Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Coastwide Quota Monitoring
Report Run on: 2023-07-28
For data reported through 2023-07-27
Quota Period: 2023
Quota period dates: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023| Species | Bushels* | Percent of Quota* | Quota (Bushels) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SURFCLAM | 792,676 | 23.3% | 3,400,000 |
| OCEAN QUAHOG | 1,465,421 | 27.5% | 5,333,000 |
| MAINE QUAHOG | 6,283 | 6.3% | 100,000 |
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Landings by Period
| Period | Begin Date | End Date | Surfclam Bushels | Surfclam Bushels (Cumulative) | Ocean Quahog Bushels | Ocean Quahog Bushels (Cumulative) | Maine Quahog Bushels | Maine Quahog Bushels (Cumulative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-01-15 | 68,793 | 68,793 | 117,920 | 117,920 | 420 | 420 |
| 02 | 2023-01-16 | 2023-01-31 | 69,457 | 138,250 | 55,232 | 173,152 | 345 | 765 |
| 03 | 2023-02-01 | 2023-02-15 | 42,576 | 180,826 | 102,272 | 275,424 | 427 | 1,192 |
| 04 | 2023-02-16 | 2023-02-28 | 59,473 | 240,299 | 111,489 | 386,913 | 377 | 1,569 |
| 05 | 2023-03-01 | 2023-03-15 | 37,868 | 278,167 | 56,140 | 443,053 | 337 | 1,906 |
| 06 | 2023-03-16 | 2023-03-31 | 63,320 | 341,487 | 175,552 | 618,605 | 112 | 2,018 |
| 07 | 2023-04-01 | 2023-04-15 | 64,822 | 406,309 | 129,312 | 747,917 | 221 | 2,239 |
| 08 | 2023-04-16 | 2023-04-30 | 87,028 | 493,337 | 156,352 | 904,269 | 413 | 2,652 |
| 09 | 2023-05-01 | 2023-05-15 | 72,132 | 565,469 | 143,488 | 1,047,757 | 446 | 3,098 |
| 10 | 2023-05-16 | 2023-05-31 | 53,243 | 618,712 | 137,024 | 1,184,781 | 937 | 4,035 |
| 11 | 2023-06-01 | 2023-06-15 | 82,715 | 701,427 | 120,800 | 1,305,581 | 723 | 4,758 |
| 12 | 2023-06-16 | 2023-06-30 | 49,083 | 750,510 | 98,560 | 1,404,141 | 1,059 | 5,817 |
| 13 | 2023-07-01 | 2023-07-15 | 42,166 | 792,676 | 61,280 | 1,465,421 | 466 | 6,283 |
Data are provided by the Northeast Region/Analysis and Program Support Division of NOAA Fisheries These figures are based on dealer/processor shellfish reports and may be preliminary Maine bushels have been converted to standard bushels for the ‘Ocean Quahog’ data but remain in Maine bushels for the ‘Maine Quahog’ data.
Surfclam Landings Report
Ocean Quahog Landings Report
Maine Quahog Landings Report
These data are the best available to NOAA Fisheries Service when this report was compiled. Data are supplied to NOAA Fisheries Service by dealers via Dealer Electronic Reporting to the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP) and/or by state agencies and may be preliminary. Discrepancies with data from previous Weekly Landings Reports are due to corrections made to the database.
