nov-24	Dec-24	Jan-25	Feb-25	Mar-25
Limited Access
LA_CAII_DREDGE	3	19	23	8	9			1
LA_OPEN_DREDGE	26	39	32	28	46	107	42	10
LA_CAI_DREDGE			0
Limited Access General Category
LAGC_CAI_DREDGE	0	0	0
LAGC_MAA_DREDGE	0	0		0
LAGC_NGOM_DREDGE	5
LAGC_OPEN_DREDGE	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
LAGC_CAII_DREDGE		0	0	2
LAGC_OPEN_SCALLOP TRAWL		0		0	0	0	0
Month Sums	39	62	55	38	55	107	42	11	0	0	0	0
Cumulative Total	39	101	156	194	249	356	398	409	409	409	409	409
Percent of Sub-ACL	0.7%	1.7%	2.6%	3.3%	4.2%	6.0%	6.7%	6.9%	6.9%	6.9%	6.9%	6.9%
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 68,343 pounds)

	Apr-24	May-24	Jun-24	Jul-24	Aug-24	Sep-24	Oct-24	Nov-24	Dec-24	Jan-25	Feb-25	Mar-25
Limited Access
LA_CAII_DREDGE	8,186	9,750	7,321	6,801	6,772			3,649
LA_NGOM_DREDGE	7						0
LA_OPEN_DREDGE	1,157	1,023	3,696	3,782	1,116	1,542	352	141
LA_CAI_DREDGE		3	2
Limited Access General Category
LAGC_CAII_DREDGE	0	114	142	91	10			66
LAGC_CAI_DREDGE	16	29	23	7
LAGC_NGOM_DREDGE	285	1	3	2	1	0	0	0
LAGC_NLSS_DREDGE	1
LAGC_OPEN_DREDGE	173	292	347	282	304	250	193	176
Month Sums	9,825	11,212	11,534	10,965	8,203	1,792	545	4,032	0	0	0	0
Cumulative Total	9,825	21,037	32,571	43,536	51,739	53,531	54,076	58,108	58,108	58,108	58,108	58,108
Percent of Sub-ACL	14.4%	30.8%	47.7%	63.7%	75.7%	78.3%	79.1%	85.0%	85.0%	85.0%	85.0%	85.0%
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 284,396 pounds)

	Apr-24	May-24	Jun-24	Jul-24	Aug-24	Sep-24	Oct-24	Nov-24	Dec-24	Jan-25	Feb-25	Mar-25
Limited Access
LA_CAII_DREDGE	12	101	79	39	36			2
LA_OPEN_DREDGE	1,368	1,031	576	318	414	1,376	862	93
LA_CAI_DREDGE			0
Limited Access General Category
LAGC_CAI_DREDGE	1	2	2
LAGC_MAA_DREDGE	9	4		0
LAGC_NGOM_DREDGE	9
LAGC_OPEN_DREDGE	72	42	45	94	101	109	83	27
LAGC_CAII_DREDGE		1	2	8
LAGC_OPEN_SCALLOP TRAWL		1		2	2	1	0
Month Sums	1,471	1,182	704	461	553	1,486	945	122	0	0	0	0
Cumulative Total	1,471	2,653	3,357	3,818	4,371	5,857	6,802	6,924	6,924	6,924	6,924	6,924
Percent of Sub-ACL	0.5%	0.9%	1.2%	1.3%	1.5%	2.1%	2.4%	2.4%	2.4%	2.4%	2.4%	2.4%
1 Abbreviations: MAA = Mid-Atlantic Access Area, NLSS = Nantucket Lightship South
2 This report uses both audited and unaudited observer data.