Yellowtail and Windowpane Bycatch Estimates in the Scallop Fishery

Report Run on: 2024-03-21

For data reported through 2024-03-20

Quota Period: 2023

Quota period dates: April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024

Georges Bank Yellowtail

Georges Bank Yellowtail (sub-ACL 36,376 pounds)
Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24
Limited Access
CAII DREDGE 10,824 7,088 4,685 3,535 3,375 1,295 3,474 1,116 724 125
MAA DREDGE 522 378 27
OPEN DREDGE 225 835 575 545 246 77 50 20 9 24 37 26
Limited Access General Category
NLSN DREDGE 4 6 5
OPEN DREDGE 2 1 1 1 5 7 3 0 0
CAI DREDGE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month Sums 11,575 8,309 5,293 4,081 3,622 82 57 1,318 3,483 1,140 761 151
Cumulative Total 11,575 19,884 25,177 29,258 32,880 32,962 33,019 34,337 37,820 38,960 39,721 39,872
Percent of Sub-ACL 31.8% 54.7% 69.2% 80.4% 90.4% 90.6% 90.8% 94.4% 104.0% 107.1% 109.2% 109.6%
1 Abbreviations: , CAII = Closed Area II (2023 boundary), MAA = Closed Area II (2022 boundary), OPEN = Open Areas
2 This report uses both audited and unaudited observer data.

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail (sub-ACL 4,409 pounds)
Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24
Limited Access
CAII DREDGE 30 0 26 16 15 10
MAA DREDGE 21
NLSS DREDGE 0
OPEN DREDGE 137 114 730 1,038 665 276 254 72 18 12 43 3
Limited Access General Category
NLSN DREDGE 48 92 98 5
OPEN DREDGE 180 85 98 87 90 92 136 64 28 12 46 24
NLSS DREDGE 4
MAA DREDGE 0
CAI DREDGE 1
Month Sums 424 295 952 1,130 772 368 390 151 46 34 89 27
Cumulative Total 424 719 1,671 2,801 3,573 3,941 4,331 4,482 4,528 4,562 4,651 4,678
Percent of Sub-ACL 9.6% 16.3% 37.9% 63.5% 81.0% 89.4% 98.2% 101.7% 102.7% 103.5% 105.5% 106.1%
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, NLSN = Nantucket Lightship North
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-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24
Limited Access
CAII DREDGE 11,909 7,916 5,297 3,957 3,781 1,425 3,887 1,228 797 138
MAA DREDGE 7,246 5,125 363
OPEN DREDGE 888 2,850 2,171 2,299 1,235 469 397 141 78 356 333 277
Limited Access General Category
CAI DREDGE 0 13 15 1 15 1 1 1
NGOM DREDGE 265 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
NLSN DREDGE 29 36 41 4
OPEN DREDGE 157 136 106 144 132 138 160 81 167 102 131 39
Month Sums 20,494 16,063 7,978 6,417 5,163 608 558 1,649 4,149 1,689 1,263 456
Cumulative Total 20,494 36,557 44,535 50,952 56,115 56,723 57,281 58,930 63,079 64,768 66,031 66,487
Percent of Sub-ACL 30.0% 53.5% 65.2% 74.6% 82.1% 83.0% 83.8% 86.2% 92.3% 94.8% 96.6% 97.3%
1 Abbreviations: CAII = Closed Area II (2023 boundary), MAA = Closed Area II (2022 boundary), OPEN = Open Areas, NGOM = Northern Gulf of Maine
2 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-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24
Limited Access
CAII DREDGE 111 0 100 39 37 25
MAA DREDGE 52
NLSS DREDGE 0
OPEN DREDGE 155 119 765 1,089 694 307 279 75 19 13 63 15
Limited Access General Category
NLSN DREDGE 748 1,447 1,491 83
OPEN DREDGE 664 348 535 367 429 257 254 68 26 12 119 25
NLSS DREDGE 10
MAA DREDGE 1
CAI DREDGE 2
Month Sums 1,752 1,924 2,891 1,540 1,164 564 533 180 45 50 182 40
Cumulative Total 1,752 3,676 6,567 8,107 9,271 9,835 10,368 10,548 10,593 10,643 10,825 10,865
Percent of Sub-ACL 0.6% 1.3% 2.3% 2.9% 3.3% 3.5% 3.6% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 3.8% 3.8%
1 Abbreviations: MAA = Mid-Atlantic Access Area, NLSS = Nantucket Lightship South, NLSN = Nantucket Lightship North
2 This report uses both audited and unaudited observer data.