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Descriptions of Selected Fishery Landings and Estimates of Vessel Revenue from Areas: A Planning-level Assessment


Prepared by:
National Marine Fisheries Service


April 30, 2024



OCS-A 0487



Data sources:
Commercial Fisheries landings data, Vessel Trip Reports, and Surfclam/OceanQuahog Logbooks


In order to meet requirements of maintaining data confidentiality, these strata are presented individually. In addition, for records that did not meet the rule of three (>=3 unique dealers and >= 3 unique permits), values were summarized as ‘ALL OTHERS’.

Some caveats/notes:

  • The lease area and any export cable corridor(s) for approved projects, as applicable, used for this report reflect areas posted on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) website as of November 16, 2023.
  • Values are reported in real 2022 dollars as calculated using the GDP Implicit Price Deflator.
  • Pounds are reported in landed (dressed) pounds.
  • Data summarized here is based on vessels that are required to provide federal VTRs for GARFO managed species (check here for more information).
  • Federal lobster vessels with only lobster permits do not have a VTR requirement. Many vessels issued an Atlantic Highly Migratory Species or Southeast Regional Office permit also do not have a Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) VTR requirement. Trips with no GARFO VTR are not reflected in this summary and impacts to these fisheries may be underrepresented.
  • The ASMFC FMP includes the following species: American Lobster, Cobia, Atlantic Croaker, Black Drum, Red Drum, Menhaden, NK Sea Bass, NK Seatrout, Spot, Striped Bass, Tautog, Jonah Crab, and Pandalid Shrimp.
  • The SERO FMP includes the following species: Amber Jack, Brown Shrimp, Dolphinfish, Greater Amberjack, Grouper, Grunts, Hogfish, King Mackerel, Long Tail Grouper, NK Porgy, Penaeid Shrimp, Red Grouper, Red Hind, Red Porgy, Red Snapper, Rock Hind, Sand Tilefish, Scamp Grouper, Snapper, Snowy Grouper, Spadefish, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Hind, Spiny American Lobster, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper, Wahoo, Wreckfish, Yellowedge Grouper.
  • There exist other fisheries in State waters that may not be reflected in data from federal sources (e.g. whelk, bluefish, and menhaden). It is recommended to query state agencies for additional data within state waters.
  • All summaries presented here are built from percentages of a trip that overlapped spatially with the WEAs. These percentages were applied to landings and values for that trip and summed. This differs from simply using the self-reported VTR/clam logbook locations as those place all value from that trip at a single point. Use of the VTR raster model is more representative as smoothing reported locations reduces the effect of location inaccuracy.
  • The information reported for 2020 should be interpreted with caution due to the generalized impacts the COVID-19 pandemic had across many fisheries in the Greater Atlantic Region resulting in reduced landings and lower prices; hence lower revenues as well as unusually low numbers of vessels that fished during the year.
  • The number of small businesses changes over time both because of changes in affiliated ownership and fluctuations in revenue. For this reason, we use and report only the most recent three years’ revenue in the Small Business Analysis section of this report, consistent with historical guidance provided by the Small Business Administration.
  • Confidential data is listed as “Suppressed” or “All Others.”
  • All numbers have been rounded to the nearest thousand.


References
DePiper GS (2014) Statistically assessing the precision of self-reported VTR fishing locations.
Benjamin S, Lee MY, DePiper G. 2018. Visualizing fishing data as rasters. NEFSC Ref Doc 18-12; 24 p.



Most Impacted FMPs

We define “most impacted” as the FMPs deriving the most revenue from the area over the fifteen year analysis period of 2008 to 2022, indicating the highest potential for impact to industry from a reduction in fishing area. The top 5 FMPs by revenue in OCS-A 0487 were All Others, Monkfish, Sea Scallop, Skates and Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass. Revenue values have been deflated to 2022 dollars. Specific figures on these FMPs within the area follow. See Table 5.1 for area totals for all FMPs and species.

Figure 1.1 Landings from the Most Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0487

Table 1.1 Fifteen Year Total Landings (Pounds) from the Most Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0487
FMP Fifteen Year Landings
Skates 11,536,000
All Others 8,798,000
Monkfish 3,158,000
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 1,746,000
Sea Scallop 425,000
Total 25,663,000

Figure 1.2 Revenue from the Most Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0487

Table 1.2 Fifteen Year Total Revenue from the Most Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0487
FMP Fifteen Year Revenue
All Others $7,329,000
Monkfish $5,344,000
Sea Scallop $5,326,000
Skates $5,079,000
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass $2,785,000
Total $25,863,000


Other Impacted FMPs

We analyzed other impacted FMPs separately in order to better visualize the estimated landings and revenues. The other impacted FMPs are: ASMFC FMP, Atlantic Herring, Bluefish, Highly Migratory Species, Mackerel, Squid, And Butterfish, Northeast Multispecies, SERO FMP, Small-Mesh Multispecies, Spiny Dogfish, Surfclam, Ocean Quahog, Tilefish and “No Federal FMP.” The category “No Federal FMP” contains a variety of species that are not federally regulated, such as: lobster, Jonah crab, smooth and chain dogfish, whelk, and menhaden, (there are close to 76 species without federal FMPs caught in the OCS-A 0487 area). Revenue values have been deflated to 2022 dollars. See Table 5.1 for area totals for all FMPs and species.

Figure 2.1 Landings from the Other Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0487

Table 2.1 Fifteen Year Total Landings (Pounds) from the Other Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0487
FMP Fifteen Year Landings
Atlantic Herring 1,843,000
Small-Mesh Multispecies 1,693,000
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 1,669,000
ASMFC FMP 881,000
Spiny Dogfish 839,000
Northeast Multispecies 790,000
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 349,000
Bluefish 66,000
No Federal FMP 63,000
Highly Migratory Species 56,000
Tilefish 9,000
SERO FMP 1,000
Total 8,260,000

Figure 2.2 Revenue from the Other Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0487

Table 2.2 Fifteen Year Total Revenue from the Other Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0487
FMP Fifteen Year Revenue
ASMFC FMP $2,561,000
Northeast Multispecies $2,057,000
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish $1,985,000
Small-Mesh Multispecies $1,043,000
Atlantic Herring $301,000
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog $270,000
Spiny Dogfish $183,000
No Federal FMP $79,000
Bluefish $59,000
Highly Migratory Species $46,000
Tilefish $40,000
SERO FMP $2,000
Total $8,625,000


Most Impacted Species

We analyzed the top ten species due to their economic importance in the area and to isolate them from combined FMPs. The top ten species by revenue are: All Others, Monkfish, Sea Scallop, Skates, American Lobster, Longfin Squid, Summer Flounder, Big Winter Skate, Silver Hake and Scup. The category “All Others” refers to species with less than three permits or dealers impacted to protect data confidentiality. Revenue values have been deflated to 2022 dollars. See Table 5.1 for area totals for all FMPs and species.


Figure 3.1 Landings from the Most Impacted Species within OCS-A 0487

Table 3.1 Fifteen Year Total Landings (Pounds) from the Most Impacted Species within OCS-A 0487
Species Fifteen Year Landings
All Others 9,314,000
Skates 6,149,000
Monkfish 3,158,000
Big Winter Skate 2,581,000
Silver Hake 1,399,000
Scup 1,233,000
Longfin Squid 1,109,000
Summer Flounder 449,000
Sea Scallop 425,000
American Lobster 318,000
Total 26,134,000

Figure 3.2 Revenue from the Most Impacted Species within OCS-A 0487

Table 3.2 Fifteen Year Total Revenue from the Most Impacted Species within OCS-A 0487
Species Fifteen Year Revenue
All Others $7,634,000
Monkfish $5,344,000
Sea Scallop $5,326,000
Skates $3,164,000
American Lobster $1,935,000
Longfin Squid $1,642,000
Summer Flounder $1,584,000
Big Winter Skate $1,463,000
Silver Hake $945,000
Scup $935,000
Total $29,972,000


Select Gear Types

We analyzed select gear types to better understand the type of fishing occurring inOCS-A 0487. The select gear types are: Dredge-Other, Dredge-Clam, Dredge-Scallop, Gillnet-Sink, Gillnet-Other, Weir-Trap, Seine-Purse, Seine-Other, Handline, Hand-Other, Trawl-Bottom, Trawl-Midwater, Longline-Bottom, Longline-Pelagic, Pot-Other, and Pot-Lobster. The category “All Others” refers to species with less than three permits or dealers impacted to protect data confidentiality.Revenue values have been deflated to 2022 dollars.


Figure 4.1 Landings from the Select Gear Types within OCS-A 0487

Table 4.1 Fifteen Year Total Landings (Pounds) from the Select Gear Types within OCS-A 0487
Gear Type Fifteen Year Landings
Gillnet-Sink 11,608,000
Trawl-Bottom 10,272,000
Dredge-Clam 7,089,000
All Others 2,090,000
Trawl-Midwater 1,445,000
Pot-Lobster 876,000
Dredge-Scallop 439,000
Pot-Other 68,000
Handline 31,000
Longline-Bottom 5,000
Total 33,922,000

Figure 4.2 Revenue from the Select Gear Types within OCS-A 0487

Table 4.2 Fifteen Year Total Revenue from the Select Gear Types within OCS-A 0487
Gear Type Fifteen Year Revenue
Gillnet-Sink $9,951,000
Trawl-Bottom $8,494,000
Dredge-Clam $6,143,000
Dredge-Scallop $5,326,000
Pot-Lobster $2,510,000
All Others $1,544,000
Trawl-Midwater $210,000
Pot-Other $164,000
Handline $131,000
Longline-Bottom $16,000
Total $34,489,000


Totals

The following table displays the given year total revenue and total landed pounds of all species by all gear types within the area. From 2008-2022, a total of 33.922 million pounds worth $34.489 million were landed from within OCS-A 0487.

Table 5.1 Fifteen Year Total Revenue and Landings (Pounds) within OCS-A 0487
Year Revenue Landings
2008 $1,854,000 1,405,000
2009 $1,918,000 2,287,000
2010 $1,886,000 1,860,000
2011 $2,591,000 2,993,000
2012 $2,962,000 3,570,000
2013 $4,416,000 4,411,000
2014 $3,438,000 3,440,000
2015 $2,398,000 2,126,000
2016 $3,244,000 3,162,000
2017 $2,329,000 2,126,000
2018 $1,682,000 1,890,000
2019 $1,208,000 1,298,000
2020 $1,255,000 1,155,000
2021 $1,186,000 1,019,000
2022 $2,121,000 1,179,000
Total $34,489,000 33,922,000


Landings and Revenue by State

The following table displays total revenue and total landed pounds by state within the OCS-A 0487 area.

