Yellowtail and Windowpane Bycatch Estimates in the Scallop Fishery

Report Run on: 2023-08-22

For data reported through 2023-08-21

Quota Period: 2022

Quota period dates: April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023

Georges Bank Yellowtail

Georges Bank Yellowtail (sub-ACL 41,888 pounds)
Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23
Limited Access
LA-CAI-Dredge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-CAII-Dredge 2,206 3,217 2,712 2,087 1,369 0 0 320 951 532 372 362
LA-CAII-Trawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-NGOM-Dredge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Limited Access General Category
LA-OPEN-Dredge 173 241 847 590 398 302 231 35 3 4 59 81
LAGC-CAI-Dredge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-OPEN-Dredge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month Total 2,379 3,458 3,559 2,677 1,767 302 231 355 954 536 431 443
Cumulative Total 2,379 5,837 9,396 12,073 13,840 14,142 14,373 14,728 15,682 16,218 16,649 17,092
Percent of Sub-ACL 5.7% 13.9% 22.4% 28.8% 33.0% 33.8% 34.3% 35.2% 37.4% 38.7% 39.7% 40.8%
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.

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail (sub-ACL 4,409 pounds)
Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23
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-NLSS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
LA-SNE 68 192 35 30 47 68 17 1 3 11 16 28
Limited Access General Category
LAGC-CAI-Dredge 0 0 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-SNE-Dredge 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
LAGC-SNE-Trawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month Total 72 195 37 32 50 70 19 3 4 12 17 29
Cumulative Total 72 267 304 336 386 456 475 478 482 494 511 540
Percent of Sub-ACL 1.6% 6.1% 6.9% 7.6% 8.8% 10.3% 10.8% 10.8% 10.9% 11.2% 11.6% 12.2%
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
, 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 LAGC-CAI-Dredge, LAGC-MID-Trawl and LAGC-SNE-Trawl 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-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23
Limited Access
LA-CAI-Dredge 0 0 0 0 111 517 1,501 961 8 328 351 818
LA-CAII-Dredge 12,966 18,904 15,935 12,263 8,045 0 0 1,882 5,590 3,127 2,185 2,128
LA-CAII-Trawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-NGOM-Dredge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA-OPEN-Dredge 6,855 8,553 28,566 19,604 14,273 11,117 7,648 1,271 477 4,730 7,265 14,480
Limited Access General Category
LAGC-CAI-Dredge 1 3 6 5 6 4 3 2 1 1 0 0
LAGC-NGOM-Dredge 740 572 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-OPEN-Dredge 592 1,093 1,179 693 387 348 371 173 254 1,009 1,244 1,706
Month Total 21,154 29,125 45,691 32,565 22,822 11,986 9,523 4,289 6,330 9,195 11,045 19,132
Cumulative Total 21,154 50,279 95,970 128,535 151,357 163,343 172,866 177,155 183,485 192,680 203,725 222,857
Percent of Sub-ACL 31.0% 73.6% 140.4% 188.1% 221.5% 239.0% 252.9% 259.2% 268.5% 281.9% 298.1% 326.1%
1 Abbreviations: CAI = Closed Area I, OPEN = Open Areas, CAII = Closed Area II, NGOM = Northern Gulf of Maine
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-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23
Limited Access
LA-MID 1,090 921 300 3 37 109 54 0 0 0 2 74
LA-NLSS 702 217 61 92 128 78 232 129 6 14 0 1
LA-SNE 2,144 6,069 1,113 935 1,487 2,151 552 41 110 343 509 882
Limited Access General Category
LAGC-CAI-Dredge 0 3 13 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAGC-MID-Dredge 154 158 174 167 90 95 39 10 12 22 14 25
LAGC-MID-Trawl 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
LAGC-SNE-Dredge 130 228 194 173 225 143 109 69 53 53 51 79
LAGC-SNE-Trawl 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 9
Month Total 4,226 7,599 1,863 1,371 1,974 2,577 986 252 184 433 577 1,070
Cumulative Total 4,226 11,825 13,688 15,059 17,033 19,610 20,596 20,848 21,032 21,465 22,042 23,112
Percent of Sub-ACL 1.5% 4.2% 4.8% 5.3% 6.0% 6.9% 7.2% 7.3% 7.4% 7.5% 7.8% 8.1%
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
, 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.
3 LAGC-MID-Trawl, LAGC-SNE-Trawl, LAGC-CAI-Dredge used the previous years broad stock 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 both audited and unaudited observer data.