SAS Output

2017 Surfclam/Ocean Quahog
Quota Report

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Quota Period Dates:

January 11, 2018
December 31, 2017

2017
01/01/17 to 12/31/17

Species	Bushels*	Percent of Quota*	Quota (Bushels)
SURFCLAM	2,078,095	61.1	3,400,000
OCEAN QUAHOG	3,039,232	57.0	5,333,000
MAINE QUAHOG	34,820	34.8	100,000

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Maine Quahog Closures Page

Data are provided by the Northeast Region/Analysis and Program Support Division of NOAA Fisheries. These figures are based on the 2017 dealer/processor shellfish reports for purchases made through December 31, 2017 and may be preliminary.
Maine bushels have been converted to standard bushels for the 'Ocean Quahog' data but remain in Maine bushels for the 'Maine Quahog' data.
*The landings in these fields exclude 'Confidential' data.

2017 Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Landings by period

Period	Begin Date	End Date	Surfclam Bushels	Surfclam Bushels (Cumulative)	Ocean Quahog Bushels	Ocean Quahog Bushels (Cumulative)	Maine Quahog Bushels	Maine Quahog Bushels (Cumulative)
01	01-JAN	15-JAN	62,496	62,496	52,096	52,096	1,124	1,124
02	16-JAN	31-JAN	120,704	183,200	117,856	169,952	1,676	2,800
03	01-FEB	15-FEB	57,845	241,045	124,128	294,080	780	3,580
04	16-FEB	28-FEB	83,136	324,181	160,832	454,912	1,116	4,696
05	01-MAR	15-MAR	41,632	365,813	107,552	562,464	915	5,611
06	16-MAR	31-MAR	85,184	450,997	180,544	743,008	1,063	6,674
07	01-APR	15-APR	71,936	522,933	165,568	908,576	1,057	7,731
08	16-APR	30-APR	89,536	612,469	169,152	1,077,728	920	8,651
09	01-MAY	15-MAY	98,272	710,741	144,832	1,222,560	1,425	10,076
10	16-MAY	31-MAY	107,856	818,597	145,920	1,368,480	2,801	12,877
11	01-JUN	15-JUN	99,032	917,629	187,648	1,556,128	1,781	14,658
12	16-JUN	30-JUN	92,228	1,009,857	154,464	1,710,592	3,947	18,605
13	01-JUL	15-JUL	87,776	1,097,633	142,240	1,852,832	1,753	20,358
14	16-JUL	31-JUL	96,800	1,194,433	148,032	2,000,864	1,523	21,881
15	01-AUG	15-AUG	134,004	1,328,437	142,560	2,143,424	1,549	23,430
16	16-AUG	31-AUG	82,386	1,410,823	121,600	2,265,024	2,328	25,758
17	01-SEP	15-SEP	109,728	1,520,551	136,224	2,401,248	1,177	26,935
18	16-SEP	30-SEP	64,672	1,585,223	72,320	2,473,568	1,685	28,620
19	01-OCT	15-OCT	123,040	1,708,263	136,992	2,610,560	1,673	30,293
20	16-OCT	31-OCT	92,160	1,800,423	129,632	2,740,192	698	30,991
21	01-NOV	15-NOV	89,104	1,889,527	96,672	2,836,864	767	31,758
22	16-NOV	30-NOV	65,992	1,955,519	59,680	2,896,544	653	32,411
23	01-DEC	15-DEC	63,520	2,019,039	82,848	2,979,392	1,257	33,668
24	16-DEC	31-DEC	59,056	2,078,095	59,840	3,039,232	1,152	34,820
Totals:*			2,078,095		3,039,232		34,820

Data are provided by the Northeast Region/Analysis and Program Support Division of NOAA Fisheries. These figures are based on the 2017 dealer/processor shellfish reports for purchases made through December 31, 2017 and may be preliminary.
Maine bushels have been converted to standard bushels for the 'Ocean Quahog' data but remain in Maine bushels for the 'Maine Quahog' data.
*The landings in these fields exclude 'Confidential' data.