Table 6.1 Most Impacted States, by Revenue and Landings within OCS-A 0487
State Fifteen Year Revenue Fifteen Year Landings
RI $16,404,000 17,931,000
MA $16,313,000 14,940,000
NY $736,000 407,000
CT $506,000 324,000
VA $237,000 98,000
NJ $178,000 135,000
NC $91,000 34,000
ME $12,000 49,000
MD $3,000 1,000
NH $1,000 <500



Landings and Revenue by Port

The cumulative revenue and landings of the ten most impacted ports (by revenue) from 2008-2022 are listed below. These ports are estimated to receive the most revenue from fishing within the OCS-A 0487 area. Each “Community Snapshot” link provides additional information for each port, including the value of major species landed in that port, size of vessels operating from that port, demographic information, and relevant social indicators, including fishing engagement. Data for ports that cannot be displayed due to confidentiality protection or because no known port was reported are displayed as “All Other Ports” for the affiliated landing state. The top ten ports contain a masked set of ports for RI with more than 2 ports. These ports are Bristol, RI, Providence, RI, Wakefield, RI and Warren, RI.

Table 7.1 Fifteen Year Landings and Revenue from the Most Impacted Ports within OCS-A 0487
Port State Community Snapshot Fifteen Year Revenue Fifteen Year Landings
New Bedford MA New Bedford $14,665,000 13,316,000
Point Judith RI Point Judith/Narragansett $8,347,000 7,360,000
Little Compton RI Little Compton $4,229,000 5,736,000
Newport RI Newport $2,062,000 2,746,000
All Other Ports RI No Community Snapshot Available $880,000 976,000
Westport MA Westport $783,000 535,000
Tiverton RI Tiverton $733,000 833,000
Montauk NY Montauk $693,000 378,000
Stonington CT Stonington $369,000 157,000
Fairhaven MA Fairhaven $296,000 213,000

Table 7.2 Fifteen Year Annual Maximum, Average, and Minimum Revenue and Landings from the Most Impacted Ports within OCS-A 0487
Port State Minimum Revenue Average Revenue Maximum Revenue Minimum Landings Average Landings Maximum Landings
New Bedford MA $363,000 $978,000 $2,739,000 226,000 888,000 2,824,000
Point Judith RI $203,000 $556,000 $1,134,000 181,000 491,000 996,000
Little Compton RI $111,000 $282,000 $653,000 130,000 382,000 1,111,000
Newport RI $41,000 $137,000 $294,000 57,000 183,000 397,000
All Other Ports RI Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
Westport MA $10,000 $52,000 $132,000 6,000 36,000 117,000
Tiverton RI Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
Montauk NY $13,000 $46,000 $117,000 6,000 25,000 56,000
Stonington CT $3,000 $25,000 $165,000 2,000 10,000 28,000
Fairhaven MA Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection

Figure 7.1 Most Impacted Ports Annual Average and time series Maximum and Minimum Landings within OCS-A 0487

Figure 7.2 Most Impacted Ports Annual Average and time series Maximum and Minimum Revenues within OCS-A 0487

Total Fifteen Year Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species for the Ten Most Impacted Ports (by Revenue)

New Bedford, MA

Table 8.1 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within New Bedford, MA during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
All Others $6,655,000 8,111,000
Sea Scallop $4,145,000 327,000
Skates $1,369,000 2,391,000
Monkfish $1,003,000 444,000
American Lobster $414,000 70,000
Jonah Crab $324,000 305,000
Big Winter Skate $159,000 215,000
Summer Flounder $100,000 41,000
Atlantic Herring $95,000 760,000
Longfin Squid $73,000 51,000
Scup $61,000 57,000
Little Skate $59,000 297,000
Yellowtail Flounder $40,000 18,000
Dogfish Spiny $36,000 114,000
Winter Flounder $36,000 11,000
Illex Squid $27,000 19,000
Silver Hake $26,000 22,000
Cod $9,000 3,000
Haddock $7,000 4,000
Dogfish Smooth $6,000 21,000
Black Sea Bass $3,000 1,000
Rock Crab $3,000 4,000
Butterfish $3,000 3,000
Red Crab $3,000 2,000
Atlantic Mackerel $3,000 20,000
Bluefish $2,000 2,000

Point Judith, RI

Table 8.2 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Point Judith, RI during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
Longfin Squid $1,225,000 837,000
American Lobster $953,000 155,000
Summer Flounder $835,000 202,000
Silver Hake $834,000 1,280,000
Sea Scallop $731,000 57,000
Scup $715,000 1,013,000
Winter Flounder $685,000 219,000
Yellowtail Flounder $617,000 286,000
Monkfish $363,000 166,000
Cod $302,000 98,000
Butterfish $231,000 272,000
Skates $164,000 309,000
Little Skate $148,000 1,037,000
Big Winter Skate $113,000 189,000
Red Hake $89,000 272,000
Black Sea Bass $85,000 20,000
Dogfish Spiny $66,000 407,000
Jonah Crab $52,000 64,000
Bluefish $34,000 40,000
Atlantic Herring $29,000 194,000
Atlantic Mackerel $15,000 51,000
Haddock $9,000 10,000
Rock Crab $9,000 13,000
Channeled Whelk $7,000 1,000
Striped Bass $6,000 1,000
Illex Squid $5,000 11,000
Squeteague Weakfish $5,000 2,000
Witch Flounder $3,000 1,000
Tautog $2,000 1,000
All Others $2,000 126,000
Sea Raven $2,000 1,000
Sand-Dab Flounder $1,000 2,000
Golden Tilefish $1,000 1,000
Dogfish Smooth $1,000 2,000
Cunner $1,000 1,000
John Dory $1,000 1,000
Conger Eel $1,000 1,000

Little Compton, RI

Table 8.3 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Little Compton, RI during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
Monkfish $2,368,000 1,628,000
Skates $843,000 2,342,000
Big Winter Skate $681,000 1,397,000
Summer Flounder $81,000 24,000
Cod $72,000 19,000
American Lobster $48,000 11,000
Dogfish Spiny $46,000 173,000
Barndoor Skate $26,000 58,000
Black Sea Bass $16,000 5,000
Bluefish $14,000 13,000
Jonah Crab $9,000 9,000
Dogfish Smooth $8,000 18,000
Bonito $5,000 2,000
All Others $5,000 4,000
Scup $3,000 3,000
Conger Eel $1,000 1,000

Newport, RI

Table 8.4 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Newport, RI during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
Monkfish $1,029,000 564,000
Big Winter Skate $346,000 493,000
Skates $267,000 464,000
Little Skate $167,000 914,000
Summer Flounder $58,000 17,000
Jonah Crab $46,000 51,000
American Lobster $38,000 7,000
Atlantic Herring $26,000 163,000
Yellowtail Flounder $18,000 9,000
Sea Scallop $15,000 2,000
Cod $12,000 3,000
Longfin Squid $9,000 6,000
Scup $7,000 10,000
Black Sea Bass $7,000 2,000
All Others $6,000 16,000
Winter Flounder $3,000 1,000
Dogfish Spiny $3,000 13,000
Silver Hake $1,000 2,000
Bluefish $1,000 1,000
Butterfish $1,000 1,000
Rock Crab $1,000 1,000
Dogfish Smooth $1,000 2,000

All Other Ports, RI

Table 8.5 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within All Other Ports, RI during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
All Others $875,000 974,000
Summer Flounder $3,000 1,000
Longfin Squid $2,000 1,000

Westport, MA

Table 8.6 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Westport, MA during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
American Lobster $279,000 44,000
Monkfish $209,000 121,000
Big Winter Skate $82,000 166,000
Skates $64,000 95,000
Black Sea Bass $49,000 10,000
Sea Scallop $25,000 2,000
Jonah Crab $25,000 23,000
Summer Flounder $24,000 9,000
Cod $9,000 3,000
Dogfish Spiny $6,000 24,000
Scup $6,000 5,000
Little Skate $3,000 28,000
Winter Flounder $2,000 1,000
All Others $1,000 2,000

Tiverton, RI

Table 8.7 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Tiverton, RI during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
Skates $356,000 382,000
Monkfish $201,000 134,000
Cod $62,000 20,000
Big Winter Skate $30,000 42,000
Summer Flounder $28,000 8,000
Dogfish Spiny $22,000 91,000
All Others $22,000 145,000
Scup $5,000 7,000
Yellowtail Flounder $3,000 1,000
Winter Flounder $1,000 1,000
Bluefish $1,000 1,000

Montauk, NY

Table 8.8 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Montauk, NY during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
Longfin Squid $171,000 103,000
Yellowtail Flounder $51,000 25,000
Silver Hake $50,000 58,000
Scup $50,000 51,000
Striped Bass $50,000 9,000
American Lobster $47,000 7,000
Cod $45,000 17,000
Summer Flounder $43,000 11,000
Golden Tilefish $38,000 8,000
Black Sea Bass $31,000 8,000
Winter Flounder $20,000 7,000
Sea Scallop $20,000 2,000
Monkfish $13,000 6,000
Tautog $11,000 2,000
Skates $9,000 14,000
Butterfish $8,000 8,000
Cunner $6,000 1,000
Red Hake $6,000 11,000
Big Winter Skate $6,000 7,000
Dogfish Smooth $4,000 5,000
Bluefish $4,000 5,000
Jonah Crab $2,000 2,000
Dogfish Spiny $1,000 3,000
Sand-Dab Flounder $1,000 1,000

Stonington, CT

Table 8.9 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Stonington, CT during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
Sea Scallop $162,000 16,000
Summer Flounder $52,000 14,000
Scup $42,000 37,000
Longfin Squid $37,000 25,000
Monkfish $21,000 5,000
Yellowtail Flounder $19,000 8,000
Silver Hake $8,000 8,000
Winter Flounder $7,000 2,000
Skates $5,000 15,000
Big Winter Skate $4,000 9,000
Black Sea Bass $3,000 1,000
Cod $2,000 1,000
Butterfish $2,000 2,000
Haddock $1,000 1,000
Red Hake $1,000 2,000
Dogfish Spiny $1,000 3,000
Little Skate $1,000 3,000

Fairhaven, MA

Table 8.10 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Fairhaven, MA during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
Sea Scallop $89,000 5,000
Jonah Crab $57,000 56,000
Monkfish $45,000 29,000
Skates $41,000 78,000
American Lobster $38,000 7,000
All Others $24,000 35,000
Dogfish Spiny $1,000 2,000


Port Dependency

The percentage of regional revenue and landings for the ten most dependent ports (by maximum percent of annual regional revenue) are listed below. Percent of revenue and landings is derived by taking the annual revenue and landings within the OCS-A 0487 area and dividing it by the total annual fishing revenue and landings in that port during 2008-2022. Data for ports that cannot be displayed due to confidentiality protection or because no known port was reported are displayed as “All Other Ports” for the affiliated landing state. The top ten max dependent ports contain a masked set of ports for RI with more than 2 ports. These ports are Bristol, RI, Providence, RI, Wakefield, RI and Warren, RI.

