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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 0498



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 0498 were Surfclam, Ocean Quahog, Sea Scallop, ASMFC FMP, Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass and Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish. 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 0498

Table 1.1 Fifteen Year Total Landings (Pounds) from the Most Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0498
FMP Fifteen Year Landings
ASMFC FMP 6,273,000
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 2,680,000
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 288,000
Sea Scallop 188,000
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 96,000
Total 9,525,000

Figure 1.2 Revenue from the Most Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0498

Table 1.2 Fifteen Year Total Revenue from the Most Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0498
FMP Fifteen Year Revenue
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog $2,077,000
Sea Scallop $2,071,000
ASMFC FMP $863,000
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass $267,000
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish $204,000
Total $5,482,000


Other Impacted FMPs

We analyzed other impacted FMPs separately in order to better visualize the estimated landings and revenues. The other impacted FMPs are: All Others, Atlantic Herring, Bluefish, Highly Migratory Species, Monkfish, Northeast Multispecies, SERO FMP, Skates, Small-Mesh Multispecies, Spiny Dogfish, 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 79 species without federal FMPs caught in the OCS-A 0498 area). The category “All Others” refers to FMPs 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 2.1 Landings from the Other Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0498

Table 2.1 Fifteen Year Total Landings (Pounds) from the Other Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0498
FMP Fifteen Year Landings
Spiny Dogfish 213,000
Skates 91,000
Atlantic Herring 85,000
Highly Migratory Species 80,000
Monkfish 45,000
No Federal FMP 30,000
Bluefish 21,000
Small-Mesh Multispecies 2,000
SERO FMP 2,000
Northeast Multispecies <500
All Others <500
Tilefish <500
Total 570,000

Figure 2.2 Revenue from the Other Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0498

Table 2.2 Fifteen Year Total Revenue from the Other Impacted FMPs within OCS-A 0498
FMP Fifteen Year Revenue
Monkfish $86,000
Highly Migratory Species $76,000
Skates $51,000
Spiny Dogfish $45,000
No Federal FMP $41,000
Bluefish $15,000
Atlantic Herring $11,000
SERO FMP $2,000
Northeast Multispecies $1,000
Small-Mesh Multispecies $1,000
Tilefish <$500
All Others <$500
Total $330,000


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: Sea Scallop, Surfclam, Menhaden, All Others, Black Sea Bass, Summer Flounder, Illex Squid, Longfin Squid, Monkfish and Dogfish Smooth. 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 0498

Table 3.1 Fifteen Year Total Landings (Pounds) from the Most Impacted Species within OCS-A 0498
Species Fifteen Year Landings
All Others 3,369,000
Menhaden 2,888,000
Surfclam 2,658,000
Sea Scallop 188,000
Illex Squid 142,000
Dogfish Smooth 76,000
Longfin Squid 64,000
Black Sea Bass 53,000
Monkfish 45,000
Summer Flounder 36,000
Total 9,520,000

Figure 3.2 Revenue from the Most Impacted Species within OCS-A 0498

Table 3.2 Fifteen Year Total Revenue from the Most Impacted Species within OCS-A 0498
Species Fifteen Year Revenue
Sea Scallop $2,071,000
Surfclam $2,056,000
Menhaden $442,000
All Others $377,000
Black Sea Bass $148,000
Summer Flounder $115,000
Illex Squid $90,000
Longfin Squid $87,000
Monkfish $86,000
Dogfish Smooth $70,000
Total $5,542,000


Select Gear Types

We analyzed select gear types to better understand the type of fishing occurring inOCS-A 0498. 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 0498

Table 4.1 Fifteen Year Total Landings (Pounds) from the Select Gear Types within OCS-A 0498
Gear Type Fifteen Year Landings
All Others 5,655,000
Dredge-Clam 2,680,000
Seine-Purse 477,000
Gillnet-Sink 396,000
Trawl-Bottom 391,000
Dredge-Scallop 189,000
Trawl-Midwater 110,000
Pot-Other 101,000
Gillnet-Other 91,000
Pot-Lobster 4,000
Handline 1,000
Total 10,096,000

Figure 4.2 Revenue from the Select Gear Types within OCS-A 0498

Table 4.2 Fifteen Year Total Revenue from the Select Gear Types within OCS-A 0498
Gear Type Fifteen Year Revenue
Dredge-Clam $2,081,000
Dredge-Scallop $2,055,000
All Others $701,000
Trawl-Bottom $389,000
Gillnet-Sink $231,000
Pot-Other $226,000
Seine-Purse $64,000
Gillnet-Other $40,000
Pot-Lobster $11,000
Trawl-Midwater $11,000
Handline $2,000
Total $5,812,000


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 10.096 million pounds worth $5.812 million were landed from within OCS-A 0498.

Table 5.1 Fifteen Year Total Revenue and Landings (Pounds) within OCS-A 0498
Year Revenue Landings
2008 $650,000 1,107,000
2009 $644,000 511,000
2010 $1,038,000 1,284,000
2011 $463,000 371,000
2012 $255,000 299,000
2013 $198,000 251,000
2014 $205,000 266,000
2015 $245,000 314,000
2016 $272,000 280,000
2017 $356,000 673,000
2018 $283,000 232,000
2019 $209,000 398,000
2020 $243,000 210,000
2021 $569,000 3,451,000
2022 $183,000 449,000
Total $5,812,000 10,096,000


Landings and Revenue by State

The following table displays total revenue and total landed pounds by state within the OCS-A 0498 area.

Table 6.1 Most Impacted States, by Revenue and Landings within OCS-A 0498
State Fifteen Year Revenue Fifteen Year Landings
NJ $4,340,000 8,847,000
VA $628,000 76,000
MA $619,000 926,000
RI $121,000 155,000
NC $36,000 12,000
MD $34,000 27,000
All Others $17,000 49,000
CT $12,000 1,000
NY $4,000 3,000
DE <$500 <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 0498 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 VA with more than 2 ports. These ports are Cape Charles, VA, City Of Hampton, VA, City Of Seaford, VA and Greenbackville, VA.

Table 7.1 Fifteen Year Landings and Revenue from the Most Impacted Ports within OCS-A 0498
Port State Community Snapshot Fifteen Year Revenue Fifteen Year Landings
Atlantic City NJ Atlantic City $2,082,000 2,611,000
Cape May NJ Cape May $1,555,000 5,549,000
New Bedford MA New Bedford $485,000 82,000
Barnegat NJ Barnegat Light $422,000 502,000
Newport News VA Newport News $379,000 43,000
All Other Ports VA No Community Snapshot Available $179,000 16,000
Gloucester MA Gloucester $130,000 842,000
Sea Isle City NJ Sea Isle City $89,000 47,000
Wildwood NJ Wildwood $84,000 58,000
North Kingstown RI North Kingstown $67,000 94,000

Table 7.2 Fifteen Year Annual Maximum, Average, and Minimum Revenue and Landings from the Most Impacted Ports within OCS-A 0498
Port State Minimum Revenue Average Revenue Maximum Revenue Minimum Landings Average Landings Maximum Landings
Atlantic City NJ $30,000 $139,000 $497,000 25,000 174,000 598,000
Cape May NJ $29,000 $104,000 $348,000 34,000 370,000 3,314,000
New Bedford MA $4,000 $32,000 $103,000 1,000 5,000 23,000
Barnegat NJ $1,000 $28,000 $52,000 1,000 33,000 75,000
Newport News VA <$500 $25,000 $98,000 <500 3,000 12,000
All Other Ports VA Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
Gloucester 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
Sea Isle City NJ Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
Wildwood NJ Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
North 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

Figure 7.1 Most Impacted Ports Annual Average and time series Maximum and Minimum Landings within OCS-A 0498

Figure 7.2 Most Impacted Ports Annual Average and time series Maximum and Minimum Revenues within OCS-A 0498

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

Atlantic City, NJ

Table 8.1 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Atlantic City, NJ during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
Surfclam $1,944,000 2,548,000
Black Sea Bass $66,000 25,000
American Lobster $26,000 6,000
Channeled Whelk $16,000 6,000
Sea Scallop $14,000 1,000
All Others $12,000 15,000
Tautog $2,000 1,000
Jonah Crab $1,000 8,000

