Yellowtail and Windowpane Bycatch Estimates in the Scallop Fishery

Report Run on: 2022-05-05

Observed trips reported through December, 2021

Quota Period: 2021

Quota period dates: April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022

Georges Bank Yellowtail

Georges Bank Yellowtail (sub-ACL 26,455 pounds)
Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22
Limited Access
LA-CAI-Dredge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-CAII-Dredge 819 2,941 13,743 12,123 8,049 0 0 4,053 1,959 1,080 2,377
LA-OPEN-Dredge 5,829 2,452 1,564 3,001 2,763 1,655 575 0 80 129 784
Limited Access General Category
LA-OPEN-Trawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-CAI-Dredge 0 22 144 22 132 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-OPEN-Dredge 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month Total 6,650 5,415 15,451 15,146 10,951 1,655 575 4,053 2,039 1,209 3,161 0
Cumulative Total 6,650 12,065 27,516 42,662 53,613 55,268 55,843 59,896 61,935 63,144 66,305 66,305
Percent of Sub-ACL 25.1% 45.6% 104.0% 161.3% 202.7% 208.9% 211.1% 226.4% 234.1% 238.7% 250.6% 250.6%
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 audited observer data.
5 Due to lack of coverage, Closed Area II, LAGC Open Dredge and LA Closed Area I were assigned the overall broad stock discard rate from 2019

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail (sub-ACL 4,409 pounds)
Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21
Limited Access
LA-MID-MAA 6 13 6 3 2 5 5 3 2 0 0 0
LA-MID-OPEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-NLSS 1 5 7 8 7 10 6 4 1 1 0 3
LA-NLSW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-SNE 266 313 218 83 90 244 216 39 29 109 248 349
LA-SNE-NLSN 5 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-SNE-Dredge 24 260 298 21 22 38 34 13 16 7 13 14
LAGC-SNE-Trawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month Total 302 609 535 115 121 297 261 59 48 117 261 366
Cumulative Total 302 911 1,446 1,561 1,682 1,979 2,240 2,299 2,347 2,464 2,725 3,091
Percent of Sub-ACL 6.8% 20.7% 32.8% 35.4% 38.1% 44.9% 50.8% 52.1% 53.2% 55.9% 61.8% 70.1%
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 LA-NLS-N received the overall broadstock rate from the previous fishing year
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.

Georges Bank Windowpane

Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank/Scotian Shelf Stock Area Windowpane (sub-ACL 68,343 pounds)
Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21
Limited Access
LA-CAI-Dredge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-CAII-Dredge 1,060 3,805 17,780 15,684 10,413 0 0 0 5,243 2,535 1,397 3,076
LA-NLSN-Dredge 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-OPEN-Dredge 53,420 24,008 15,850 29,044 27,489 17,423 6,600 1,298 3,482 7,631 11,720 16,816
Limited Access General Category
LA-OPEN-Trawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-CAI-Dredge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-OPEN-Dredge 368 386 231 202 168 101 139 98 379 202 200 212
Month Total 54,848 28,211 33,861 44,930 38,070 17,524 6,739 1,396 9,104 10,368 13,317 20,104
Cumulative Total 54,848 83,059 116,920 161,850 199,920 217,444 224,183 225,579 234,683 245,051 258,368 278,472
Percent of Sub-ACL 80.3% 121.5% 171.1% 236.8% 292.5% 318.2% 328.0% 330.1% 343.4% 358.6% 378.0% 407.5%
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 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 audited observer data.

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Windowpane

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Windowpane (sub-ACL 284,396 pounds)
Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21
Limited Access
LA-MID 2,396 4,280 1,653 765 503 1,439 1,420 1,035 634 167 37 354
LA-NLSN 1,637 5,717 1,762 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-NLSS 136 563 848 919 843 1,160 749 512 153 83 49 353
LA-NLSW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-SNE 1,683 1,987 1,379 529 572 1,545 1,371 245 185 691 1,571 2,214
Limited Access General Category
LAGC-MID-Dredge 536 596 550 466 721 243 172 149 215 110 132 190
LAGC-MID-Trawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-NLSS-Dredge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-SNE-Dredge 504 5,527 6,357 444 477 806 721 270 335 144 282 293
LAGC-SNE-Trawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month Total 6,892 18,670 12,549 3,123 3,116 5,193 4,433 2,211 1,522 1,195 2,071 3,404
Cumulative Total 6,892 25,562 38,111 41,234 44,350 49,543 53,976 56,187 57,709 58,904 60,975 64,379
Percent of Sub-ACL 2.4% 9.0% 13.4% 14.5% 15.6% 17.4% 19.0% 19.8% 20.3% 20.7% 21.4% 22.6%
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.