Table 9.1 Fifteen Year Maximum Percent Annual Regional Fishing Revenue from the Most Dependent Ports within OCS-A 0487
Port State Percent of Revenue Percent of Landings
South Kingstown RI 19.51% 10.33%
All Other Ports RI 13.64% 1.85%
Little Compton RI 11.50% 10.44%
Tiverton RI 4.40% 4.70%
Westport MA 3.81% 2.93%
Menemsha MA 2.04% 1.15%
Chilmark MA 1.87% 1.40%
Woods Hole MA 1.73% 0.58%
Newport RI 1.48% 2.28%
Point Judith RI 1.00% 0.90%
Table 9.2 Most Dependent Ports, by Minimum, Average, and Maximum Annual Revenue and Landings from the Most Dependent Ports within OCS-A 0487
Port State Minimum Revenue Average Revenue Maximum Revenue Minimum Landings Average Landings Maximum Landings
South Kingstown RI Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
All Other Ports RI Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
Little Compton RI $111,000 $282,000 $653,000 130,000 382,000 1,111,000
Tiverton RI Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
Westport MA $10,000 $52,000 $132,000 6,000 36,000 117,000
Menemsha MA $1,000 $10,000 $33,000 <500 2,000 5,000
Chilmark MA Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
Woods Hole MA Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
Newport RI $41,000 $137,000 $294,000 57,000 183,000 397,000
Point Judith RI $203,000 $556,000 $1,134,000 181,000 491,000 996,000

Figure 9.1 Most Dependent Ports Annual Average and time series Maximum and Minimum Landings within OCS-A 0487

Figure 9.2 Most Dependent Ports Annual Average and time series Maximum and Minimum Revenues within OCS-A 0487


Percentage of Revenue by Permit

We also analyzed the percentage of each permit’s total commercial fishing revenue coming from within the OCS-A 0487 area (see boxplots figures and tables below). Boxplots are important statistical summaries because they provide information about the distribution of the percentages. The boxplots below begin at the 1st quartile, or the value beneath which 25 percent of all observations fall. A thick line within the box identifies the median, the observation at which 50 percent of observations are above or beneath. The box ends at the 3rd quartile, or the observation beneath which 75 percent of observations fall. Nonparametric estimates of the minimum and maximum values are also indicated by the “whiskers” (dashed line terminating in a vertical line) that jut out from each side of the box. Any points outside of these whiskers are observations that are considered outliers. In our tables, however, the maximum values are inclusive of outliers. The first table below presents the minimum, 1st quartile, median, 3rd quartile, and maximum values for the area. These are the fifteen year revenue percentages. The following table represents the total number of outliers by year. The boxplots in the figures below further separate the area out by year.

Table 10.1 Analysis of Fifteen Year Permit Revenue Percentage Boxplots within OCS-A 0487
Min 1st Quartile Median 3rd Quartile Max
0% 0.04% 0.24% 1% 85%
Table 10.2 Fifteen Year Outlier Count within OCS-A 0487
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
34 39 43 32 38 44 43 41 44 40 41 42 43 35 47

Figure 10.1 Annual Permit Revenue Percentage Boxplots within OCS-A 0487


Small Business Analysis

A business primarily engaged in commercial fishing is classified as a small business if it is independently owned and operated, is not dominant in its field of operation (including its affiliates) and has combined annual receipts not in excess of $11 million for all its affiliated operations worldwide. Small Business Administration principles of affiliation are used to define a business entity, meaning the following analysis is conducted upon unique business interests, which can represent multiple vessel permits. As such, this section presents the total number of entities, by business category, and the total revenue generated by that business category in Table 11.1. For those businesses with historical fishing within the OCS-A 0487 area, Table 11.2 presents the revenue generated inside the OCS-A 0487 area against the total revenue from those same entities. Revenue values have been deflated to 2022 dollars.


Table 11.1 Total number of entities engaged in federally managed fishing within the Northeast region, and their total revenue, by business category
Year Business Type Number of Entities Revenue
2020 Large Business 11 $172,982,000
2020 Small Business 1,042 $394,946,000
2021 Large Business 11 $209,355,000
2021 Small Business 1,087 $530,723,000
2022 Large Business 11 $147,391,000
2022 Small Business 1,119 $376,978,000
Table 11.2 Revenue within the OCS-A 0487 area compared to total revenue from all areas for entities active within the OCS-A 0487 area, by business category
Year Business Type Number of Entities Area Revenue Total Revenue
2020 Large Business 9 $85,000 $144,853,000
2020 Small Business 220 $1,070,000 $136,490,000
2021 Large Business 6 $46,000 $109,792,000
2021 Small Business 192 $1,134,000 $72,902,000
2022 Large Business 8 $359,000 $97,098,000
2022 Small Business 234 $1,762,000 $131,863,000


Species Dependence

The tables below indicate the top ten species deriving the most revenue from the area by year. Additional information includes landings and effort (Days-at-Sea, or DAS) occurring within the area of interest as a percentage of totals generated by that species across the entire region for each year and the total number of trips and vessels from the area FMP, species, and port for each year. Trips with less than three permits or dealers have been removed to protect data confidentiality. The total number of trips, and number vessels taking those trips, represent an upper bound on the counts as it does not take into account the probability of these trips actually overlapping the area of interest, and identifies all the individuals who could be displaced by wind energy development. Therefore, also included is a count of trips and vessels weighted by the probability of overlap with the area of interest, to generate a more precise expected count of trips and vessels fishing within the area. The category “All Others” refers to gear type categories with less than three permits or dealers impacted to protect data confidentiality.