Cape May, NJ

Table 8.2 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Cape May, NJ during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
Sea Scallop $770,000 69,000
All Others $650,000 5,315,000
Illex Squid $37,000 63,000
Longfin Squid $29,000 20,000
Black Sea Bass $24,000 9,000
Summer Flounder $16,000 6,000
Atlantic Croaker $9,000 21,000
American Lobster $5,000 1,000
Atlantic Mackerel $4,000 31,000
Scup $2,000 3,000
Monkfish $2,000 1,000
Knobbed Whelk $2,000 1,000
Little Skate $1,000 6,000
Dogfish Smooth $1,000 1,000

New Bedford, MA

Table 8.3 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within New Bedford, MA during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
Sea Scallop $457,000 40,000
All Others $22,000 23,000
Longfin Squid $2,000 1,000
Atlantic Mackerel $2,000 14,000

Barnegat, NJ

Table 8.4 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Barnegat, NJ during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
Sea Scallop $136,000 11,000
Dogfish Smooth $62,000 66,000
Monkfish $58,000 30,000
Dogfish Spiny $42,000 197,000
Summer Flounder $40,000 10,000
Big Winter Skate $27,000 44,000
Atlantic Croaker $17,000 19,000
Bluefish $12,000 17,000
Menhaden $12,000 88,000
Skates $6,000 10,000
Thresher Shark $2,000 2,000
Butterfish $1,000 1,000
Little Skate $1,000 4,000
All Others $1,000 1,000

Newport News, VA

Table 8.5 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Newport News, VA during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
Sea Scallop $369,000 38,000
Summer Flounder $9,000 4,000

All Other Ports, VA

Table 8.6 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within All Other Ports, VA during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
All Others $178,000 16,000

Gloucester, MA

Table 8.7 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Gloucester, MA during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
All Others $130,000 842,000

Sea Isle City, NJ

Table 8.8 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Sea Isle City, NJ during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
Black Sea Bass $43,000 15,000
American Lobster $18,000 3,000
All Others $14,000 18,000
Summer Flounder $5,000 1,000
Jonah Crab $2,000 6,000
Channeled Whelk $1,000 2,000

Wildwood, NJ

Table 8.9 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within Wildwood, NJ during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
Surfclam $63,000 56,000
Sea Scallop $21,000 2,000

North Kingstown, RI

Table 8.10 Revenues and Landings from the Most Impacted Species within North Kingstown, RI during 2008-2022
Species Total Revenue Total Landings
All Others $67,000 94,000


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 0498 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 NJ with more than 2 ports. These ports are Absecon, NJ, Avalon, NJ, Belmar, NJ, Brielle, NJ, Brigantine, NJ, Forked River, NJ, Highlands, NJ, Monmouth, NJ, Ocean City, NJ, Port Republic, NJ and Sea Bright, NJ.

Table 9.1 Fifteen Year Maximum Percent Annual Regional Fishing Revenue from the Most Dependent Ports within OCS-A 0498
Port State Percent of Revenue Percent of Landings
Little Egg Harbor NJ 0.81% 0.76%
Atlantic City NJ 0.57% 0.11%
Sea Isle City NJ 0.53% 0.49%
Barnegat Light NJ 0.14% 0.25%
All Other Ports NJ 0.13% 0.07%
Wildwood NJ 0.12% 0.08%
Cape May NJ 0.12% 0.30%
Waretown NJ 0.10% 0.06%
Barnegat NJ 0.10% 0.17%
Long Beach NJ 0.10% 0.09%
Table 9.2 Most Dependent Ports, by Minimum, Average, and Maximum Annual Revenue and Landings from the Most Dependent Ports within OCS-A 0498
Port State Minimum Revenue Average Revenue Maximum Revenue Minimum Landings Average Landings Maximum Landings
Little Egg Harbor NJ Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
Atlantic City NJ $30,000 $139,000 $497,000 25,000 174,000 598,000
Sea Isle City NJ Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
Barnegat Light NJ $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 9,000 10,000 12,000
All Other Ports NJ Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
Wildwood NJ Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
Cape May NJ $29,000 $104,000 $348,000 34,000 370,000 3,314,000
Waretown NJ Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection Excluded for confidentiality protection
Barnegat NJ $1,000 $28,000 $52,000 1,000 33,000 75,000
Long Beach NJ 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 9.1 Most Dependent Ports Annual Average and time series Maximum and Minimum Landings within OCS-A 0498

Figure 9.2 Most Dependent Ports Annual Average and time series Maximum and Minimum Revenues within OCS-A 0498


Percentage of Revenue by Permit

We also analyzed the percentage of each permit’s total commercial fishing revenue coming from within the OCS-A 0498 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 0498
Min 1st Quartile Median 3rd Quartile Max
0% 0% 0.02% 0.15% 64%
Table 10.2 Fifteen Year Outlier Count within OCS-A 0498
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
43 45 40 49 33 36 31 26 27 35 30 31 31 35 11

Figure 10.1 Annual Permit Revenue Percentage Boxplots within OCS-A 0498


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 0498 area, Table 11.2 presents the revenue generated inside the OCS-A 0498 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 0498 area compared to total revenue from all areas for entities active within the OCS-A 0498 area, by business category
Year Business Type Number of Entities Area Revenue Total Revenue
2020 Large Business 10 $34,000 $156,472,000
2020 Small Business 108 $202,000 $114,701,000
2021 Large Business 7 $31,000 $131,316,000
2021 Small Business 125 $532,000 $196,906,000
2022 Large Business 5 $16,000 $62,963,000
2022 Small Business 92 $167,000 $64,431,000


