Yellowtail and Windowpane Bycatch Estimates in the Scallop Fishery

Report Run on: 2020-09-03

For data reported through 2020-09-02

Quota Period: 2019

Quota period dates: April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020

Georges Bank Yellowtail

Georges Bank Yellowtail (sub-ACL 3,969 pounds)
Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20
Limited Access
LA-CAI-Dredge 0 46 125 66 119 141 96 85 77 62 39 11
LA-OPEN-Dredge 0 8 695 1,289 724 80 28 0 0 1 88 24
Limited Access General Category
LAGC-CAI-Dredge 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-OPEN-Dredge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month Total 0 56 825 1,355 843 222 124 85 77 63 127 35
Cumulative Total 0 56 881 2,236 3,079 3,301 3,425 3,510 3,587 3,650 3,777 3,812
Percent of Sub-ACL 0.0% 1.4% 22.2% 56.3% 77.6% 83.2% 86.3% 88.4% 90.4% 92.0% 95.2% 96.0%
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 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 4,188 pounds)
Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20
Limited Access
LA-MID-MAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-MID-OPEN 7 5 4 2 3 4 4 1 0 0 2 18
LA-NLSS 73 69 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-NLSW 154 177 107 83 69 40 29 9 0 1 3 8
LA-SNE 270 188 121 231 272 673 116 51 25 14 105 461
Limited Access General Category
LAGC-MID-CAI-Dredge 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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-NLSW-Dredge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-SNE-Dredge 60 87 124 110 95 96 113 131 85 99 93 205
LAGC-SNE-Trawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month Total 564 527 373 426 439 813 262 192 110 114 203 692
Cumulative Total 564 1,091 1,464 1,890 2,329 3,142 3,404 3,596 3,706 3,820 4,023 4,715
Percent of Sub-ACL 13.5% 26.1% 35.0% 45.1% 55.6% 75.0% 81.3% 85.9% 88.5% 91.2% 96.1% 112.6%
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
, 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, 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-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20
Limited Access
LA-CAI-Dredge 2,253 3,667 5,386 1,845 3,042 3,411 1,661 1,912 1,866 2,306 1,837 490
LA-OPEN-Dredge 320 127 4,186 7,479 4,627 641 157 0 75 895 1,163 276
Limited Access General Category
LAGC-CAI-Dredge 9 26 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-OPEN-Dredge 631 276 370 1,199 881 436 303 235 309 581 564 436
Month Total 3,213 4,096 9,968 10,523 8,550 4,489 2,121 2,147 2,250 3,782 3,564 1,202
Cumulative Total 3,213 7,309 17,277 27,800 36,350 40,839 42,960 45,107 47,357 51,139 54,703 55,905
Percent of Sub-ACL 8.1% 18.4% 43.5% 70.1% 91.6% 102.9% 108.3% 113.7% 119.3% 128.9% 137.8% 140.9%
1 Abbreviations: CAI = Closed Area I, 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-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20
Limited Access
LA-MID-MAA 823 1,246 862 406 453 722 1,578 1,140 887 620 351 345
LA-MID-OPEN 1,587 984 843 456 567 855 899 190 77 59 462 3,913
LA-NLSS 10,013 9,543 2,346 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-NLSW 3,299 3,802 2,296 1,790 1,471 856 624 191 2 18 67 167
LA-SNE 5,565 3,887 2,500 4,777 5,610 13,899 2,401 1,051 510 297 2,173 9,523
Limited Access General Category
LAGC-MID-CAI-Dredge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-MID-Dredge 319 592 538 535 460 304 156 147 125 163 168 165
LAGC-MID-Trawl 13 20 25 44 44 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-NLSW-Dredge 8 9 3 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-SNE-Dredge 525 766 1,087 965 838 842 993 1,147 746 867 821 1,799
LAGC-SNE-Trawl 191 151 125 117 219 571 580 433 147 75 50 248
Month Total 22,343 21,000 10,625 9,112 9,666 18,059 7,231 4,299 2,494 2,099 4,092 16,160
Cumulative Total 22,343 43,343 53,968 63,080 72,746 90,805 98,036 102,335 104,829 106,928 111,020 127,180
Percent of Sub-ACL 6.4% 12.4% 15.5% 18.1% 20.9% 26.1% 28.1% 29.4% 30.1% 30.7% 31.9% 36.5%
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
, 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, 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.