Table 12.1 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Year within OCS-A 0487
Year Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Trips Expected Vessels
2008 5,429 312 340 127
2009 5,388 303 366 125
2010 5,002 269 393 113
2011 4,453 266 403 102
2012 5,096 293 467 97
2013 5,499 322 513 119
2014 5,116 322 466 114
2015 4,819 296 382 105
2016 5,836 328 518 124
2017 4,738 287 420 103
2018 4,119 260 353 87
2019 3,830 288 254 76
2020 3,878 294 228 72
2021 3,524 245 224 68
2022 3,599 296 272 85
Table 12.2 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2022
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Barndoor Skate 6.23 6.78 6.97
Little Skate 4.30 3.81 2.76
Atlantic Chub Mackerel 2.97 2.80 1.51
Winter Skate 2.31 2.67 0.97
American Shad 2.20 0.86 1.14
Monkfish 1.97 3.16 0.33
Atlantic Striped Bass 1.76 1.13 1.41
Weakfish 1.31 1.38 0.47
Butterfish 1.11 0.88 0.46
Red Hake 0.84 0.90 0.48
Table 12.3 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2022
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 1,095 102 27 83
Atlantic Herring 29 6 2 4
Bluefish 657 106 18 37
Highly Migratory Species 238 40 9 10
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 1,817 142 34 68
Monkfish 908 136 31 78
No Federal FMP 689 108 20 40
Northeast Multispecies 309 47 13 18
Sea Scallop 165 60 13 29
SERO FMP 45 25 3 3
Skates 942 98 31 83
Small-Mesh Multispecies 1,005 86 20 45
Spiny Dogfish 43 17 3 3
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 2,476 200 55 171
Tilefish 58 34 3 3
Table 12.4 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2022
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
American Eel 18 9 1 1
American Lobster 893 64 18 52
American Shad 3 3 1 1
Atlantic Herring 29 6 2 4
Atlantic Mackerel 349 56 11 29
Barndoor Skate 92 16 8 26
Big Winter Skate 506 83 20 63
Black Sea Bass 1,896 167 43 113
Bluefish 657 106 18 37
Bonito 20 11 2 3
Butterfish 1,101 93 21 46
Channeled Whelk 10 7 1 1
Chub Mackerel 8 7 4 5
Cod 84 21 7 8
Conger Eel 66 32 2 3
Cunner 35 12 3 3
Dogfish Smooth 230 34 8 10
Dogfish Spiny 43 17 3 3
Fourspot Flounder 3 3 1 1
Golden Tilefish 57 33 3 3
Haddock 5 5 1 1
Illex Squid 7 7 1 1
John Dory 28 19 2 5
Jonah Crab 485 42 10 33
King Whiting 146 31 5 15
Knobbed Whelk 38 5 2 2
Little Skate 440 28 14 25
Longfin Squid 1,759 131 30 62
Mantis Shrimp 32 3 2 2
Monkfish 899 136 30 78
Red Crab 16 5 1 1
Red Hake 613 61 13 35
Redfish 3 3 1 1
Rock Crab 71 13 1 1
Scup 1,635 149 36 69
Sea Robins 71 15 1 1
Sea Scallop 165 60 13 29
Silver Hake 912 83 19 43
Skates 41 13 1 1
Smooth Skate 34 11 2 2
Spot 23 5 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 268 55 10 26
Striped Bass 76 21 3 12
Summer Flounder 1,979 153 40 110
Tautog 82 25 7 19
Triggerfish 36 23 3 3
White Hake 20 13 1 1
Winter Flounder 268 29 10 12
Witch Flounder 6 6 1 1
Yellowtail Flounder 44 13 2 2
Table 12.5 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2022
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Beaufort, NC 31 15 1 1
Cape May, NJ 27 9 1 1
Hampton, VA 17 13 1 1
Hyannis, MA 11 6 1 1
Little Compton, RI 166 9 7 48
Menemsha, MA 126 7 3 3
Montauk, NY 513 42 19 67
New Bedford, MA 411 83 14 26
New London, CT 43 3 2 5
Newport News, VA 25 15 1 1
Newport, RI 124 6 4 10
Point Judith, RI 1,685 101 31 75
Point Pleasant, NJ 34 15 2 2
Stonington, CT 170 11 3 3
Westport, MA 93 3 3 30
Table 12.6 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2021
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Little Skate 3.75 3.42 2.37
Smooth Skate 2.11 3.86 0.28
Winter Skate 1.91 1.82 0.75
Atlantic Bluefish 1.66 1.54 0.69
Tautog 1.53 1.54 1.34
Monkfish 1.12 1.84 0.28
Scup 0.54 0.45 0.52
Summer Flounder 0.47 0.43 0.47
Weakfish 0.37 0.38 0.25
Red Hake 0.32 0.45 0.27
Table 12.7 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2021
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 1,156 95 24 66
Atlantic Herring 25 9 1 1
Bluefish 647 99 16 24
Highly Migratory Species 116 29 6 9
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 1,410 116 22 36
Monkfish 1,214 130 32 85
No Federal FMP 558 109 16 19
Northeast Multispecies 385 48 13 37
Sea Scallop 219 34 11 39
SERO FMP 75 19 3 6
Skates 1,154 91 29 81
Small-Mesh Multispecies 1,210 92 20 28
Spiny Dogfish 90 21 6 7
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 2,175 170 39 111
Tilefish 73 42 2 2
Table 12.8 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2021
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
American Eel 5 4 1 1
American Lobster 1,055 70 19 43
Atlantic Herring 25 9 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 209 53 5 5
Big Winter Skate 689 74 20 54
Black Sea Bass 1,403 141 25 68
Bluefin Tuna 4 4 1 1
Bluefish 647 99 16 24
Blueline Tilefish 6 5 1 1
Bonito 34 19 3 5
Butterfish 917 81 16 17
Channeled Whelk 18 6 1 1
Cod 165 24 8 19
Conger Eel 79 37 2 2
Cunner 38 16 4 5
Dogfish Smooth 109 23 5 7
Dogfish Spiny 90 21 6 7
Golden Tilefish 70 41 2 2
Illex Squid 10 5 1 1
John Dory 15 11 1 1
Jonah Crab 523 46 12 19
King Whiting 54 20 1 1
Knobbed Whelk 12 4 1 1
Little Skate 480 26 14 29
Little Tuna 10 9 2 2
Longfin Squid 1,330 109 20 32
Monkfish 1,208 130 32 85
Northern Kingfish 20 7 1 1
Red Hake 759 71 13 14
Rock Crab 75 10 2 2
Scup 1,343 126 26 58
Sea Robins 35 11 1 1
Sea Scallop 219 34 11 39
Silver Hake 1,144 90 20 27
Skates 73 24 1 1
Smooth Skate 39 12 2 2
Squeteague Weakfish 242 60 7 8
Striped Bass 26 16 1 1
Summer Flounder 1,693 140 29 68
Tautog 34 11 3 17
Triggerfish 71 16 3 6
White Hake 19 12 1 1
Winter Flounder 333 31 11 26
Witch Flounder 11 8 1 1
Yellowtail Flounder 126 13 6 8
Table 12.9 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2021
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Beaufort, NC 52 28 1 1
Cape May, NJ 6 5 1 1
Chatham, MA 11 3 1 1
Hampton, VA 24 18 1 1
Little Compton, RI 136 9 7 42
Menemsha, MA 180 7 3 4
Montauk, NY 222 28 7 32
New Bedford, MA 362 56 15 35
New London, CT 21 5 2 2
Newport News, VA 28 20 1 1
Newport, RI 165 9 4 9
Point Judith, RI 1,885 91 30 81
Point Pleasant, NJ 8 6 1 1
Stonington, CT 137 10 2 2
Westport, MA 127 5 4 17
Table 12.10 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2020
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Barndoor Skate 8.63 8.42 6.86
Winter Skate 2.61 2.63 0.91
Little Skate 1.96 1.97 1.51
Monkfish 1.57 2.37 0.30
All Others 0.30 0.32 0.06
Silver Hake 0.29 0.42 0.14
Atlantic Bluefish 0.26 0.20 0.44
Summer Flounder 0.26 0.28 0.47
Spiny Dogfish 0.21 0.19 0.89
Butterfish 0.18 0.18 0.18
Table 12.11 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2020
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 1,204 84 20 50
Atlantic Herring 32 6 1 1
Bluefish 567 105 12 21
Highly Migratory Species 64 22 1 1
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 1,157 104 18 21
Monkfish 1,635 159 33 111
No Federal FMP 480 97 12 21
Northeast Multispecies 423 56 9 16
Sea Scallop 448 75 15 36
SERO FMP 51 14 1 1
Skates 1,345 115 29 107
Small-Mesh Multispecies 1,080 102 17 20
Spiny Dogfish 134 25 6 20
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 2,015 175 35 86
Tilefish 38 26 2 2
Table 12.12 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2020
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Am. Plaice Flounder 3 3 1 1
American Lobster 1,133 70 19 49
Atlantic Herring 32 6 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 175 37 5 5
Barndoor Skate 199 18 9 48
Big Winter Skate 901 99 22 92
Black Sea Bass 1,220 147 23 30
Bluefish 567 105 12 21
Bonito 46 25 1 1
Butterfish 792 73 13 15
Channeled Whelk 43 6 2 4
Cod 167 35 6 11
Conger Eel 76 25 2 2
Cunner 26 12 2 2
Dogfish Smooth 63 21 1 1
Dogfish Spiny 134 25 6 20
Golden Tilefish 37 25 2 2
Haddock 15 10 1 1
Illex Squid 5 4 1 1
John Dory 11 8 1 1
Jonah Crab 534 39 7 18
King Whiting 37 24 2 2
Knobbed Whelk 6 3 1 1
Little Skate 494 21 9 21
Little Tuna 3 3 1 1
Longfin Squid 1,048 100 16 19
Monkfish 1,635 159 33 111
Red Hake 609 65 10 12
Rock Crab 77 10 3 8
Scup 1,179 128 21 25
Sea Robins 14 8 1 1
Sea Scallop 448 75 15 36
Silver Hake 1,040 98 17 19
Skates 36 17 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 181 47 5 5
Striped Bass 18 11 1 1
Summer Flounder 1,564 143 26 70
Tautog 22 8 1 1
Triggerfish 46 9 1 1
White Hake 23 13 1 1
Winter Flounder 382 44 7 12
Witch Flounder 41 13 2 2
Yellowtail Flounder 200 22 4 9
Table 12.13 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2020
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Beaufort, NC 51 28 1 1
Cape May, NJ 11 6 1 1
Chatham, MA 25 7 3 3
Hampton, VA 22 16 1 1
Little Compton, RI 246 10 9 74
Menemsha, MA 277 9 4 7
Montauk, NY 102 24 3 3
New Bedford, MA 642 100 18 45
New London, CT 18 4 1 1
Newport News, VA 16 14 1 1
Newport, RI 192 8 4 11
Point Judith, RI 1,916 98 28 78
Point Pleasant, NJ 50 18 1 1
Stonington, CT 43 10 2 2
Westport, MA 90 6 3 4