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 0498
Year Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Trips Expected Vessels
2008 2,398 353 49 33
2009 2,397 359 49 34
2010 2,597 354 73 32
2011 2,765 270 48 33
2012 2,129 234 37 23
2013 2,214 210 36 24
2014 1,969 202 36 24
2015 1,796 182 43 23
2016 2,231 193 40 26
2017 1,815 201 48 25
2018 1,682 188 36 23
2019 1,662 163 32 23
2020 1,418 162 35 19
2021 1,478 178 44 22
2022 1,200 126 41 14
Table 12.2 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2022
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Atlantic Menhaden 0.38 0.38 0.14
Thresher Shark 0.21 0.35 0.30
Spiny Dogfish 0.11 0.11 0.07
All Others 0.10 0.09 0.03
American Eel 0.08 0.09 0.11
Blacktip Shark 0.07 0.12 0.10
Atlantic Croaker 0.07 0.04 0.05
Black Sea Bass 0.07 0.10 0.08
Atlantic Surfclams 0.06 0.07 0.08
Spinner Shark 0.04 0.15 0.10
Table 12.3 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2022
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 313 32 5 15
Bluefish 81 35 2 2
Highly Migratory Species 232 27 4 4
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 153 45 1 1
Monkfish 174 41 2 2
No Federal FMP 234 52 4 24
Northeast Multispecies 12 5 1 1
Sea Scallop 50 23 1 1
SERO FMP 23 11 1 1
Skates 152 23 2 2
Small-Mesh Multispecies 64 18 1 1
Spiny Dogfish 240 17 4 4
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 393 72 5 14
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 79 11 2 2
Tilefish 18 9 1 1
Table 12.4 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2022
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
American Eel 23 8 2 2
American Lobster 137 18 3 14
Atlantic Croaker 16 3 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 10 6 1 1
Big Winter Skate 137 18 2 2
Black Sea Bass 230 49 3 13
Black Tip Shark 8 5 1 1
Bluefish 81 35 2 2
Blueline Tilefish 11 6 1 1
Butterfish 52 19 1 1
Channeled Whelk 60 7 2 20
Conger Eel 11 4 1 1
Dogfish Smooth 189 21 3 3
Dogfish Spiny 240 17 4 4
Golden Tilefish 14 7 1 1
John Dory 17 11 1 1
Jonah Crab 62 10 3 7
King Whiting 24 9 1 1
Knobbed Whelk 14 5 1 1
Longfin Squid 120 40 1 1
Menhaden 134 8 2 2
Monkfish 174 41 2 2
Red Hake 32 13 1 1
Rock Crab 35 3 2 4
Scup 68 30 1 1
Sea Scallop 50 23 1 1
Sheepshead 3 3 1 1
Silver Hake 38 12 1 1
Spinner Shark 17 8 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 39 17 1 1
Summer Flounder 228 57 2 2
Surfclam 79 11 2 2
Swordfish 6 5 1 1
Tautog 12 3 2 3
Thresher Shark 57 12 1 1
Triggerfish 5 5 1 1
White Hake 3 3 1 1
Table 12.5 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2022
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Atlantic City, NJ 150 14 4 31
Barnegat Light, NJ 368 14 5 5
Barnegat, NJ 202 16 3 3
Beaufort, NC 11 8 1 1
Cape May, NJ 191 27 2 2
Davisville, RI 20 3 1 1
Hampton, VA 17 11 1 1
New Bedford, MA 20 12 1 1
Newport News, VA 5 5 1 1
Point Judith, RI 12 10 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 144 20 1 1
Sea Isle City, NJ 28 3 1 1
Table 12.6 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2021
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
All Others 0.51 2.01 0.01
Thresher Shark 0.48 0.48 0.34
Spinner Shark 0.39 0.32 0.35
Atlantic Surfclams 0.36 0.31 0.43
Cobia 0.24 0.18 0.16
Black Sea Bass 0.22 0.25 0.07
Tautog 0.10 0.14 0.35
Spiny Dogfish 0.09 0.09 0.05
Spanish Mackerel 0.03 0.03 0.05
Illex Squid 0.03 0.02 0.03
Table 12.7 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2021
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 361 42 10 22
Bluefish 128 30 2 2
Highly Migratory Species 267 22 3 3
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 177 65 1 1
Monkfish 186 64 1 1
No Federal FMP 295 60 5 14
Northeast Multispecies 6 6 1 1
Sea Scallop 116 62 2 2
SERO FMP 39 17 1 1
Skates 142 26 1 1
Small-Mesh Multispecies 98 32 3 3
Spiny Dogfish 217 16 3 3
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 499 92 7 16
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 160 13 5 11
Tilefish 19 14 1 1
Table 12.8 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2021
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
American Eel 25 11 1 1
American Lobster 217 23 5 15
Atl Sharpnose Shark 35 4 1 1
Atlantic Croaker 7 4 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 21 16 1 1
Big Winter Skate 124 20 1 1
Black Sea Bass 270 58 6 14
Bluefish 128 30 2 2
Blueline Tilefish 12 9 1 1
Butterfish 54 25 1 1
Channeled Whelk 58 8 2 8
Chub Mackerel 4 3 1 1
Cobia 19 7 1 1
Conchs 65 4 1 1
Conger Eel 17 9 1 1
Dogfish Smooth 214 17 3 3
Dogfish Spiny 217 16 3 3
Golden Tilefish 8 7 1 1
Illex Squid 24 7 1 1
John Dory 12 7 1 1
Jonah Crab 100 14 5 11
King Whiting 13 8 1 1
Knobbed Whelk 13 6 1 1
Little Skate 16 6 1 1
Little Tuna 32 7 1 1
Longfin Squid 129 53 1 1
Monkfish 185 64 1 1
Northern Kingfish 10 8 1 1
Red Hake 64 16 3 3
Rock Crab 12 4 2 4
Scup 88 46 1 1
Sea Robins 6 6 1 1
Sea Scallop 116 62 2 2
Silver Hake 39 21 1 1
Spanish Mackerel 16 5 1 1
Spinner Shark 49 8 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 28 17 1 1
Summer Flounder 319 71 3 3
Surfclam 160 13 5 11
Swordfish 3 3 1 1
Tautog 15 6 2 4
Thresher Shark 74 10 1 1
Triggerfish 17 9 1 1
Table 12.9 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2021
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Atlantic City, NJ 227 14 7 23
Barnegat Light, NJ 285 10 3 3
Barnegat, NJ 340 23 4 4
Beaufort, NC 13 10 1 1
Belford, NJ 4 4 1 1
Cape May, NJ 132 36 6 8
Hampton, VA 16 11 1 1
New Bedford, MA 38 27 1 1
Newport News, VA 12 10 1 1
Ocean City, MD 20 6 1 1
Point Judith, RI 19 10 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 170 18 1 1
Sea Isle City, NJ 22 4 1 1
Wildwood, NJ 28 5 2 5
Table 12.10 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2020
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
American Eel 0.97 0.94 0.19
Thresher Shark 0.57 0.47 0.37
Black Sea Bass 0.26 0.27 0.10
Atlantic Surfclams 0.24 0.30 0.41
Cobia 0.11 0.78 0.27
Spiny Dogfish 0.11 0.12 0.06
Atlantic Menhaden 0.09 0.12 0.11
Illex Squid 0.05 0.03 0.03
Atlantic Bluefish 0.03 0.02 0.02
Longfin Squid 0.02 0.02 0.01
Table 12.11 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2020
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 293 38 5 15
Bluefish 129 33 2 2
Highly Migratory Species 266 24 5 5
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 194 63 1 1
Monkfish 269 64 2 2
No Federal FMP 223 52 4 12
Northeast Multispecies 6 5 1 1
Sea Scallop 81 50 2 2
SERO FMP 40 17 2 2
Skates 233 31 2 2
Small-Mesh Multispecies 77 35 2 2
Spiny Dogfish 258 17 4 4
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 453 82 6 15
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 185 13 5 8
Tilefish 9 6 1 1
Table 12.12 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2020
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
American Eel 20 5 2 2
American Lobster 183 25 4 14
Atl Sharpnose Shark 16 6 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 35 18 1 1
Big Winter Skate 216 26 2 2
Black Sea Bass 200 51 4 13
