Yellowtail and Windowpane Bycatch Estimates in the Scallop Fishery

Report Run on: 2022-08-31

For data reported through 2022-08-30

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 0
LA-CAII-Dredge 784 2,813 13,142 11,494 7,706 0 0 0 3,876 1,874 1,033 2,274
LA-OPEN-Dredge 5,829 2,474 1,564 3,000 2,763 1,655 575 0 0 48 161 784
Limited Access General Category
LA-OPEN-Trawl 0 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 0
LAGC-OPEN-Dredge 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month Total 6,615 5,309 14,850 14,516 10,608 1,655 575 0 3,876 1,922 1,194 3,058
Cumulative Total 6,615 11,924 26,774 41,290 51,898 53,553 54,128 54,128 58,004 59,926 61,120 64,178
Percent of Sub-ACL 25.0% 45.1% 101.2% 156.1% 196.2% 202.4% 204.6% 204.6% 219.3% 226.5% 231.0% 242.6%
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 both audited and unaudited observer data.
5 Due to lack of coverage, Closed Area I, and NLS-N were assigned the overall broad stock discard rate from 2020

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail (sub-ACL 4,409 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-MID-MAA 5 11 5 2 2 4 4 3 2 0 0 0
LA-MID-OPEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-NLSS 1 3 4 5 4 6 4 3 1 0 0 2
LA-NLSW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-SNE 226 267 185 71 77 207 184 33 25 82 209 297
LA-SNE-NLSN 5 18 5 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 19 206 237 17 18 30 27 10 13 5 11 11
LAGC-SNE-Trawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month Total 256 505 436 95 101 247 219 49 41 87 220 310
Cumulative Total 256 761 1,197 1,292 1,393 1,640 1,859 1,908 1,949 2,036 2,256 2,566
Percent of Sub-ACL 5.8% 17.3% 27.1% 29.3% 31.6% 37.2% 42.2% 43.3% 44.2% 46.2% 51.2% 58.2%
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 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-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 0
LA-CAII-Dredge 1,045 3,750 17,520 15,322 10,273 0 0 0 5,167 2,498 1,377 3,031
LA-NLSN-Dredge 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-OPEN-Dredge 52,504 23,789 15,578 28,543 27,017 17,124 6,487 1,276 3,099 7,221 11,039 15,783
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 388 406 243 213 177 106 146 103 396 213 211 225
Month Total 53,937 27,956 33,341 44,078 37,467 17,230 6,633 1,379 8,662 9,932 12,627 19,039
Cumulative Total 53,937 81,893 115,234 159,312 196,779 214,009 220,642 222,021 230,683 240,615 253,242 272,281
Percent of Sub-ACL 78.9% 119.8% 168.6% 233.1% 287.9% 313.1% 322.8% 324.9% 337.5% 352.1% 370.5% 398.4%
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 both audited and unaudited observer data.

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Windowpane

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Windowpane (sub-ACL 284,396 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-MID 2,451 4,379 1,691 783 515 1,472 1,452 1,051 649 171 38 348
LA-NLSN 1,637 5,717 1,762 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-NLSS 115 474 714 774 710 976 631 431 129 70 40 304
LA-NLSW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-SNE 1,450 1,712 1,189 456 493 1,331 1,181 211 160 526 1,342 1,908
Limited Access General Category
LAGC-MID-Dredge 524 582 537 455 703 238 168 145 207 107 129 185
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 401 4,397 5,058 353 379 642 573 215 266 114 224 240
LAGC-SNE-Trawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month Total 6,578 17,261 10,951 2,821 2,800 4,659 4,005 2,053 1,411 988 1,773 2,985
Cumulative Total 6,578 23,839 34,790 37,611 40,411 45,070 49,075 51,128 52,539 53,527 55,300 58,285
Percent of Sub-ACL 2.3% 8.4% 12.2% 13.2% 14.2% 15.8% 17.3% 18.0% 18.5% 18.8% 19.4% 20.5%
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 both audited and unaudited observer data.