Table 12.14 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2019
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Barndoor Skate 6.44 9.67 5.66
Little Skate 2.59 2.48 1.92
Winter Skate 2.43 2.96 0.94
Monkfish 2.23 2.68 0.37
Scup 0.33 0.34 0.32
Silver Hake 0.31 0.41 0.17
Summer Flounder 0.26 0.31 0.59
Spiny Dogfish 0.25 0.24 1.17
Yellowtail Flounder 0.20 0.10 0.44
Red Hake 0.19 0.30 0.25
Table 12.15 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2019
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 1,208 96 24 66
Atlantic Herring 8 3 1 1
Bluefish 606 94 12 17
Highly Migratory Species 92 23 3 3
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 1,290 102 21 33
Monkfish 1,620 146 40 129
No Federal FMP 480 94 12 16
Northeast Multispecies 462 42 13 21
Sea Scallop 359 79 10 17
SERO FMP 48 15 2 3
Skates 1,444 116 37 121
Small-Mesh Multispecies 1,122 90 18 26
Spiny Dogfish 166 32 11 30
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 2,033 168 44 139
Tilefish 48 27 2 6
Table 12.16 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2019
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
American Eel 7 7 1 1
American Lobster 1,096 67 21 62
Atlantic Herring 8 3 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 286 57 9 11
Barndoor Skate 190 24 11 46
Big Winter Skate 947 102 29 95
Black Sea Bass 770 138 19 41
Bluefish 606 94 12 17
Blueline Tilefish 11 11 1 1
Bonito 49 25 3 3
Butterfish 881 81 14 18
Channeled Whelk 13 5 1 1
Cod 162 26 8 12
Conger Eel 85 40 1 1
Cunner 68 13 3 6
Dogfish Smooth 87 20 2 2
Dogfish Spiny 166 32 11 30
Golden Tilefish 40 20 2 6
Haddock 44 16 3 5
Illex Squid 10 5 1 1
John Dory 7 6 1 1
Jonah Crab 552 42 11 20
King Whiting 26 19 1 1
Little Skate 574 25 14 32
Little Tuna 5 5 1 1
Longfin Squid 1,172 96 17 27
Monkfish 1,618 146 40 129
Pollock 8 6 1 1
Red Hake 701 72 12 18
Rock Crab 50 9 1 1
Scup 1,209 137 26 37
Sea Robins 54 17 1 1
Sea Scallop 359 79 10 17
Silver Hake 1,075 84 17 26
Skates 32 23 1 1
Smooth Skate 26 14 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 130 40 5 5
Striped Bass 21 13 2 2
Summer Flounder 1,613 133 34 105
Tautog 46 29 4 4
Triggerfish 44 12 2 3
Winter Flounder 435 36 12 20
Witch Flounder 26 11 1 1
Yellowtail Flounder 220 26 8 14
Table 12.17 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2019
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Beaufort, NC 33 17 1 1
Boston, MA 10 4 1 1
Cape May, NJ 5 4 1 1
Fairhaven, MA 52 10 2 4
Hampton, VA 15 11 1 1
Harwichport, MA 9 3 1 1
Little Compton, RI 261 10 8 71
Menemsha, MA 257 6 4 26
Montauk, NY 127 22 4 5
New Bedford, MA 536 87 20 39
New London, CT 49 5 1 1
Newport News, VA 12 11 1 1
Newport, RI 208 7 5 10
Point Judith, RI 1,867 99 28 63
Point Pleasant, NJ 19 11 1 1
Stonington, CT 78 14 2 2
Wanchese, NC 8 6 1 1
Westport, MA 99 9 3 11
Table 12.18 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2018
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Red Hake 3.66 4.92 0.89
Little Skate 3.18 3.38 3.05
Silver Hake 1.98 3.01 0.49
Butterfish 1.86 1.78 0.60
Monkfish 1.78 2.26 0.45
Winter Skate 1.46 1.55 1.12
Winter Flounder 1.38 1.34 0.79
Yellowtail Flounder 0.87 0.46 1.20
Scup 0.86 1.15 0.69
Weakfish 0.67 0.75 0.44
Table 12.19 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2018
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 1,432 106 31 86
Atlantic Herring 22 12 2 2
Bluefish 464 86 10 38
Highly Migratory Species 65 23 3 4
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 1,411 114 28 113
Monkfish 1,789 153 45 188
No Federal FMP 632 115 19 43
Northeast Multispecies 691 55 22 62
Sea Scallop 203 50 10 10
SERO FMP 17 13 1 1
Skates 1,735 121 43 172
Small-Mesh Multispecies 1,257 99 24 112
Spiny Dogfish 107 32 9 13
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 2,200 183 48 183
Tilefish 72 40 4 5
Table 12.20 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2018
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Am. Plaice Flounder 8 5 1 1
American Eel 22 13 1 1
American Lobster 1,236 75 25 70
Atlantic Herring 22 12 2 2
Atlantic Mackerel 384 71 13 24
Big Winter Skate 1,075 99 33 136
Black Sea Bass 1,180 149 29 84
Bluefish 464 86 10 38
Blueline Tilefish 8 7 1 1
Bonito 20 14 1 1
Butterfish 991 95 19 85
Channeled Whelk 18 6 2 4
Cod 330 40 15 38
Conger Eel 159 53 5 13
Cunner 56 19 5 8
Dogfish Smooth 62 21 2 2
Dogfish Spiny 107 32 9 13
Fourspot Flounder 8 4 1 1
Golden Tilefish 71 39 4 5
Haddock 152 31 8 9
Horseshoe Crab 11 3 1 1
Illex Squid 28 12 3 9
John Dory 26 15 2 2
Jonah Crab 830 48 16 30
King Whiting 48 22 3 4
Little Skate 693 24 14 48
Longfin Squid 1,277 107 22 96
Monkfish 1,788 153 45 188
Pollock 10 6 2 2
Red Hake 935 83 19 90
Rock Crab 92 8 4 8
Scup 1,456 140 31 103
Sea Robins 80 24 3 3
Sea Scallop 203 50 10 10
Silver Hake 1,189 90 22 109
Skates 84 39 4 4
Smooth Skate 30 12 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 193 59 6 16
Striped Bass 18 10 3 4
Summer Flounder 1,535 143 35 140
Tautog 98 40 4 11
Triggerfish 13 10 1 1
White Hake 15 9 2 2
Winter Flounder 630 44 17 53
Witch Flounder 36 15 4 4
Yellowtail Flounder 436 34 15 41
Table 12.21 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2018
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Beaufort, NC 35 26 1 1
Cape May, NJ 4 3 1 1
Chatham, MA 20 3 1 1
Chincoteague, VA 3 3 1 1
Fairhaven, MA 58 4 3 8
Hampton, VA 21 11 1 1
Hyannis, MA 14 5 1 1
Little Compton, RI 185 9 8 52
Menemsha, MA 253 8 5 31
Montauk, NY 149 30 6 8
New Bedford, MA 543 63 16 36
New London, CT 39 3 1 1
Newport News, VA 7 6 1 1
Newport, RI 264 8 6 27
Point Judith, RI 2,137 105 37 177
Point Pleasant, NJ 25 8 1 1
Stonington, CT 64 10 2 2
Tiverton, RI 68 3 2 3
Westport, MA 103 7 4 10
Table 12.22 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2017
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Yellowtail Flounder 3.20 2.18 1.09
Winter Flounder 2.67 2.60 0.78
Winter Skate 2.38 2.50 1.19
Red Hake 1.85 3.41 0.73
Monkfish 1.81 2.33 0.56
Little Skate 1.65 1.70 1.73
Silver Hake 1.42 2.21 0.47
Spot 1.40 1.08 0.58
Scup 1.36 1.55 0.68
Butterfish 1.20 0.91 0.56
Table 12.23 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2017
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 1,514 127 31 76
Atlantic Herring 66 18 2 2
Bluefish 992 122 25 80
Highly Migratory Species 142 31 4 4
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 1,735 129 31 137
Monkfish 2,150 173 59 259
No Federal FMP 772 134 22 52
Northeast Multispecies 700 80 23 70
Sea Scallop 411 68 21 42
SERO FMP 83 34 3 3
Skates 1,785 130 48 189
Small-Mesh Multispecies 1,431 117 27 124
Spiny Dogfish 220 44 11 34
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 2,552 187 56 208
Tilefish 93 46 5 5
Table 12.24 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2017
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
American Eel 18 10 1 1
American Lobster 1,300 78 22 56
Atlantic Croaker 4 3 1 1
Atlantic Herring 66 18 2 2
Atlantic Mackerel 336 77 8 16
Big Winter Skate 1,414 108 43 172
Black Sea Bass 1,289 154 31 85
Bluefish 992 122 25 80
Bonito 48 23 2 2
Butterfish 1,136 103 19 83
Channeled Whelk 6 5 1 1
Cod 350 52 17 44
Conger Eel 195 56 5 5
Cunner 63 15 4 9
Dogfish Smooth 134 28 4 4
Dogfish Spiny 220 44 11 34
Fourspot Flounder 13 5 1 1
Golden Tilefish 88 45 5 5
Haddock 5 4 1 1
Hickory Shad 4 3 1 1
Horseshoe Crab 4 3 1 1
Illex Squid 17 6 3 7
John Dory 47 31 3 4
Jonah Crab 904 46 16 39
King Whiting 57 26 2 2
Little Skate 440 30 10 25
Little Tuna 7 3 1 1
Longfin Squid 1,606 122 30 133
Menhaden 6 5 1 1
Monkfish 2,146 173 59 259
Mullets 8 5 1 1
Pollock 9 4 2 3
Red Hake 975 94 20 95
Redfish 3 3 1 1
Rock Crab 30 8 1 1
Scup 1,680 147 35 117
Sea Raven 9 3 2 3
Sea Robins 177 30 5 19
Sea Scallop 411 68 21 42
Silver Hake 1,303 106 25 117
Skates 128 38 6 12
Smooth Skate 36 10 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 298 81 11 22
Striped Bass 32 22 4 4
Summer Flounder 1,429 153 39 144
Tautog 83 34 6 14
Triggerfish 79 31 3 3
White Hake 17 12 1 1
Winter Flounder 640 62 20 67
Witch Flounder 41 17 3 4
Yellowtail Flounder 491 53 19 49
Table 12.25 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2017
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Beaufort, NC 24 17 1 1
Cape May, NJ 23 7 1 1
Chatham, MA 13 4 2 7
Hampton Bay, NY 4 3 1 1
Hampton, VA 22 15 1 1
Little Compton, RI 225 7 7 67
Menemsha, MA 213 8 4 8
Montauk, NY 229 27 6 8
New Bedford, MA 725 90 26 75
New London, CT 45 3 1 1
New Shoreham, RI 38 4 2 2
Newport News, VA 7 6 1 1
Newport, RI 201 10 6 30
Point Judith, RI 2,422 114 43 193
Point Pleasant, NJ 84 22 2 2
Stonington, CT 45 12 3 3
Tiverton, RI 66 3 1 1
Westport, MA 129 8 5 25
Table 12.26 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2016
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Winter Skate 3.31 4.50 1.28
Yellowtail Flounder 3.23 2.86 0.76
Red Hake 2.84 3.50 0.98
Butterfish 2.21 2.27 0.87