Bluefish 129 33 2 2
Blueline Tilefish 7 4 1 1
Bonito 27 11 1 1
Butterfish 38 26 1 1
Channeled Whelk 42 4 2 7
Chub Mackerel 21 12 1 1
Cobia 10 7 1 1
Conchs 15 3 1 1
Conger Eel 12 7 2 2
Cownose Ray 13 4 1 1
Dogfish Smooth 217 20 4 4
Dogfish Spiny 258 17 4 4
Illex Squid 29 7 1 1
Jonah Crab 52 9 3 6
King Mackerel 13 5 1 1
King Whiting 14 7 1 1
Little Tuna 23 10 1 1
Longfin Squid 132 50 1 1
Menhaden 100 13 2 2
Monkfish 269 64 2 2
Red Hake 40 16 2 2
Scup 66 45 1 1
Sea Robins 6 3 1 1
Sea Scallop 81 50 2 2
Silver Hake 44 25 1 1
Spanish Mackerel 27 10 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 31 20 1 1
Summer Flounder 315 63 3 3
Surfclam 185 13 5 8
Swordfish 4 3 1 1
Thresher Shark 53 9 1 1
Triggerfish 9 8 1 1
Table 12.13 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2020
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Atlantic City, NJ 221 12 5 18
Barnegat, NJ 652 22 9 9
Beaufort, NC 5 5 1 1
Cape May, NJ 98 36 3 4
Hampton, VA 12 10 1 1
New Bedford, MA 36 22 1 1
Newport News, VA 6 5 1 1
Point Judith, RI 25 14 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 176 23 1 1
Sea Isle City, NJ 52 3 2 3
Table 12.14 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2019
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Thresher Shark 1.13 1.23 0.86
Atlantic Menhaden 0.54 0.50 0.35
Skipjack Tuna 0.42 0.32 0.57
Atlantic Surfclams 0.25 0.29 0.46
American Eel 0.24 0.25 0.03
Spiny Dogfish 0.17 0.19 0.11
Cobia 0.08 0.37 0.13
Tautog 0.06 0.38 0.18
Black Sea Bass 0.06 0.08 0.05
Illex Squid 0.03 0.02 0.03
Table 12.15 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2019
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 346 35 6 10
Atlantic Herring 10 3 1 1
Bluefish 123 32 2 2
Highly Migratory Species 403 25 6 6
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 227 68 2 2
Monkfish 344 62 2 2
No Federal FMP 274 51 5 6
Northeast Multispecies 17 9 1 1
Sea Scallop 45 35 1 1
SERO FMP 44 15 1 1
Skates 331 30 2 2
Small-Mesh Multispecies 86 34 1 1
Spiny Dogfish 367 17 7 8
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 514 85 6 9
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 208 16 7 11
Tilefish 23 17 1 1
Table 12.16 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2019
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
American Eel 16 7 1 1
American Lobster 184 23 3 7
Atl Sharpnose Shark 17 5 1 1
Atlantic Herring 10 3 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 63 23 1 1
Big Winter Skate 299 26 2 2
Black Sea Bass 228 58 3 7
Bluefish 123 32 2 2
Blueline Tilefish 14 11 1 1
Bonito 42 11 1 1
Butterfish 64 35 1 1
Channeled Whelk 29 6 2 2
Chub Mackerel 26 7 1 1
Cobia 14 7 1 1
Conger Eel 27 14 2 2
Dogfish Smooth 345 20 5 5
Dogfish Spiny 367 17 7 8
Golden Tilefish 13 10 1 1
Illex Squid 30 9 1 1
John Dory 14 11 1 1
Jonah Crab 50 6 2 3
King Whiting 12 10 1 1
Knobbed Whelk 26 5 1 1
Longfin Squid 136 53 1 1
Menhaden 147 15 3 3
Monkfish 343 62 2 2
Red Hake 62 17 1 1
Redfish 6 4 1 1
Scup 66 41 1 1
Sea Robins 6 6 1 1
Sea Scallop 45 35 1 1
Silver Hake 38 27 1 1
Skipjack Tuna 13 4 1 1
Spanish Mackerel 29 8 1 1
Spinner Shark 8 4 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 30 19 1 1
Summer Flounder 368 68 4 4
Surfclam 207 15 7 11
Swordfish 6 3 1 1
Tautog 27 5 2 3
Thresher Shark 119 10 3 3
Triggerfish 12 6 1 1
Winter Flounder 9 3 1 1
Table 12.17 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2019
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Atlantic City, NJ 243 15 8 16
Barnegat, NJ 797 21 10 12
Beaufort, NC 13 8 1 1
Cape May, NJ 101 27 2 2
Chincoteague, VA 6 4 1 1
Hampton, VA 23 9 1 1
New Bedford, MA 27 15 1 1
Newport News, VA 5 5 1 1
Ocean City, MD 6 5 1 1
Point Judith, RI 29 16 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 273 24 2 2
Table 12.18 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2018
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Thresher Shark 0.87 0.75 0.43
Atlantic Surfclams 0.39 0.44 0.60
Cobia 0.09 0.08 0.05
Spiny Dogfish 0.09 0.10 0.05
American Eel 0.08 0.11 0.04
Black Sea Bass 0.06 0.08 0.03
Atlantic Menhaden 0.04 0.04 0.24
Tautog 0.04 0.06 0.10
Winter Skate 0.03 0.03 0.01
Atlantic Sea Scallop 0.02 0.02 0.02
Table 12.19 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2018
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 325 49 6 10
Atlantic Herring 36 13 1 1
Bluefish 101 28 2 2
Highly Migratory Species 397 26 6 6
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 223 76 2 2
Monkfish 372 74 3 3
No Federal FMP 232 60 4 6
Northeast Multispecies 11 4 1 1
Sea Scallop 82 52 2 2
SERO FMP 33 13 1 1
Skates 389 37 3 3
Small-Mesh Multispecies 53 31 1 1
Spiny Dogfish 211 16 4 4
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 515 84 6 9
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 236 19 8 15
Tilefish 21 17 1 1
Table 12.20 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2018
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Amber Jack 6 3 1 1
American Eel 15 4 1 1
American Lobster 175 28 4 8
Atlantic Croaker 3 3 1 1
Atlantic Herring 36 13 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 80 32 1 1
Big Winter Skate 345 31 3 3
Black Sea Bass 222 54 4 8
Bluefish 101 28 2 2
Blueline Tilefish 8 8 1 1
Bonito 25 10 1 1
Butterfish 70 36 1 1
Channeled Whelk 50 6 2 2
Chub Mackerel 19 8 1 1
Cobia 10 4 1 1
Conger Eel 21 9 2 2
Dogfish Smooth 384 26 5 6
Dogfish Spiny 211 16 4 4
Golden Tilefish 15 12 1 1
Illex Squid 28 9 1 1
John Dory 17 14 1 1
Jonah Crab 33 7 2 2
King Whiting 13 10 1 1
Knobbed Whelk 5 4 1 1
Little Skate 40 5 1 1
Longfin Squid 131 56 1 1
Menhaden 129 20 2 2
Monkfish 372 74 3 3
Red Hake 30 18 1 1
Scup 67 41 1 1
Sea Robins 4 4 1 1
Sea Scallop 82 52 2 2
Silver Hake 36 24 1 1
Skates 9 7 1 1
Spanish Mackerel 14 4 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 18 12 1 1
Summer Flounder 350 63 2 2
Surfclam 235 18 8 15
Tautog 22 5 2 2
Thresher Shark 72 10 2 2
Triggerfish 14 7 1 1
Table 12.21 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2018
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Atlantic City, NJ 286 22 10 20
Barnegat, NJ 785 29 9 10
Beaufort, NC 14 11 1 1
Cape May, NJ 94 34 2 2
Chincoteague, VA 11 7 1 1
Hampton, VA 6 6 1 1
New Bedford, MA 27 18 1 1
Newport News, VA 11 7 1 1
Ocean City, MD 6 5 1 1
Point Judith, RI 25 15 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 198 27 1 1
Table 12.22 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2017
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Blacktip Shark 2.62 2.31 1.20
Atlantic Menhaden 0.99 1.15 0.41
Thresher Shark 0.77 0.82 0.38
Atlantic Chub Mackerel 0.50 0.17 0.34
Atlantic Surfclams 0.40 0.61 0.85
Cobia 0.35 0.29 0.54
Spiny Dogfish 0.08 0.10 0.05
Black Sea Bass 0.06 0.06 0.03
American Eel 0.04 0.06 0.02
Tautog 0.04 0.06 0.03
Table 12.23 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2017
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 469 40 8 12
Atlantic Herring 23 7 1 1
Bluefish 268 47 4 4
Highly Migratory Species 392 32 5 5
