Regulations

Report Run on: 2023-09-21

For data reported through 2023-09-20

Quota Period: 2023

Quota period dates: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023

Species Bushels Quota (Bushels) Percent of Quota
SURFCLAM 1,053,439 3,400,000 31.0%
OCEAN QUAHOG 1,838,029 5,333,000 34.5%
MAINE QUAHOG 7,968 100,000 8.0%

Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Landings by Period

Week Start Surfclam Bushels Surfclam Bushels (Cumulative) Ocean Quahog Bushels Ocean Quahog Bushels (Cumulative) Maine Quahog Bushels Maine Quahog Bushels (Cumulative)
2023-01-01 32,272 32,272 48,064 48,064 184 184
2023-01-08 36,137 68,409 66,272 114,336 236 420
2023-01-15 20,742 89,151 15,680 130,016 105 525
2023-01-22 17,024 106,175 7,296 137,312 130 655
2023-01-29 46,667 152,842 79,488 216,800 351 1,006
2023-02-05 20,752 173,594 37,184 253,984 0 1,006
2023-02-12 16,917 190,511 36,928 290,912 186 1,192
2023-02-19 26,412 216,923 63,296 354,208 271 1,463
2023-02-26 30,864 247,787 47,169 401,377 106 1,569
2023-03-05 29,932 277,719 38,988 440,365 236 1,805
2023-03-12 5,344 283,063 29,952 470,317 213 2,018
2023-03-19 34,392 317,455 83,488 553,805 0 2,018
2023-03-26 25,728 343,183 64,800 618,605 0 2,018
2023-04-02 28,000 371,183 57,920 676,525 122 2,140
2023-04-09 35,574 406,757 71,392 747,917 99 2,239
2023-04-16 44,416 451,173 89,728 837,645 208 2,447
2023-04-23 42,164 493,337 66,624 904,269 205 2,652
2023-04-30 18,144 511,481 43,648 947,917 98 2,750
2023-05-07 52,480 563,961 75,520 1,023,437 348 3,098
2023-05-14 22,267 586,228 72,576 1,096,013 360 3,458
2023-05-21 23,030 609,258 52,544 1,148,557 577 4,035
2023-05-28 32,007 641,265 51,456 1,200,013 139 4,174
2023-06-04 32,943 674,208 46,432 1,246,445 232 4,406
2023-06-11 30,225 704,433 65,248 1,311,693 455 4,861
2023-06-18 26,612 731,045 51,296 1,362,989 444 5,305
2023-06-25 24,608 755,653 41,152 1,404,141 512 5,817
2023-07-02 13,054 768,707 0 1,404,141 165 5,982
2023-07-09 29,112 797,819 61,280 1,465,421 301 6,283
2023-07-16 33,280 831,099 35,104 1,500,525 0 6,283
2023-07-23 27,975 859,074 52,864 1,553,389 219 6,502
2023-07-30 29,965 889,039 47,008 1,600,397 205 6,707
2023-08-06 27,124 916,163 43,968 1,644,365 278 6,985
2023-08-13 18,838 935,001 24,832 1,669,197 161 7,146
2023-08-20 31,756 966,757 44,704 1,713,901 239 7,385
2023-08-27 23,694 990,451 48,320 1,762,221 301 7,686
2023-09-03 30,146 1,020,597 41,696 1,803,917 282 7,968
2023-09-10 32,842 1,053,439 34,112 1,838,029 0 7,968

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.