Winter Flounder 2.20 2.48 0.52
Scup 1.84 1.99 1.00
Weakfish 1.54 1.36 0.71
Monkfish 1.39 1.92 0.59
Spot 1.33 0.80 1.02
Little Skate 1.07 1.01 1.46
Table 12.27 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2016
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 1,641 121 34 93
Atlantic Herring 86 25 5 6
Bluefish 1,046 129 25 69
Highly Migratory Species 102 28 5 6
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 2,354 146 46 153
Monkfish 2,193 189 66 261
No Federal FMP 736 120 23 60
Northeast Multispecies 821 84 27 79
Sea Scallop 573 89 20 71
SERO FMP 37 21 2 2
Skates 1,823 130 50 195
Small-Mesh Multispecies 1,411 114 34 125
Spiny Dogfish 336 43 11 93
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 2,830 204 65 240
Tilefish 72 34 1 1
Table 12.28 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2016
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Albacore Tuna 3 3 1 1
Am. Plaice Flounder 4 3 1 1
American Eel 10 6 1 1
American Lobster 1,459 77 25 75
Atlantic Croaker 4 4 1 1
Atlantic Herring 86 25 5 6
Atlantic Mackerel 316 74 10 20
Big Winter Skate 1,341 110 44 184
Black Sea Bass 888 160 30 76
Bluefish 1,046 129 25 69
Blueline Tilefish 13 11 1 1
Bonito 21 14 1 1
Butterfish 1,259 106 30 104
Channeled Whelk 5 4 1 1
Cod 588 64 24 64
Conger Eel 148 53 7 8
Cunner 64 18 5 11
Dogfish Smooth 91 23 5 5
Dogfish Spiny 336 43 11 93
Fourspot Flounder 14 3 2 2
Golden Tilefish 63 31 1 1
Haddock 9 6 1 1
Illex Squid 8 4 2 2
John Dory 34 23 1 1
Jonah Crab 830 43 16 44
King Whiting 55 28 1 1
Little Skate 487 25 11 19
Longfin Squid 2,256 139 43 143
Monkfish 2,172 189 66 260
Other Fish 4 3 1 1
Pollock 12 5 2 2
Red Hake 1,049 92 26 99
Rock Crab 99 9 2 11
Scup 1,840 157 42 139
Sea Raven 9 4 2 2
Sea Robins 119 34 3 3
Sea Scallop 573 89 20 71
Silver Hake 1,232 105 32 120
Skates 106 42 5 6
Smooth Skate 31 10 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 289 63 12 31
Striped Bass 59 27 5 8
Summer Flounder 2,075 163 48 192
Tautog 57 26 5 10
Triggerfish 34 18 2 2
White Hake 16 7 1 1
Winter Flounder 687 59 19 56
Witch Flounder 120 32 4 10
Yellowtail Flounder 550 52 19 39
Table 12.29 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2016
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Beaufort, NC 19 14 1 1
Belford, NJ 12 4 1 1
Boston, MA 50 11 1 1
Cape May, NJ 20 10 1 1
Chatham, MA 23 6 2 2
Davisville, RI 7 3 1 1
Fairhaven, MA 52 4 2 3
Gloucester, MA 6 4 1 1
Hampton, VA 24 14 1 1
Hobucken, NC 7 4 1 1
Little Compton, RI 271 9 7 73
Menemsha, MA 270 9 4 4
Montauk, NY 234 27 10 15
New Bedford, MA 1,036 107 29 113
New London, CT 131 5 3 3
New Shoreham, RI 37 4 1 1
Newport, RI 306 8 6 54
Oriental, NC 4 4 1 1
Point Judith, RI 2,808 107 50 203
Point Pleasant, NJ 18 9 1 1
Stonington, CT 82 15 4 4
Tiverton, RI 77 3 2 2
Wanchese, NC 4 3 1 1
Westport, MA 165 9 5 39
Table 12.30 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2015
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Yellowtail Flounder 5.91 5.15 1.14
Winter Skate 4.35 4.14 1.55
Little Skate 4.09 3.98 2.82
Spot 2.95 3.52 2.08
Red Hake 2.07 3.75 1.00
Monkfish 1.59 2.11 0.55
Scup 1.29 1.02 0.76
Winter Flounder 0.91 0.78 0.76
Silver Hake 0.64 0.68 0.55
Butterfish 0.63 0.55 0.73
Table 12.31 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2015
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 1,422 113 25 65
Atlantic Herring 65 22 2 2
Bluefish 968 101 19 59
Highly Migratory Species 121 27 4 5
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 1,697 117 36 113
Monkfish 2,071 176 65 246
No Federal FMP 666 120 22 41
Northeast Multispecies 859 92 34 78
Sea Scallop 367 73 18 43
SERO FMP 11 10 1 1
Skates 1,981 127 54 238
Small-Mesh Multispecies 1,220 99 34 108
Spiny Dogfish 326 45 12 70
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 2,344 175 53 160
Tilefish 64 28 1 1
Table 12.32 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2015
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
American Eel 14 9 1 1
American Lobster 1,291 80 22 60
Atlantic Croaker 10 7 1 1
Atlantic Herring 65 22 2 2
Atlantic Mackerel 259 59 6 9
Big Winter Skate 1,498 113 49 215
Black Sea Bass 605 126 24 29
Bluefish 968 101 19 59
Blueline Tilefish 15 11 1 1
Bonito 48 25 2 3
Butterfish 1,126 93 24 87
Channeled Whelk 26 8 2 2
Cod 494 65 25 55
Conchs 3 3 1 1
Conger Eel 162 46 5 8
Cunner 64 21 5 9
Dogfish Smooth 117 26 3 3
Dogfish Spiny 326 45 12 70
Fourspot Flounder 16 6 3 3
Golden Tilefish 53 24 1 1
Haddock 8 7 1 1
Illex Squid 8 4 1 1
John Dory 35 22 2 2
Jonah Crab 740 46 14 19
King Whiting 28 17 2 2
Knobbed Whelk 12 6 1 1
Little Skate 469 17 8 37
Little Tuna 5 4 2 2
Longfin Squid 1,580 107 34 108
Menhaden 3 3 1 1
Monkfish 2,066 176 65 246
Pollock 7 7 1 1
Red Hake 880 87 27 92
Rock Crab 94 15 1 1
Scup 1,485 117 31 97
Sea Raven 21 7 2 7
Sea Robins 104 23 2 2
Sea Scallop 367 73 18 43
Silver Hake 1,089 84 31 104
Skates 179 43 8 14
Smooth Skate 4 3 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 177 52 6 13
Striped Bass 30 14 2 2
Summer Flounder 1,980 144 42 145
Tautog 35 23 2 2
Triggerfish 4 4 1 1
White Hake 21 11 2 2
Winter Flounder 727 66 28 64
Witch Flounder 224 44 12 18
Yellowtail Flounder 635 64 28 62
Table 12.33 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2015
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Beaufort, NC 21 14 1 1
Boston, MA 60 7 1 1
Cape May, NJ 8 6 1 1
Chilmark, MA 43 4 1 1
Fairhaven, MA 35 8 2 3
Fall River, MA 4 3 1 1
Hampton, VA 25 17 1 1
Harwichport, MA 24 4 2 2
Hyannis, MA 21 4 1 1
Little Compton, RI 219 9 7 61
Menemsha, MA 207 9 3 3
Montauk, NY 180 27 6 7
New Bedford, MA 717 85 23 78
New London, CT 64 6 1 1
New Shoreham, RI 38 5 1 1
Newport News, VA 7 5 1 1
Newport, RI 289 10 6 27
Point Judith, RI 2,521 112 50 178
Point Pleasant, NJ 25 7 1 1
Stonington, CT 61 11 2 2
Tiverton, RI 66 5 2 2
Westport, MA 110 7 3 18
Woods Hole, MA 19 3 1 1
Table 12.34 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2014
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Yellowtail Flounder 6.66 6.32 1.17
Winter Skate 4.13 4.03 1.73
Red Hake 2.58 4.54 0.88
All Others 1.97 1.97 0.42
Monkfish 1.52 2.09 0.52
Little Skate 1.48 1.06 2.00
Winter Flounder 1.18 1.12 0.79
Scup 0.97 1.09 0.85
Jonah Crab 0.76 0.72 0.44
Silver Hake 0.73 0.94 0.57
Table 12.35 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2014
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 1,593 131 31 81
Atlantic Herring 96 25 2 2
Bluefish 946 114 29 81
Highly Migratory Species 91 31 3 3
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 1,516 120 36 116
Monkfish 2,045 182 70 248
No Federal FMP 936 129 27 72
Northeast Multispecies 937 106 42 92
Sea Scallop 369 66 17 33
SERO FMP 15 11 1 1
Skates 2,200 143 67 261
Small-Mesh Multispecies 1,195 102 32 103
Spiny Dogfish 362 46 21 66
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 2,340 183 58 184
Tilefish 82 38 2 2
Table 12.36 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2014
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Am. Plaice Flounder 8 7 1 1
American Eel 13 7 1 1
American Lobster 1,420 96 25 71
Atlantic Halibut 5 5 1 1
Atlantic Herring 96 25 2 2
Atlantic Mackerel 149 55 5 5
Big Winter Skate 1,237 104 49 186
Black Sea Bass 649 118 20 48
Bluefish 946 114 29 81
Blueline Tilefish 21 15 1 1
Bonito 59 25 5 10
Butterfish 1,036 94 23 83
Channeled Whelk 52 7 2 3
Chub Mackerel 3 3 1 1
Cod 488 76 27 49
Conchs 4 4 1 1
Conger Eel 236 60 7 12
Cunner 122 23 8 16
Dogfish Smooth 86 26 3 3
Dogfish Spiny 362 46 21 66
Golden Tilefish 72 35 2 2
Haddock 12 10 1 1
Horseshoe Crab 17 7 1 1
Illex Squid 3 3 1 1
John Dory 44 22 1 1
Jonah Crab 758 54 13 22
King Whiting 46 22 3 4
Knobbed Whelk 12 9 1 1
Little Skate 399 22 10 25
Little Tuna 10 6 1 1
Longfin Squid 1,460 114 33 112
Monkfish 2,042 181 70 248
Offshore Hake 4 4 1 1
Pollock 14 10 3 3
Red Hake 921 90 26 84
Rock Crab 158 13 2 4
Scup 1,326 130 36 93
Sea Raven 59 11 2 15
Sea Robins 156 26 8 11
Sea Scallop 369 66 17 33
Silver Hake 1,031 86 29 99
Skates 766 112 33 73
Spot 8 4 2 2
Squeteague Weakfish 222 54 7 17
Striped Bass 59 20 3 3
Summer Flounder 2,009 152 52 165
Tautog 45 31 5 6
Triggerfish 12 10 1 1
White Hake 39 26 2 2
Winter Flounder 804 77 33 74
Witch Flounder 224 41 11 21
Yellowtail Flounder 663 75 33 75
Table 12.37 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2014
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Beaufort, NC 15 10 1 1
Boston, MA 20 5 1 1
Cape May, NJ 7 7 1 1
Chatham, MA 28 5 2 2
Chilmark, MA 115 7 2 2
Davisville, RI 8 3 1 1
Fairhaven, MA 64 7 3 5
Fall River, MA 24 4 1 1
Hampton, VA 14 8 1 1
Harwichport, MA 36 3 2 4
Little Compton, RI 261 13 8 53
Menemsha, MA 189 9 2 2
Montauk, NY 169 32 9 11
New Bedford, MA 706 97 25 102
New London, CT 34 9 2 2
New Shoreham, RI 32 5 1 1
Newport, RI 308 11 7 29
Point Judith, RI 2,617 113 51 195
Point Pleasant, NJ 23 11 1 1
Stonington, CT 44 13 3 3