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 266 62 2 2
Monkfish 282 77 2 2
No Federal FMP 301 61 5 6
Northeast Multispecies 18 4 1 1
Sea Scallop 116 89 2 2
SERO FMP 54 20 1 1
Skates 309 39 2 2
Small-Mesh Multispecies 47 29 1 1
Spiny Dogfish 289 23 5 5
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 498 82 7 16
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 394 17 8 20
Tilefish 13 13 1 1
Table 12.24 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2017
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
American Eel 12 6 1 1
American Lobster 179 25 4 8
Atlantic Croaker 7 3 1 1
Atlantic Herring 23 7 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 35 17 1 1
Big Winter Skate 251 33 2 2
Black Sea Bass 219 56 4 7
Black Tip Shark 31 5 1 1
Bluefish 268 47 4 4
Bonito 21 8 1 1
Butterfish 83 29 1 1
Channeled Whelk 36 7 2 2
Chub Mackerel 31 5 1 1
Clearnose Skate 3 3 1 1
Cobia 19 6 1 1
Conger Eel 30 9 2 2
Dogfish Smooth 352 29 4 4
Dogfish Spiny 289 23 5 5
Golden Tilefish 12 12 1 1
Illex Squid 21 8 1 1
John Dory 34 16 1 1
Jonah Crab 59 11 2 3
King Whiting 11 9 1 1
Knobbed Whelk 10 4 1 1
Little Skate 47 7 1 1
Longfin Squid 160 49 1 1
Menhaden 262 13 4 4
Monkfish 281 77 2 2
Red Hake 22 13 1 1
Scup 67 37 1 1
Sea Robins 16 6 1 1
Sea Scallop 116 89 2 2
Silver Hake 33 24 1 1
Spanish Mackerel 28 6 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 34 19 1 1
Summer Flounder 331 61 3 9
Surfclam 393 17 8 20
Tautog 13 6 1 1
Thresher Shark 116 11 2 2
Triggerfish 17 13 1 1
Table 12.25 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2017
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Atlantic City, NJ 465 19 10 26
Barnegat, NJ 720 28 8 10
Beaufort, NC 10 9 1 1
Cape May, NJ 124 44 2 2
Chincoteague, VA 7 6 1 1
Hampton, VA 15 10 1 1
New Bedford, MA 35 32 1 1
Newport News, VA 11 10 1 1
Point Judith, RI 18 10 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 182 30 1 1
Sea Isle City, NJ 47 3 2 2
Wildwood, NJ 4 3 1 1
Table 12.26 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2016
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Clearnose Skate 1.32 1.45 0.17
Thresher Shark 0.97 0.70 0.52
Atlantic Surfclams 0.29 0.36 0.39
Atlantic Menhaden 0.15 0.16 0.37
Atlantic Bluefish 0.14 0.14 0.02
Spiny Dogfish 0.13 0.16 0.08
Spanish Mackerel 0.07 0.05 0.12
Atlantic Croaker 0.05 0.03 0.08
Illex Squid 0.05 0.04 0.05
Black Sea Bass 0.04 0.06 0.03
Table 12.27 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2016
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 446 51 7 11
Atlantic Herring 11 6 1 1
Bluefish 428 61 5 5
Highly Migratory Species 386 36 5 6
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 287 72 2 2
Monkfish 451 81 5 5
No Federal FMP 293 61 4 4
Northeast Multispecies 16 9 1 1
Sea Scallop 162 88 2 2
SERO FMP 67 17 2 2
Skates 404 39 5 5
Small-Mesh Multispecies 36 19 1 1
Spiny Dogfish 539 26 9 10
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 648 86 7 9
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 314 16 8 13
Tilefish 24 14 1 1
Table 12.28 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2016
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
American Eel 6 3 1 1
American Lobster 172 27 4 7
Atlantic Croaker 61 17 2 2
Atlantic Herring 11 6 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 44 20 1 1
Big Winter Skate 339 31 4 4
Black Sea Bass 231 61 4 6
Bluefish 428 61 5 5
Blueline Tilefish 19 10 1 1
Bonito 16 9 1 1
Butterfish 105 33 2 2
Channeled Whelk 41 8 1 1
Chub Mackerel 22 12 1 1
Clearnose Skate 51 4 1 1
Conger Eel 40 12 1 1
Dogfish Smooth 348 30 5 5
Dogfish Spiny 539 26 9 10
Golden Tilefish 13 11 1 1
Illex Squid 34 8 1 1
John Dory 42 14 1 1
Jonah Crab 66 13 3 3
King Mackerel 12 5 1 1
King Whiting 21 13 1 1
Knobbed Whelk 20 3 1 1
Little Tuna 35 9 1 1
Longfin Squid 182 56 1 1
Menhaden 202 12 3 4
Monkfish 451 81 5 5
Northern Kingfish 26 6 1 1
Northern Stargazer 10 6 1 1
Red Hake 21 12 1 1
Scup 87 40 1 1
Sea Robins 14 5 1 1
Sea Scallop 162 88 2 2
Silver Hake 22 13 1 1
Spanish Mackerel 45 7 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 66 25 1 1
Summer Flounder 502 65 4 4
Surfclam 314 16 8 13
Swordfish 11 4 1 1
Tautog 20 6 1 1
Thresher Shark 75 11 2 2
Triggerfish 18 8 1 1
Table 12.29 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2016
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
All Other Ports, NJ 115 3 2 2
Atlantic City, NJ 393 17 9 17
Barnegat, NJ 1,045 26 12 17
Beaufort, NC 7 6 1 1
Belford, NJ 13 5 1 1
Cape May, NJ 126 42 2 3
Davisville, RI 8 3 1 1
Hampton, VA 15 10 1 1
Hobucken, NC 5 3 1 1
New Bedford, MA 24 18 1 1
Newport News, VA 6 6 1 1
Ocean City, MD 4 3 1 1
Point Judith, RI 27 13 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 268 31 1 1
Sea Isle City, NJ 77 4 2 2
Wanchese, NC 7 4 1 1
Table 12.30 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2015
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Clearnose Skate 2.21 3.34 0.43
Thresher Shark 0.35 0.23 0.22
Atlantic Surfclams 0.35 0.44 0.43
Blacktip Shark 0.30 0.26 0.25
Spanish Mackerel 0.18 0.16 0.10
Atlantic Menhaden 0.13 0.12 0.20
Spiny Dogfish 0.09 0.10 0.04
Tautog 0.08 0.10 0.09
Atlantic Bluefish 0.08 0.08 0.03
Winter Skate 0.07 0.07 0.02
Table 12.31 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2015
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 457 49 7 18
Atlantic Herring 33 9 1 1
Bluefish 400 64 6 6
Highly Migratory Species 329 35 4 4
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 259 78 2 2
Monkfish 461 89 5 6
No Federal FMP 298 60 5 7
Northeast Multispecies 15 9 1 1
Sea Scallop 112 58 2 2
SERO FMP 51 13 1 1
Skates 414 44 5 8
Small-Mesh Multispecies 41 20 1 1
Spiny Dogfish 290 29 4 4
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 560 90 7 18
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 205 14 7 11
Tilefish 12 7 1 1
Table 12.32 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2015
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
American Lobster 136 18 4 14
Atlantic Croaker 111 19 2 2
Atlantic Herring 33 9 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 19 10 1 1
Big Winter Skate 338 34 4 4
Black Drum 3 3 1 1
Black Sea Bass 209 64 4 12
Black Tip Shark 13 6 1 1
Bluefish 400 64 6 6
Blueline Tilefish 7 6 1 1
Butterfish 115 29 2 2
Channeled Whelk 34 10 2 2
Chub Mackerel 22 9 1 1
Clearnose Skate 61 6 2 4
Conger Eel 28 8 2 2
Dogfish Smooth 292 30 4 4
Dogfish Spiny 290 29 4 4
Golden Tilefish 8 5 1 1
Harvest Fish 3 3 1 1
Illex Squid 18 6 1 1
John Dory 28 8 1 1
Jonah Crab 82 10 4 7
King Whiting 9 8 1 1
Knobbed Whelk 20 5 2 2
Little Skate 15 7 1 1
Longfin Squid 143 63 1 1
Menhaden 217 13 2 2
Monkfish 461 89 5 6
Red Hake 21 11 1 1
Scup 71 43 1 1
Sea Robins 9 3 1 1
Sea Scallop 112 58 2 2
Silver Hake 24 16 1 1
Skates 6 6 1 1
Spanish Mackerel 46 9 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 57 19 1 1
Summer Flounder 444 81 5 7
Surfclam 204 13 7 11
Tautog 15 6 2 2
Thresher Shark 56 13 1 1
Winter Flounder 7 4 1 1
