Table 17: FY 2018 End of Year Accounting of Transboundary U.S./Canada Stocks - U.S. Discards (mt)

U.S. Discards

U.S. Catch by Fishery Component

Stock

Groundfish

Sector

Common Pool

Recreational

Herring Fishery

Scallop Fishery

Small Mesh Fisheries

State Water

Other

A to H

A+B+C

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Eastern GB Cod

1.4

1.4

1.4

-

-

0.0

Eastern GB Haddock

63.5

61.9

61.9

-

-

-

1.5

GB Yellowtail Flounder

13.0

0.2

0.2

-

12.7

0.1

-

0.0

Note these use FY11 scallop contribution

Values in live weight

Includes estimate of missing dealer reports

Any value for a non-allocated species may be due to landings of that stock; misreporting of species and/or stock area; and/or estimated landings (in lieu of missing reports) based on vessel histories.

Source: NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office

August 27, 2019

These data are the best available to NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Data sources for this report include: (1) Vessels via VMS; (2) Vessels via vessel logbook reports; (3) Dealers via Dealer Electronic reporting. Differences with previous reports are due to corrections made to the database.