Tiverton, RI 123 6 4 45
Wanchese, NC 5 5 1 1
Westport, MA 169 10 5 13
Table 12.38 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2013
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
All Others 3.77 3.52 0.61
Little Skate 2.86 2.03 3.26
Monkfish 2.08 2.66 0.56
Winter Skate 1.96 1.64 0.65
Yellowtail Flounder 1.35 1.26 0.53
Spiny Dogfish 1.19 1.04 2.03
Summer Flounder 0.88 0.76 0.64
Atlantic Cod 0.65 0.51 0.21
Butterfish 0.38 0.41 0.46
Scup 0.35 0.38 0.55
Table 12.39 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2013
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 1,677 136 34 92
Atlantic Herring 101 18 2 2
Bluefish 823 119 28 43
Highly Migratory Species 96 28 4 6
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 1,512 123 35 52
Monkfish 2,593 206 75 259
No Federal FMP 1,122 136 32 46
Northeast Multispecies 1,157 118 41 80
Sea Scallop 498 74 16 59
SERO FMP 119 37 4 4
Skates 2,330 138 66 239
Small-Mesh Multispecies 1,424 103 35 53
Spiny Dogfish 521 82 31 87
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 2,496 199 61 136
Tilefish 103 58 3 3
Table 12.40 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2013
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Am. Plaice Flounder 4 4 1 1
American Eel 15 11 1 1
American Lobster 1,490 103 29 82
Atlantic Croaker 5 5 1 1
Atlantic Halibut 5 4 2 2
Atlantic Herring 101 18 2 2
Atlantic Mackerel 174 56 7 8
Big Winter Skate 480 44 15 38
Black Sea Bass 891 142 27 39
Bluefish 823 119 28 43
Blueline Tilefish 5 5 1 1
Bonito 15 12 2 3
Butterfish 894 80 20 25
Channeled Whelk 28 10 1 1
Cod 786 92 32 63
Conger Eel 416 70 13 14
Cunner 145 22 8 13
Cusk 3 3 1 1
Dogfish Smooth 93 27 4 5
Dogfish Spiny 521 82 31 87
Fourspot Flounder 26 6 1 1
Golden Tilefish 100 56 3 3
Haddock 10 8 1 1
Illex Squid 17 11 1 1
John Dory 71 42 3 3
Jonah Crab 781 60 18 30
King Whiting 50 24 2 2
Knobbed Whelk 7 3 1 1
Little Skate 408 14 9 42
Longfin Squid 1,378 108 31 46
Monkfish 2,592 206 75 259
Mullets 7 5 1 1
Offshore Hake 19 8 2 2
Pollock 28 14 4 6
Red Hake 998 80 23 32
Redfish 3 3 1 1
Rock Crab 154 13 3 7
Scup 1,424 135 34 43
Sea Raven 13 6 2 2
Sea Robins 139 28 4 4
Sea Scallop 498 74 16 59
Silver Hake 1,255 91 31 47
Skates 1,701 125 55 189
Squeteague Weakfish 313 65 10 12
Striped Bass 35 22 2 5
Summer Flounder 2,069 159 51 114
Tautog 52 22 2 2
Triggerfish 108 32 3 3
White Hake 49 24 2 2
Winter Flounder 439 63 15 26
Witch Flounder 354 45 10 10
Yellowtail Flounder 842 70 29 42
Table 12.41 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2013
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Beaufort, NC 7 7 1 1
Boston, MA 12 6 1 1
Chatham, MA 43 8 3 5
Chilmark, MA 299 9 4 5
Chincoteague, VA 11 8 1 1
Fall River, MA 36 3 1 1
Hampton, VA 43 22 2 2
Hyannis, MA 7 3 1 1
Little Compton, RI 303 16 9 61
Montauk, NY 221 30 8 10
New Bedford, MA 909 91 28 177
New London, CT 41 8 2 2
New Shoreham, RI 40 4 1 1
Newport News, VA 39 21 2 2
Newport, RI 417 19 10 55
Point Judith, RI 2,541 101 49 127
Point Pleasant, NJ 14 11 1 1
Stonington, CT 57 9 1 1
Tiverton, RI 146 4 4 55
Wanchese, NC 3 3 1 1
Westport, MA 181 8 4 7
Table 12.42 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2012
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Monkfish 2.23 3.04 0.43
Little Skate 2.09 1.61 2.90
All Others 1.97 1.99 0.49
Winter Skate 1.81 1.76 0.46
Albacore Tuna 0.99 1.35 0.78
Yellowtail Flounder 0.77 0.59 0.17
Spiny Dogfish 0.63 0.60 1.49
Jonah Crab 0.37 0.36 0.34
Tautog 0.30 0.37 1.06
Summer Flounder 0.29 0.22 0.48
Table 12.43 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2012
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 1,745 124 32 114
Atlantic Herring 37 14 2 2
Bluefish 1,171 123 31 63
Highly Migratory Species 95 26 4 11
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 1,485 118 28 39
Monkfish 2,258 179 59 264
No Federal FMP 1,067 133 25 40
Northeast Multispecies 763 86 26 52
Sea Scallop 364 51 14 30
SERO FMP 157 37 4 5
Skates 2,180 137 56 262
Small-Mesh Multispecies 1,277 96 26 35
Spiny Dogfish 594 76 27 97
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 2,308 175 49 132
Tilefish 115 59 3 3
Table 12.44 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2012
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Albacore Tuna 28 5 2 7
Am. Plaice Flounder 6 4 1 1
American Eel 22 9 1 1
American Lobster 1,553 101 26 96
Atlantic Halibut 8 6 2 3
Atlantic Herring 37 14 2 2
Atlantic Mackerel 179 57 4 4
Big Winter Skate 481 40 12 45
Black Sea Bass 920 122 23 27
Bluefish 1,171 123 31 63
Blueline Tilefish 12 9 1 1
Bonito 37 15 3 7
Butterfish 839 78 17 20
Channeled Whelk 18 9 1 1
Cod 524 64 21 43
Conchs 10 3 1 1
Conger Eel 334 61 8 9
Cunner 107 16 5 8
Dogfish Smooth 61 22 3 4
Dogfish Spiny 594 76 27 97
Fourspot Flounder 37 10 1 1
Golden Tilefish 109 58 3 3
Haddock 4 4 1 1
Illex Squid 3 3 1 1
John Dory 70 41 2 2
Jonah Crab 661 47 15 27
King Whiting 40 16 2 2
Knobbed Whelk 6 5 1 1
Little Skate 515 18 7 41
Little Tuna 7 3 2 5
Longfin Squid 1,414 110 27 37
Monkfish 2,258 179 59 264
Offshore Hake 23 10 1 1
Other Fish 9 5 1 1
Pollock 30 15 2 8
Red Hake 867 81 19 23
Redfish 6 6 1 1
Rock Crab 164 18 4 7
Sand-Dab Flounder 6 3 1 1
Scup 1,380 134 30 42
Sea Raven 30 10 1 1
Sea Robins 184 32 3 3
Sea Scallop 364 51 14 30
Silver Hake 1,119 82 23 31
Skates 1,435 117 44 210
Spanish Mackerel 4 3 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 292 61 8 9
Striped Bass 55 18 2 11
Summer Flounder 1,972 146 44 120
Tautog 78 27 6 9
Triggerfish 142 32 3 5
White Hake 25 17 1 1
Winter Flounder 106 22 4 5
Witch Flounder 224 34 6 6
Yellowtail Flounder 485 54 16 23
Table 12.45 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2012
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Cape May, NJ 4 4 1 1
Chatham, MA 28 7 1 1
Chilmark, MA 187 10 2 2
Chincoteague, VA 5 4 1 1
Fairhaven, MA 37 4 3 3
Gloucester, MA 5 4 1 1
Hampton, VA 8 7 1 1
Little Compton, RI 400 16 10 89
Montauk, NY 179 26 6 8
New Bedford, MA 839 78 24 141
New London, CT 29 5 1 1
New Shoreham, RI 77 4 1 1
Newport News, VA 27 11 1 1
Newport, RI 400 14 8 55
Point Judith, RI 2,439 104 40 119
Shinnecock, NY 6 3 2 2
Stonington, CT 68 12 2 2
Tiverton, RI 88 5 3 13
Westport, MA 115 8 4 11
Woods Hole, MA 24 3 1 1
Table 12.46 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2011
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Monkfish 1.97 2.60 0.33
All Others 1.76 1.74 0.34
Winter Skate 1.06 1.07 0.35
Little Skate 0.69 0.63 2.38
Yellowtail Flounder 0.56 0.50 0.20
Red Hake 0.45 0.48 0.41
Tautog 0.35 0.27 0.36
Scup 0.31 0.31 0.33
Butterfish 0.29 0.30 0.34
Jonah Crab 0.29 0.28 0.25
Table 12.47 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2011
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 1,692 121 34 117
Atlantic Herring 45 15 2 3
Bluefish 867 101 27 65
Highly Migratory Species 53 18 5 8
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 891 82 23 26
Monkfish 1,721 147 53 199
No Federal FMP 840 103 26 40
Northeast Multispecies 657 87 28 58
Sea Scallop 526 52 14 19
SERO FMP 114 28 3 4
Skates 1,755 124 54 204
Small-Mesh Multispecies 836 75 25 31
Spiny Dogfish 246 39 15 35
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 1,718 152 49 115
Tilefish 81 39 3 3
Table 12.48 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2011
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Am. Plaice Flounder 8 6 1 1
American Eel 9 4 1 1
American Lobster 1,589 106 28 105
American Shad 4 4 1 1
Atlantic Herring 45 15 2 3
Atlantic Mackerel 42 26 2 2
Bay Scallop 4 3 1 1
Big Winter Skate 424 43 15 35
Black Sea Bass 540 100 18 20
Bluefish 867 101 27 65
Bonito 27 11 2 2
Butterfish 588 62 15 16
Channeled Whelk 30 8 1 1
Cod 427 59 22 47
Conchs 7 3 1 1
Conger Eel 217 44 7 8
Cunner 119 16 6 14
Dogfish Smooth 44 13 3 6
Dogfish Spiny 246 39 15 35
Dolphinfish 8 3 1 1
Golden Tilefish 75 37 3 3
Illex Squid 5 4 1 1
John Dory 45 23 2 2
Jonah Crab 585 45 11 24
King Whiting 22 13 2 2
Little Skate 384 24 11 24
Little Tuna 9 5 2 2
Longfin Squid 851 78 21 25
Monkfish 1,721 147 53 199
NK Crab 8 4 NA NA
Offshore Hake 27 7 2 3
Pollock 17 12 4 4
Red Hake 577 62 18 21
Rock Crab 167 14 5 8
Sand-Dab Flounder 10 6 1 1
Scup 949 104 26 32
Sea Raven 72 12 3 4
Sea Robins 162 28 4 4
Sea Scallop 526 52 14 19
Silver Hake 719 62 22 26
Skates 1,203 100 43 170
Squeteague Weakfish 132 38 4 4
Striped Bass 23 15 3 6
Summer Flounder 1,443 121 42 103
Tautog 58 21 5 7
Triggerfish 106 25 3 3
White Hake 31 18 3 3
Winter Flounder 86 15 2 2
Witch Flounder 149 34 7 7
Yellowtail Flounder 393 55 19 30
Table 12.49 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2011
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Chatham, MA 17 4 1 1
Chilmark, MA 236 9 3 3
Fairhaven, MA 26 4 2 3
Fall River, MA 59 3 2 2
Gloucester, MA 5 5 1 1
Little Compton, RI 361 15 9 84
Montauk, NY 183 32 8 13
New Bedford, MA 606 71 24 86