Table 12.33 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2015
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
All Other Ports, NJ 113 3 1 1
Atlantic City, NJ 309 18 8 25
Barnegat, NJ 773 27 10 11
Beaufort, NC 11 10 1 1
Cape May, NJ 132 48 2 2
Hampton, VA 11 9 1 1
New Bedford, MA 13 11 1 1
Newport News, VA 5 5 1 1
Ocean City, MD 4 4 1 1
Oriental, NC 7 7 1 1
Point Judith, RI 15 7 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 216 22 1 1
Sea Isle City, NJ 79 3 2 5
Wanchese, NC 7 4 1 1
Table 12.34 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2014
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Clearnose Skate 0.81 0.63 0.10
Atlantic Menhaden 0.46 0.41 0.30
Albacore Tuna 0.42 0.18 0.34
Thresher Shark 0.41 0.25 0.61
Swordfish 0.27 0.20 0.18
Tautog 0.18 0.18 0.14
Atlantic Surfclams 0.17 0.21 0.27
American Eel 0.12 0.17 0.03
Winter Skate 0.10 0.11 0.06
Spiny Dogfish 0.08 0.10 0.04
Table 12.35 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2014
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 493 62 8 13
Atlantic Herring 40 12 1 1
Bluefish 396 78 5 5
Highly Migratory Species 463 46 6 6
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 409 93 3 3
Monkfish 553 112 6 11
No Federal FMP 416 72 6 6
Northeast Multispecies 40 14 1 1
Sea Scallop 104 71 2 2
SERO FMP 58 25 1 1
Skates 509 55 6 11
Small-Mesh Multispecies 117 45 2 2
Spiny Dogfish 311 32 5 5
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 765 115 8 13
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 112 13 5 6
Tilefish 16 9 1 1
Table 12.36 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2014
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Albacore Tuna 25 6 1 1
American Eel 7 3 1 1
American Lobster 159 23 4 9
Atlantic Croaker 166 43 3 3
Atlantic Herring 40 12 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 35 19 1 1
Big Winter Skate 415 44 6 10
Black Sea Bass 284 81 4 9
Bluefish 396 78 5 5
Blueline Tilefish 9 6 1 1
Bonito 85 19 1 1
Butterfish 189 56 2 2
Channeled Whelk 34 11 1 1
Chub Mackerel 48 16 1 1
Clearnose Skate 54 4 1 1
Conger Eel 30 9 2 2
Dogfish Smooth 373 39 5 6
Dogfish Spiny 311 32 5 5
Golden Tilefish 10 6 1 1
Illex Squid 34 8 1 1
John Dory 25 13 1 1
Jonah Crab 63 7 3 4
King Mackerel 4 3 1 1
King Whiting 39 14 1 1
Knobbed Whelk 32 8 1 1
Little Skate 19 7 1 1
Little Tuna 39 11 1 1
Longfin Squid 251 76 2 2
Mako Shortfin Shark 6 6 1 1
Menhaden 183 16 3 3
Monkfish 553 112 6 11
Red Hake 48 25 1 1
Scup 89 54 1 1
Sea Robins 6 6 1 1
Sea Scallop 104 71 2 2
Silver Hake 91 39 1 1
Skates 30 13 1 1
Spot 28 9 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 72 26 1 1
Summer Flounder 635 98 5 5
Surfclam 112 13 5 6
Swordfish 8 6 1 1
Tautog 31 7 3 3
Thresher Shark 59 19 1 1
Triggerfish 16 11 1 1
Winter Flounder 32 9 1 1
Table 12.37 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2014
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
All Other Ports, NJ 70 4 2 2
Atlantic City, NJ 216 18 7 13
Barnegat, NJ 955 36 11 17
Beaufort, NC 9 7 1 1
Cape May, NJ 135 41 2 2
Chincoteague, VA 7 4 1 1
Davisville, RI 21 4 1 1
Hampton, VA 9 6 1 1
New Bedford, MA 12 10 1 1
Newport News, VA 10 8 1 1
Ocean City, MD 14 5 1 1
Oriental, NC 5 4 1 1
Point Judith, RI 60 23 1 1
Point Lookout, NY 6 4 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 238 28 1 1
Sea Isle City, NJ 88 4 2 2
Wanchese, NC 12 9 1 1
Wildwood, NJ 6 4 1 1
Table 12.38 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2013
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Clearnose Skate 0.59 0.53 0.12
Thresher Shark 0.45 0.29 0.25
American Eel 0.40 0.48 0.14
Atlantic Menhaden 0.39 0.39 0.46
Atlantic Surfclams 0.20 0.27 0.41
Atlantic Croaker 0.14 0.16 0.25
Winter Skate 0.13 0.15 0.05
Black Sea Bass 0.11 0.16 0.06
Spiny Dogfish 0.06 0.06 0.04
Tautog 0.05 0.10 0.07
Table 12.39 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2013
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 629 56 9 12
Atlantic Herring 71 16 1 1
Bluefish 380 80 4 6
Highly Migratory Species 492 54 7 8
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 490 82 5 6
Monkfish 655 107 8 9
No Federal FMP 574 84 8 9
Northeast Multispecies 52 14 1 1
Sea Scallop 126 67 2 2
SERO FMP 58 24 2 2
Skates 679 51 8 8
Small-Mesh Multispecies 87 37 2 2
Spiny Dogfish 334 36 4 4
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 819 119 10 12
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 164 17 5 10
Tilefish 37 24 1 1
Table 12.40 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2013
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
American Eel 22 6 2 2
American Lobster 164 26 4 5
Atlantic Croaker 354 35 5 7
Atlantic Herring 71 16 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 33 12 1 1
Big Winter Skate 509 40 6 7
Black Sea Bass 343 73 6 7
Bluefish 380 80 4 6
Blueline Tilefish 21 13 1 1
Bonito 23 13 1 1
Butterfish 301 45 4 5
Chub Mackerel 11 7 1 1
Clearnose Skate 56 3 1 1
Cobia 7 6 1 1
Cod 7 5 1 1
Conchs 35 5 1 1
Conger Eel 21 8 1 1
Dogfish Smooth 453 45 7 7
Dogfish Spiny 334 36 4 4
Golden Tilefish 27 20 1 1
Illex Squid 30 7 1 1
John Dory 37 19 1 1
Jonah Crab 49 6 3 4
King Whiting 74 19 1 1
Knobbed Whelk 22 8 1 1
Little Skate 79 5 1 1
Little Tuna 16 8 1 1
Longfin Squid 249 66 2 2
Mako Shortfin Shark 3 3 1 1
Menhaden 159 8 2 4
Monkfish 655 107 8 9
Northern Puffer 61 9 1 1
Northern Stargazer 13 5 1 1
Offshore Hake 7 5 1 1
Other Fish 8 5 1 1
Red Hake 38 23 2 2
Sand-Dab Flounder 18 3 1 1
Scup 109 56 1 1
Sea Robins 11 7 1 1
Sea Scallop 126 67 2 2
Silver Hake 71 32 2 2
Skates 73 18 1 1
Spanish Mackerel 41 9 2 2
Spot 167 19 3 4
Squeteague Weakfish 175 36 3 3
Summer Flounder 680 101 7 8
Surfclam 161 16 5 10
Swordfish 10 4 1 1
Tautog 32 8 1 1
Thresher Shark 44 18 1 1
Triggerfish 14 12 1 1
Yellowtail Flounder 3 3 1 1
Table 12.41 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2013
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Atlantic City, NJ 270 20 7 13
Barnegat, NJ 1,207 35 13 17
Belford, NJ 10 6 1 1
Cape May, NJ 105 39 2 2
Chincoteague, VA 9 7 1 1
Davisville, RI 23 3 1 1
Hampton, VA 25 12 1 1
Montauk, NY 5 3 1 1
New Bedford, MA 11 10 1 1
Newport News, VA 24 17 1 1
Ocean City, MD 7 6 1 1
Point Judith, RI 31 17 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 269 33 1 1
Sea Isle City, NJ 98 5 2 3
Wanchese, NC 4 3 1 1
Table 12.42 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2012
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Clearnose Skate 0.50 0.41 0.26
Thresher Shark 0.36 0.32 0.26
Atlantic Surfclams 0.33 0.43 0.59
American Eel 0.16 0.48 0.20
Atlantic Menhaden 0.15 0.13 0.16
Black Sea Bass 0.12 0.18 0.05
Atlantic Croaker 0.11 0.14 0.16
Winter Skate 0.10 0.09 0.02
Weakfish 0.09 0.10 0.04
Atlantic Chub Mackerel 0.05 0.01 0.05
Table 12.43 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2012
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 492 61 7 11
Atlantic Herring 55 12 1 1
Bluefish 526 100 5 5
Highly Migratory Species 327 56 4 4
