Yellowtail and Windowpane Bycatch Estimates in the Scallop Fishery

Report Run on: 2024-08-26

For data reported through 2024-08-25

Quota Period: 2023

Quota period dates: April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024

Georges Bank Yellowtail

Georges Bank Yellowtail (sub-ACL 36,376 pounds)
Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24
Limited Access
CAII DREDGE 10,676 6,987 4,647 3,507 3,348 1,285 3,507 1,249 825 354
MAA DREDGE 522 378 27
OPEN DREDGE 467 1,730 1,192 1,129 510 160 103 42 24 50 107 206
Limited Access General Category
NLSN DREDGE 4 6 5
OPEN DREDGE 2 2 1 1 4 6 3 0 2
CAI DREDGE 0 0 0 0
CAII DREDGE 0 2 1
Month Sums 11,669 9,103 5,873 4,637 3,859 164 109 1,330 3,531 1,299 934 563
Cumulative Total 11,669 20,772 26,645 31,282 35,141 35,305 35,414 36,744 40,275 41,574 42,508 43,071
Percent of Sub-ACL 32.1% 57.1% 73.2% 86.0% 96.6% 97.1% 97.4% 101.0% 110.7% 114.3% 116.9% 118.4%
1 Abbreviations: , CAII = Closed Area II (2023 boundary), MAA = Closed Area II (2022 boundary), OPEN = Open Areas
2 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-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24
Limited Access
CAII DREDGE 45 11 26 16 15 10
MAA DREDGE 21
NLSS DREDGE 0
OPEN DREDGE 134 111 714 1,016 651 270 267 82 18 12 42 74
Limited Access General Category
NLSN DREDGE 47 89 98 5
OPEN DREDGE 172 81 92 83 86 87 86 62 27 12 48 57
NLSS DREDGE 4
MAA DREDGE 0
CAI DREDGE 1
CAII DREDGE 0
Month Sums 427 296 930 1,104 754 357 353 159 45 34 90 131
Cumulative Total 427 723 1,653 2,757 3,511 3,868 4,221 4,380 4,425 4,459 4,549 4,680
Percent of Sub-ACL 9.7% 16.4% 37.5% 62.5% 79.6% 87.7% 95.7% 99.3% 100.4% 101.1% 103.2% 106.1%
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, NLSN = Nantucket Lightship North
2 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-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24
Limited Access
CAII DREDGE 13,168 8,749 5,889 4,400 4,204 1,585 4,397 1,541 1,018 436
MAA DREDGE 7,246 5,125 363
OPEN DREDGE 8,152 26,158 19,928 21,102 11,338 4,311 3,640 1,299 808 3,354 4,451 6,915
Limited Access General Category
CAI DREDGE 2 48 55 2 18
NGOM DREDGE 265 1 1 1 2 2 1 2
NLSN DREDGE 66 79 73 8
OPEN DREDGE 954 827 651 882 768 823 925 519 708 721 1,027 621
CAII DREDGE 90 213 153
Month Sums 29,853 40,938 26,904 26,440 16,365 5,135 4,566 3,406 5,933 5,708 6,710 8,127
Cumulative Total 29,853 70,791 97,695 124,135 140,500 145,635 150,201 153,607 159,540 165,248 171,958 180,085
Percent of Sub-ACL 43.7% 103.6% 142.9% 181.6% 205.6% 213.1% 219.8% 224.8% 233.4% 241.8% 251.6% 263.5%
1 Abbreviations: CAII = Closed Area II (2023 boundary), MAA = Closed Area II (2022 boundary), OPEN = Open Areas, NGOM = Northern Gulf of Maine
2 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-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24
Limited Access
CAII DREDGE 160 29 108 42 40 27
MAA DREDGE 56
NLSS DREDGE 0
OPEN DREDGE 179 137 882 1,255 800 354 344 101 22 15 73 163
Limited Access General Category
NLSN DREDGE 734 1,406 1,492 83
OPEN DREDGE 787 440 621 451 511 332 274 87 43 20 153 112
NLSS DREDGE 11
MAA DREDGE 1
CAI DREDGE 3
CAII DREDGE 3
Month Sums 1,940 2,023 3,103 1,790 1,356 686 618 228 65 62 226 278
Cumulative Total 1,940 3,963 7,066 8,856 10,212 10,898 11,516 11,744 11,809 11,871 12,097 12,375
Percent of Sub-ACL 0.7% 1.4% 2.5% 3.1% 3.6% 3.8% 4.0% 4.1% 4.2% 4.2% 4.3% 4.4%
1 Abbreviations: MAA = Mid-Atlantic Access Area, NLSS = Nantucket Lightship South, NLSN = Nantucket Lightship North
2 This report uses both audited and unaudited observer data.