New London, CT 7 3 1 1
New Shoreham, RI 66 5 1 1
Newport, RI 274 13 9 28
Point Judith, RI 2,267 103 43 135
Point Pleasant, NJ 9 5 1 1
Stonington, CT 40 6 2 2
Tiverton, RI 44 4 2 6
Westport, MA 164 11 5 20
Table 12.50 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2010
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Windowpane Flounder 1.91 2.10 2.45
Little Skate 1.63 1.61 2.56
Monkfish 1.61 2.27 0.32
All Others 0.93 0.64 0.35
Winter Skate 0.68 0.74 0.42
Spiny Dogfish 0.66 0.51 0.37
Red Hake 0.61 0.59 0.23
Butterfish 0.52 0.54 0.24
Yellowtail Flounder 0.51 0.41 0.25
Scup 0.50 0.47 0.34
Table 12.51 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2010
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 2,204 140 42 109
Atlantic Herring 44 18 1 1
Bluefish 708 93 25 35
Highly Migratory Species 47 14 3 4
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 891 85 22 31
Monkfish 1,638 145 53 158
No Federal FMP 716 98 23 33
Northeast Multispecies 711 104 38 75
Sea Scallop 420 48 11 40
SERO FMP 40 10 3 3
Skates 1,503 115 51 153
Small-Mesh Multispecies 833 81 24 31
Spiny Dogfish 193 37 9 19
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 1,720 138 46 110
Tilefish 66 33 2 2
Table 12.52 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2010
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Am. Plaice Flounder 33 10 3 7
American Lobster 2,065 119 35 98
Atlantic Halibut 3 3 1 1
Atlantic Herring 44 18 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 94 36 4 5
Big Winter Skate 358 34 11 30
Black Sea Bass 501 90 15 17
Bluefish 708 93 25 35
Bonito 4 4 1 1
Butterfish 685 66 18 24
Channeled Whelk 19 9 1 1
Cod 538 77 36 70
Conchs 13 6 1 1
Conger Eel 188 39 6 6
Cunner 110 17 6 7
Dogfish Smooth 45 12 3 3
Dogfish Spiny 193 37 9 19
Fourspot Flounder 12 4 1 1
Golden Tilefish 63 32 2 2
Haddock 6 5 1 1
John Dory 18 13 1 1
Jonah Crab 667 54 12 22
King Whiting 35 7 1 1
Little Skate 357 22 9 25
Longfin Squid 813 75 19 27
Monkfish 1,638 145 53 158
Offshore Hake 32 11 2 2
Pollock 20 13 3 3
Red Hake 631 70 20 25
Redfish 5 4 1 1
Rock Crab 256 18 7 15
Sand-Dab Flounder 155 25 11 14
Scup 1,046 104 28 43
Sea Raven 70 12 4 4
Sea Robins 60 14 2 2
Sea Scallop 420 48 11 40
Silver Hake 727 67 19 26
Skates 1,031 100 42 121
Squeteague Weakfish 90 24 3 3
Striped Bass 24 20 1 1
Summer Flounder 1,356 112 40 93
Tautog 72 24 6 9
Triggerfish 32 6 1 1
White Hake 57 27 3 3
Winter Flounder 69 25 4 4
Witch Flounder 83 29 6 6
Yellowtail Flounder 442 54 25 46
Table 12.53 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2010
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Chatham, MA 17 3 1 1
Chilmark, MA 237 10 3 4
Fairhaven, MA 54 6 4 5
Gloucester, MA 3 3 1 1
Little Compton, RI 270 17 10 47
Montauk, NY 241 28 9 20
New Bedford, MA 735 71 24 97
New Shoreham, RI 41 7 1 1
Newport, RI 262 15 8 27
Point Judith, RI 2,587 108 50 121
Point Pleasant, NJ 3 3 1 1
Shinnecock, NY 3 3 1 1
Stonington, CT 63 13 1 1
Tiverton, RI 105 3 3 7
Westport, MA 163 9 4 11
Woods Hole, MA 25 3 1 1
Table 12.54 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2009
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Winter Skate 3.74 3.29 0.70
Monkfish 1.70 2.29 0.48
Little Skate 1.30 1.22 2.60
All Others 0.74 0.71 0.27
Windowpane Flounder 0.68 0.65 0.64
Scup 0.46 0.39 0.38
Silver Hake 0.37 0.52 0.24
Red Hake 0.31 0.45 0.20
Jonah Crab 0.29 0.27 0.33
Yellowtail Flounder 0.28 0.23 0.18
Table 12.55 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2009
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 2,145 157 44 75
Atlantic Herring 65 18 3 3
Bluefish 797 103 26 33
Highly Migratory Species 77 27 3 3
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 1,134 117 25 30
Monkfish 2,029 173 67 218
No Federal FMP 846 124 21 24
Northeast Multispecies 886 121 30 38
Sea Scallop 787 67 31 101
SERO FMP 53 11 2 2
Skates 1,240 115 43 139
Small-Mesh Multispecies 1,036 103 24 30
Spiny Dogfish 317 52 17 31
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 1,642 153 43 74
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 171 7 4 19
Tilefish 54 31 1 1
Table 12.56 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2009
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Am. Plaice Flounder 48 18 1 1
American Eel 5 3 1 1
American Lobster 2,031 137 37 67
American Shad 3 3 1 1
Atlantic Halibut 3 3 1 1
Atlantic Herring 65 18 3 3
Atlantic Mackerel 154 60 5 5
Big Winter Skate 164 24 6 28
Black Sea Bass 260 76 9 11
Bluefish 797 103 26 33
Blueline Tilefish 7 5 1 1
Bonito 10 7 1 1
Butterfish 750 73 16 19
Channeled Whelk 26 10 1 1
Cod 535 82 19 25
Conger Eel 132 46 3 3
Cunner 124 19 5 6
Dogfish Smooth 72 24 3 3
Dogfish Spiny 317 52 17 31
Fourspot Flounder 17 4 1 1
Golden Tilefish 50 31 1 1
Haddock 20 13 1 1
John Dory 19 14 1 1
Jonah Crab 698 50 14 20
King Whiting 33 12 1 1
Little Skate 288 21 7 18
Longfin Squid 1,016 99 21 26
Monkfish 2,029 173 67 218
Offshore Hake 40 13 2 2
Pollock 51 28 2 3
Red Hake 688 73 18 23
Redfish 8 6 1 1
Rock Crab 357 29 7 8
Sand-Dab Flounder 405 51 13 15
Scup 809 108 21 27
Sea Raven 75 12 3 3
Sea Robins 41 19 2 2
Sea Scallop 787 67 31 101
Silver Hake 964 90 22 28
Skates 926 101 38 109
Squeteague Weakfish 120 36 5 5
Striped Bass 29 17 2 2
Summer Flounder 1,372 129 38 66
Tautog 48 25 7 7
Triggerfish 47 8 2 2
White Hake 110 45 4 4
Winter Flounder 604 78 19 22
Witch Flounder 136 43 4 4
Yellowtail Flounder 591 72 20 25
Table 12.57 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2009
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Boston, MA 4 3 1 1
Chilmark, MA 178 8 3 4
Fall River, MA 61 4 1 1
Little Compton, RI 242 13 9 32
Montauk, NY 270 35 7 9
New Bedford, MA 1,042 76 35 146
New London, CT 6 3 1 1
New Shoreham, RI 43 4 1 1
Newport, RI 298 21 10 36
North Kingstown, RI 15 4 1 1
Point Judith, RI 2,658 123 54 99
Stonington, CT 76 14 2 2
Tiverton, RI 71 5 4 7
Westport, MA 234 11 6 14
Woods Hole, MA 49 5 4 9
Table 12.58 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0487, 2008
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Little Skate 1.95 1.80 1.33
Monkfish 1.17 1.65 0.38
Windowpane Flounder 0.72 0.66 0.93
Scup 0.65 0.65 0.42
Tautog 0.55 0.53 0.46
Yellowtail Flounder 0.52 0.36 0.35
Red Hake 0.48 0.52 0.30
Jonah Crab 0.46 0.46 0.38
Winter Skate 0.40 0.49 0.40
Black Sea Bass 0.36 0.25 0.28
Table 12.59 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0487, 2008
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 2,239 158 47 88
Atlantic Herring 44 18 1 1
Bluefish 784 100 23 33
Highly Migratory Species 36 19 2 2
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 1,265 109 25 37
Monkfish 2,434 184 71 183
No Federal FMP 914 133 28 36
Northeast Multispecies 1,258 126 43 64
Sea Scallop 843 93 35 88
SERO FMP 36 13 2 2
Skates 1,694 122 52 148
Small-Mesh Multispecies 1,032 90 23 35
Spiny Dogfish 85 28 5 5
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 1,960 163 53 93
Tilefish 70 33 2 2
Table 12.60 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0487, 2008
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Am. Plaice Flounder 27 16 2 3
American Lobster 2,102 135 41 78
American Shad 7 6 1 1
Atlantic Herring 44 18 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 129 51 4 4
Big Winter Skate 268 34 11 22
Black Sea Bass 769 113 20 28
Bluefish 784 100 23 33
Bonito 5 5 1 1
Butterfish 663 73 15 18
Channeled Whelk 28 12 2 2
Cod 500 78 26 35
Conchs 6 4 1 1
Conger Eel 152 46 5 5
Cunner 137 24 6 9
Cusk 4 3 1 1
Dogfish Smooth 32 17 2 2
Dogfish Spiny 85 28 5 5
Fourspot Flounder 26 4 1 1
Golden Tilefish 70 33 2 2
Haddock 27 20 2 2
Illex Squid 10 5 1 1
John Dory 25 19 1 1
Jonah Crab 721 52 17 30
Little Skate 357 19 6 12
Longfin Squid 1,192 94 23 34
Monkfish 2,434 184 71 183
Ocean Pout 29 11 2 2
Offshore Hake 92 11 3 6
Pollock 18 16 2 2
Red Hake 828 80 20 28
Rock Crab 384 28 8 12
Sand-Dab Flounder 571 61 24 35
Scup 510 93 20 28
Sea Raven 54 10 1 1
Sea Robins 70 21 5 5
Sea Scallop 843 93 35 88
Silver Hake 873 76 19 29
Skates 1,259 108 43 121
Squeteague Weakfish 136 49 5 5
Striped Bass 38 23 2 2
Summer Flounder 1,626 128 44 76
Tautog 78 34 8 10
Triggerfish 29 11 2 2
White Hake 88 28 3 4
Winter Flounder 1,047 89 34 50
Witch Flounder 335 54 13 13
Wolffishes 6 4 1 1
Yellowtail Flounder 862 80 32 47
Table 12.61 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0487, 2008
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Barnstable, MA 7 3 1 1
Chilmark, MA 210 10 6 9
Fall River, MA 75 3 2 4
Gloucester, MA 4 3 1 1
Little Compton, RI 254 14 11 35
Montauk, NY 228 35 10 15
New Bedford, MA 886 90 29 108
New London, CT 12 3 1 1
New Shoreham, RI 20 4 1 1
Newport, RI 262 19 9 24
North Kingstown, RI 17 4 1 1
Point Judith, RI 3,003 124 58 121
Shinnecock, NY 5 3 1 1
Stonington, CT 47 11 2 3
Tiverton, RI 89 6 3 4
Westport, MA 178 12 6 9
Woods Hole, MA 36 5 3 8