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 483 110 3 3
Monkfish 657 134 6 7
No Federal FMP 470 73 6 7
Northeast Multispecies 24 14 2 2
Sea Scallop 146 65 2 2
SERO FMP 109 31 1 1
Skates 650 60 6 6
Small-Mesh Multispecies 70 30 2 2
Spiny Dogfish 331 42 4 4
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 645 138 6 10
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 221 24 6 13
Tilefish 28 16 1 1
Table 12.44 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2012
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Albacore Tuna 6 5 1 1
American Eel 21 6 2 3
American Lobster 154 31 4 7
Atlantic Croaker 260 29 3 3
Atlantic Herring 55 12 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 13 8 1 1
Big Winter Skate 526 44 5 5
Black Drum 6 6 1 1
Black Sea Bass 252 77 4 8
Bluefish 526 100 5 5
Blueline Tilefish 17 9 1 1
Bonito 38 14 1 1
Butterfish 286 59 3 3
Channeled Whelk 17 7 1 1
Chub Mackerel 12 9 1 1
Clearnose Skate 79 3 1 1
Cod 11 6 2 2
Conger Eel 20 5 1 1
Dogfish Smooth 290 44 4 4
Dogfish Spiny 331 42 4 4
Golden Tilefish 23 13 1 1
Illex Squid 40 12 1 1
John Dory 40 17 1 1
Jonah Crab 40 7 3 5
King Whiting 77 24 1 1
Knobbed Whelk 32 4 1 1
Longfin Squid 271 95 1 1
Menhaden 100 10 2 2
Monkfish 657 134 6 7
Northern Puffer 4 3 1 1
Red Hake 37 19 2 2
Rock Crab 4 3 1 1
Scup 75 46 1 1
Sea Robins 10 6 1 1
Sea Scallop 146 65 2 2
Silver Hake 40 18 1 1
Skates 48 25 1 1
Spanish Mackerel 85 15 1 1
Spot 23 9 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 249 30 3 3
Summer Flounder 512 121 3 3
Surfclam 213 22 5 13
Swordfish 12 8 1 1
Tautog 18 6 2 2
Thresher Shark 53 15 1 1
Triggerfish 20 14 1 1
Yellowtail Flounder 3 3 1 1
Table 12.45 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2012
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Atlantic City, NJ 277 24 9 21
Barnegat, NJ 1,032 34 11 12
Cape May, NJ 118 38 1 1
Chincoteague, VA 10 5 1 1
Hampton, VA 36 18 1 1
Montauk, NY 22 9 1 1
Neptune, NJ 5 3 1 1
New Bedford, MA 12 7 1 1
Newport News, VA 42 27 1 1
North Kingstown, RI 18 3 1 1
Ocean City, MD 15 8 1 1
Point Judith, RI 42 18 1 1
Point Lookout, NY 5 3 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 244 30 1 1
Sea Isle City, NJ 116 3 2 2
Waretown, NJ 64 3 1 1
Wildwood, NJ 10 3 1 1
Table 12.46 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2011
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Thresher Shark 1.01 0.62 0.33
Clearnose Skate 0.56 0.52 0.40
Atlantic Surfclams 0.35 0.40 0.55
Black Drum 0.33 0.21 0.17
Atlantic Croaker 0.18 0.12 0.22
Illex Squid 0.15 0.12 0.07
Atlantic Bluefish 0.14 0.14 0.04
Atlantic Menhaden 0.13 0.12 0.16
Black Sea Bass 0.09 0.13 0.05
Spiny Dogfish 0.09 0.08 0.06
Table 12.47 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2011
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 587 70 9 11
Atlantic Herring 94 20 1 1
Bluefish 531 95 6 6
Highly Migratory Species 521 51 8 8
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 593 108 5 5
Monkfish 688 162 8 8
No Federal FMP 590 86 9 9
Northeast Multispecies 59 16 2 2
Sea Scallop 202 124 3 3
SERO FMP 23 11 1 1
Skates 717 59 8 9
Small-Mesh Multispecies 108 32 2 2
Spiny Dogfish 478 52 6 7
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 967 146 10 13
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 342 23 7 13
Tilefish 27 16 1 1
Table 12.48 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2011
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Albacore Tuna 11 5 1 1
American Eel 13 4 2 2
American Lobster 162 26 4 6
American Shad 16 6 1 1
Atlantic Croaker 328 40 5 5
Atlantic Herring 94 20 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 39 22 1 1
Big Winter Skate 470 44 6 7
Black Drum 11 9 1 1
Black Sea Bass 304 76 5 8
Bluefish 531 95 6 6
Blueline Tilefish 13 7 1 1
Bonito 25 11 1 1
Butterfish 287 54 3 3
Channeled Whelk 101 16 3 3
Clearnose Skate 110 5 1 1
Cobia 3 3 1 1
Cod 37 9 2 2
Conger Eel 20 13 1 1
Dogfish Smooth 465 43 8 8
Dogfish Spiny 478 52 6 7
Golden Tilefish 20 13 1 1
Illex Squid 70 12 1 1
John Dory 36 19 1 1
Jonah Crab 38 9 2 3
King Whiting 94 21 1 1
Knobbed Whelk 32 10 1 1
Little Skate 6 5 1 1
Longfin Squid 335 89 2 2
Menhaden 136 10 2 2
Monkfish 688 162 8 8
Mullets 6 5 1 1
Ocean Quahog 7 4 1 1
Other Fish 4 3 1 1
Red Hake 61 15 2 2
Scup 91 54 1 1
Sea Robins 26 11 1 1
Sea Scallop 202 124 3 3
Sheepshead 3 3 1 1
Silver Hake 70 24 1 1
Skates 158 23 2 2
Spanish Mackerel 15 6 1 1
Spot 65 10 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 204 36 3 3
Summer Flounder 816 131 7 7
Surfclam 335 20 7 13
Swordfish 16 6 1 1
Tautog 29 5 1 1
Thresher Shark 70 20 2 2
Winter Flounder 16 3 1 1
Table 12.49 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2011
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Atlantic City, NJ 469 28 11 20
Barnegat, NJ 1,326 36 16 22
Cape May, NJ 131 46 2 2
Hampton, VA 22 13 1 1
Montauk, NY 17 7 1 1
New Bedford, MA 41 28 1 1
Newport News, VA 52 33 1 1
North Kingstown, RI 37 3 1 1
Ocean City, MD 12 7 1 1
Oriental, NC 5 4 1 1
Point Judith, RI 41 19 1 1
Point Lookout, NY 9 6 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 282 32 2 2
Sea Isle City, NJ 191 6 3 3
Wanchese, NC 10 7 1 1
Waretown, NJ 35 4 1 1
Table 12.50 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2010
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Atlantic Menhaden 1.48 0.83 0.45
Atlantic Surfclams 1.35 1.49 1.59
American Eel 1.06 1.09 0.19
Black Sea Bass 0.32 0.43 0.09
Thresher Shark 0.23 0.23 0.19
Atlantic Mackerel 0.17 0.22 0.02
Black Drum 0.17 0.13 0.03
Tautog 0.14 0.18 0.13
Spanish Mackerel 0.14 0.08 0.27
Weakfish 0.11 0.07 0.03
Table 12.51 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2010
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 491 65 9 16
Atlantic Herring 127 26 2 2
Bluefish 386 61 5 5
Highly Migratory Species 515 41 7 7
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 359 76 4 4
Monkfish 606 190 7 8
No Federal FMP 426 71 7 8
Northeast Multispecies 38 14 2 2
Sea Scallop 410 222 3 3
SERO FMP 78 24 2 2
Skates 549 42 6 6
Small-Mesh Multispecies 49 29 1 1
Spiny Dogfish 197 28 2 2
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 665 133 10 18
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 527 18 9 40
Tilefish 16 12 1 1
Table 12.52 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2010
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Albacore Tuna 39 14 1 1
American Eel 17 5 2 2
American Lobster 148 23 5 11
American Shad 10 6 1 1
Atlantic Croaker 223 38 4 4
Atlantic Herring 127 26 2 2
Atlantic Mackerel 30 15 1 1
Big Winter Skate 364 30 4 4
Black Drum 6 6 1 1
Black Sea Bass 243 52 6 14
Bluefish 386 61 5 5
Blueline Tilefish 7 5 1 1
Bonito 36 15 1 1
Butterfish 208 37 3 3
Channeled Whelk 33 10 2 3
Chub Mackerel 6 5 1 1
Cobia 4 4 1 1
Conger Eel 25 13 1 1
Dogfish Smooth 477 37 6 6
Dogfish Spiny 197 28 2 2
Golden Tilefish 15 12 1 1
Illex Squid 32 11 1 1
John Dory 24 15 1 1
Jonah Crab 26 9 3 5
King Whiting 66 18 1 1
Knobbed Whelk 30 5 1 1
Little Tuna 47 18 1 1
Longfin Squid 142 47 1 1
