Yellowtail and Windowpane Bycatch Estimates in the Scallop Fishery

Report Run on: 2019-09-13

For data reported through 2019-09-12

Quota Period: 2018

Quota period dates: April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019

Georges Bank Yellowtail

Georges Bank Yellowtail (sub-ACL 32,121 pounds)
Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19
Limited Access
LA-CAI-Dredge 37 290 262 131 125 116 64 20 56 18 12 4
LA-CAII-Dredge 219 1,310 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-OPEN-Dredge 298 3,729 6,116 7,593 5,710 1,614 258 0 0 0 47 38
Limited Access General Category
LAGC-CAI-Dredge 1 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-OPEN-Dredge 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Month Total 555 5,341 6,387 7,724 5,835 1,730 322 20 56 18 59 44
Cumulative Total 555 5,896 12,283 20,007 25,842 27,572 27,894 27,914 27,970 27,988 28,047 28,091
Percent of Sub-ACL 1.7% 18.4% 38.2% 62.3% 80.5% 85.8% 86.8% 86.9% 87.1% 87.1% 87.3% 87.5%
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 Stratifications where there are < 5 observed trips use previous years final discard rate
4 The limited access fleet is not split into dredge and trawl components because there is insufficient observer coverage for such a stratification
5 This report uses audited observer data.

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail (sub-ACL 7,099 pounds)
Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19
Limited Access
LA-MID-MAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-MID-OPEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-NLS 59 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-NLSS 37 155 83 92 76 70 45 39 48 27 17 33
LA-NLSW 12 137 158 195 225 130 153 124 135 65 49 77
LA-SNE 511 295 677 209 152 141 66 50 76 119 172 317
Limited Access General Category
LAGC-MID-Dredge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-MID-Trawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-NLSS-Dredge 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-NLSW-Dredge 1 5 18 33 32 11 8 4 2 0 0 0
LAGC-SNE-Dredge 33 62 64 55 58 29 43 21 20 28 38 35
LAGC-SNE-Trawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month Total 653 678 1,000 585 546 382 315 238 281 239 276 462
Cumulative Total 653 1,331 2,331 2,916 3,462 3,844 4,159 4,397 4,678 4,917 5,193 5,655
Percent of Sub-ACL 9.2% 18.7% 32.8% 41.1% 48.8% 54.1% 58.6% 61.9% 65.9% 69.3% 73.2% 79.7%
1 Abbreviations: MID = Mid-Atlantic; Open Areas within the Southern New England yellowtail Broad Stock Area and within statistical areas > 613
, MAA = Mid-Atlantic Access Area
, NLS = Nantucket Lightship (2017 boundaries)
, NLSS = Nantucket Lightship South
, NLSW = Nantucket Lightship West
, SNE = Southern New England; Open Areas within the Southern New England yellowtail Broad Stock Area and within statistical areas < 614 as well as Statistical Area 526 within Closed Area I
2 Stratifications where there are < 5 observed trips use previous years final discard rate. In cases where there was no fishing within the strata in the previous year (e.g. LAGC-NLSS), the most most closely related discard rate is used
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 audited observer data.

Georges Bank Windowpane

Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank/Scotian Shelf Stock Area Windowpane (sub-ACL 39,683 pounds)
Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19
Limited Access
LA-CAI-Dredge 75 572 644 664 469 462 271 222 228 170 104 119
LA-CAII-Dredge 144 862 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-OPEN-Dredge 411 1,207 1,948 2,423 1,860 543 131 26 132 622 1,000 871
Limited Access General Category
LAGC-CAI-Dredge 582 1,243 513 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-OPEN-Dredge 2,561 2,604 2,314 1,013 90 626 594 1,415 3,943 2,799 3,766 8,849
Month Total 3,773 6,488 5,419 4,100 2,419 1,631 996 1,663 4,303 3,591 4,870 9,839
Cumulative Total 3,773 10,261 15,680 19,780 22,199 23,830 24,826 26,489 30,792 34,383 39,253 49,092
Percent of Sub-ACL 9.5% 25.9% 39.5% 49.8% 55.9% 60.1% 62.6% 66.8% 77.6% 86.6% 98.9% 123.7%
1 Abbreviations: CAI = Closed Area I, CAII = Closed Area II, OPEN = Open Areas
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 The limited access fleet is not split into dredge and trawl components because there is insufficient observer coverage for such a stratification
5 This report uses audited observer data.

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Windowpane

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Windowpane (sub-ACL 348,330 pounds)
Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19
Limited Access
LA-MID-MAA 5,489 5,288 2,496 797 1,122 1,536 1,748 1,069 1,037 477 312 524
LA-MID-OPEN 2,941 1,259 969 694 1,049 1,212 2,193 822 159 56 161 760
LA-NLS 4,846 1,942 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-NLSS 6,074 25,547 13,592 15,107 12,455 11,429 7,459 6,351 7,820 4,463 2,735 5,416
LA-NLSW 1,075 12,567 14,450 17,815 20,618 11,890 14,013 11,346 12,366 5,933 4,491 7,084
LA-SNE 6,973 4,022 9,236 2,853 2,072 1,921 898 678 1,034 1,620 2,347 4,333
Limited Access General Category
LAGC-MID-Dredge 472 881 764 572 727 264 303 231 245 82 197 282
LAGC-MID-Trawl 72 215 294 80 18 57 57 0 0 0 2 3
LAGC-NLSS-Dredge 7 2 1 20 50 21 4 2 1 0 0 0
LAGC-NLSW-Dredge 26 94 331 594 575 193 151 70 38 7 0 0
LAGC-SNE-Dredge 504 944 975 830 876 438 658 314 303 432 583 528
LAGC-SNE-Trawl 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 7
Month Total 28,479 52,762 43,109 39,366 39,563 28,962 27,484 20,883 23,003 13,070 10,831 18,937
Cumulative Total 28,479 81,241 124,350 163,716 203,279 232,241 259,725 280,608 303,611 316,681 327,512 346,449
Percent of Sub-ACL 8.2% 23.3% 35.7% 47.0% 58.4% 66.7% 74.6% 80.6% 87.2% 90.9% 94.0% 99.5%
1 Abbreviations: MID = Mid-Atlantic; Open Areas within the Southern New England yellowtail Broad Stock Area and within statistical areas > 613
, MAA = Mid-Atlantic Access Area
, NLS = Nantucket Lightship (2017 boundaries)
, NLSS = Nantucket Lightship South
, NLSW = Nantucket Lightship West
, SNE = Southern New England; Open Areas within the Southern New England yellowtail Broad Stock Area and within statistical areas < 614 as well as Statistical Area 526 within Closed Area I
2 Stratifications where there are < 5 observed trips use previous years final discard rate. In cases where there was no fishing within the strata in the previous year (e.g. LAGC-NLSS), the most most closely related discard rate is used
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 audited observer data.