Menhaden 128 16 2 2
Monkfish 606 190 7 8
Offshore Hake 5 4 1 1
Red Hake 31 18 1 1
Scup 55 33 1 1
Sea Robins 8 7 1 1
Sea Scallop 410 222 3 3
Silver Hake 31 20 1 1
Skates 99 16 1 1
Spanish Mackerel 64 16 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 147 28 2 2
Summer Flounder 553 119 6 7
Surfclam 526 17 9 40
Tautog 27 9 2 2
Thresher Shark 60 19 1 1
Triggerfish 12 7 1 1
White Hake 4 4 1 1
Winter Flounder 14 3 1 1
Table 12.53 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2010
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Atlantic City, NJ 592 21 12 53
Barnegat, NJ 1,109 42 13 14
Belford, NJ 6 3 1 1
Cape May, NJ 161 75 3 3
Hampton, VA 24 17 1 1
New Bedford, MA 142 92 1 1
Newport News, VA 66 32 1 1
Ocean City, MD 16 10 1 1
Oriental, NC 4 4 1 1
Point Judith, RI 16 7 1 1
Point Lookout, NY 5 3 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 148 29 1 1
Sea Isle City, NJ 135 3 2 2
Wanchese, NC 10 9 1 1
Wildwood, NJ 5 4 1 1
Table 12.54 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2009
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Atlantic Surfclams 0.60 0.71 0.72
American Eel 0.54 0.92 0.14
Black Sea Bass 0.44 0.59 0.13
Atlantic Menhaden 0.32 0.26 0.13
Thresher Shark 0.29 0.24 0.32
Ocean Pout 0.21 0.43 0.50
Cobia 0.19 0.18 0.25
Spiny Dogfish 0.17 0.18 0.04
Black Drum 0.17 0.32 0.11
Spanish Mackerel 0.15 0.09 0.25
Table 12.55 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2009
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 544 87 10 14
Atlantic Herring 84 21 1 1
Bluefish 512 88 5 5
Highly Migratory Species 489 56 6 6
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 381 106 3 3
Monkfish 518 185 7 8
No Federal FMP 479 91 9 10
Northeast Multispecies 37 25 2 2
Sea Scallop 370 199 5 6
SERO FMP 171 44 3 4
Skates 265 39 4 5
Small-Mesh Multispecies 82 44 3 4
Spiny Dogfish 295 39 6 6
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 612 151 12 16
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 437 22 8 15
Tilefish 14 12 1 1
Table 12.56 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2009
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Albacore Tuna 28 10 1 1
American Eel 13 6 1 1
American Lobster 126 34 6 10
Atlantic Croaker 331 55 5 5
Atlantic Herring 84 21 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 34 24 1 1
Big Winter Skate 174 26 4 5
Black Drum 6 5 1 1
Black Sea Bass 183 63 6 11
Bluefish 512 88 5 5
Blueline Tilefish 8 6 1 1
Bonito 102 21 2 2
Butterfish 221 55 2 2
Channeled Whelk 26 11 2 2
Cobia 16 14 1 1
Conger Eel 31 12 2 2
Dogfish Smooth 441 50 6 6
Dogfish Spiny 295 39 6 6
Golden Tilefish 8 8 1 1
Illex Squid 18 7 1 1
John Dory 12 8 1 1
Jonah Crab 35 13 3 5
King Whiting 71 19 1 1
Knobbed Whelk 13 7 1 1
Little Skate 9 5 1 1
Little Tuna 66 22 1 1
Longfin Squid 168 76 1 1
Menhaden 86 14 1 1
Monkfish 518 185 7 8
NK Porgy 18 8 NA NA
Northern Puffer 4 3 1 1
Ocean Pout 5 5 1 1
Offshore Hake 4 3 1 1
Red Crab 3 3 1 1
Red Hake 46 27 2 4
Scup 57 44 1 1
Sea Robins 17 7 1 1
Sea Scallop 370 199 5 6
Silver Hake 56 33 1 1
Skates 84 13 1 1
Spanish Mackerel 131 25 2 2
Spot 16 9 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 197 43 3 3
Summer Flounder 497 132 7 7
Surfclam 433 21 8 15
Swordfish 3 3 1 1
Tautog 28 11 2 2
Thresher Shark 103 25 1 1
Triggerfish 22 13 2 2
White Hake 19 11 1 1
Table 12.57 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2009
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Atlantic City, NJ 480 29 11 21
Barnegat, NJ 1,097 47 14 16
Beaufort, NC 7 5 1 1
Belford, NJ 10 6 1 1
Cape May, NJ 182 82 5 5
Chincoteague, VA 16 8 1 1
Freeport, NY 6 4 1 1
Hampton, VA 29 18 1 1
Montauk, NY 16 6 1 1
New Bedford, MA 89 55 1 1
New London, CT 5 4 1 1
Newport News, VA 71 42 1 1
North Kingstown, RI 27 4 1 1
Ocean City, MD 20 12 2 3
Point Judith, RI 34 16 1 1
Point Lookout, NY 4 4 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 117 31 1 1
Sea Isle City, NJ 28 4 2 3
Shinnecock, NY 7 4 1 1
Wanchese, NC 14 7 1 1
Waretown, NJ 60 4 1 1
Table 12.58 Percentages of Total Revenue, Landings, and Days-at-Sea for Species of Interest within OCS-A 0498, 2008
Species Revenue as % of Total Landings as % of Total DAS as % of Total
Atlantic Menhaden 1.53 1.33 0.63
Thresher Shark 0.50 0.46 0.37
Atlantic Surfclams 0.48 0.47 0.49
Tautog 0.39 0.63 0.18
Black Sea Bass 0.26 0.34 0.08
Weakfish 0.15 0.14 0.05
Albacore Tuna 0.15 0.33 0.08
Atlantic Croaker 0.14 0.11 0.18
American Shad 0.13 0.08 0.15
Cobia 0.12 0.14 0.28
Table 12.59 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by FMP within OCS-A 0498, 2008
FMP Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
ASMFC FMP 688 77 12 20
Atlantic Herring 44 11 1 1
Bluefish 329 72 4 4
Highly Migratory Species 260 34 3 3
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 295 82 2 2
Monkfish 603 184 8 11
No Federal FMP 508 78 8 10
Northeast Multispecies 86 31 1 1
Sea Scallop 427 208 6 6
SERO FMP 104 29 2 2
Skates 298 41 5 7
Small-Mesh Multispecies 90 33 3 3
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 529 134 9 16
Surfclam, Ocean Quahog 590 22 8 13
Tilefish 19 15 1 1
Table 12.60 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Species within OCS-A 0498, 2008
Species Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Albacore Tuna 28 10 1 1
American Lobster 217 25 6 13
American Shad 49 8 1 1
Atlantic Croaker 286 41 4 4
Atlantic Herring 44 11 1 1
Atlantic Mackerel 31 15 1 1
Big Winter Skate 184 26 3 6
Black Drum 7 7 1 1
Black Sea Bass 300 68 7 14
Bluefish 329 72 4 4
Blueline Tilefish 11 9 1 1
Bonito 50 16 1 1
Butterfish 174 49 2 2
Channeled Whelk 64 12 2 3
Cobia 6 4 1 1
Cod 6 5 1 1
Conger Eel 48 7 2 3
Dogfish Smooth 200 32 2 2
Golden Tilefish 9 7 1 1
Harvest Fish 8 5 1 1
Illex Squid 28 9 1 1
John Dory 14 9 1 1
Jonah Crab 85 7 4 6
King Mackerel 3 3 1 1
King Whiting 50 20 1 1
Little Skate 5 5 1 1
Little Tuna 32 12 1 1
Longfin Squid 117 58 1 1
Menhaden 148 18 3 3
Monkfish 603 184 8 11
Mullets 4 3 1 1
NK Porgy 12 7 NA NA
Offshore Hake 6 4 1 1
Red Crab 6 3 1 1
Red Hake 68 21 3 3
Sand-Dab Flounder 22 4 1 1
Scup 66 38 1 1
Sea Robins 27 7 1 1
Sea Scallop 427 208 6 6
Silver Hake 30 22 1 1
Skates 108 12 2 2
Spanish Mackerel 86 17 1 1
Squeteague Weakfish 276 50 3 3
Striped Bass 9 8 1 1
Summer Flounder 295 111 3 3
Surfclam 588 21 8 13
Tautog 62 13 4 4
Thresher Shark 72 16 1 1
Winter Flounder 54 19 1 1
Witch Flounder 4 4 1 1
Table 12.61 Total and Expected Number of Trips and Vessels by Port within OCS-A 0498, 2008
Port Number of Trips Number of Vessels Expected Vessels Expected Trips
Atlantic City, NJ 649 28 13 23
Barnegat, NJ 87 21 1 1
Beaufort, NC 11 8 1 1
Belford, NJ 8 6 1 1
Cape May, NJ 299 95 7 7
Freeport, NY 8 4 1 1
Hampton, VA 21 13 1 1
Long Beach, NJ 700 41 10 12
Montauk, NY 6 4 1 1
New Bedford, MA 74 46 1 1
New London, CT 4 4 1 1
Newport News, VA 63 35 1 1
North Kingstown, RI 37 5 1 1
Ocean City, MD 8 8 1 1
Oriental, NC 7 5 1 1
Point Pleasant, NJ 179 34 1 1
Sea Isle City, NJ 76 3 2 4
Shinnecock, NY 3 3 1 1
Wanchese, NC 13 6 1 1