Regulations

Report Run on: 2024-01-02

For data reported through 2024-01-01

Quota Period: 2023

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

Species Bushels Quota (Bushels) Percent of Quota
SURFCLAM 1,427,041 3,400,000 42.0%
OCEAN QUAHOG 2,251,656 5,333,000 42.2%
MAINE QUAHOG 9,567 100,000 9.6%

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 38,688 440,065 236 1,805
2023-03-12 5,344 283,063 29,952 470,017 213 2,018
2023-03-19 34,392 317,455 83,488 553,505 0 2,018
2023-03-26 25,728 343,183 64,864 618,369 0 2,018
2023-04-02 28,000 371,183 57,920 676,289 122 2,140
2023-04-09 35,574 406,757 71,392 747,681 99 2,239
2023-04-16 44,416 451,173 89,728 837,409 208 2,447
2023-04-23 42,164 493,337 66,624 904,033 205 2,652
2023-04-30 18,144 511,481 43,648 947,681 98 2,750
2023-05-07 52,480 563,961 75,520 1,023,201 348 3,098
2023-05-14 22,267 586,228 72,576 1,095,777 360 3,458
2023-05-21 23,030 609,258 52,544 1,148,321 577 4,035
2023-05-28 32,045 641,303 51,456 1,199,777 139 4,174
2023-06-04 32,943 674,246 46,432 1,246,209 232 4,406
2023-06-11 30,481 704,727 65,248 1,311,457 455 4,861
2023-06-18 26,612 731,339 51,296 1,362,753 444 5,305
2023-06-25 24,608 755,947 41,184 1,403,937 512 5,817
2023-07-02 13,054 769,001 0 1,403,937 165 5,982
2023-07-09 29,112 798,113 61,280 1,465,217 301 6,283
2023-07-16 33,280 831,393 35,104 1,500,321 0 6,283
2023-07-23 27,975 859,368 52,832 1,553,153 219 6,502
2023-07-30 29,965 889,333 47,008 1,600,161 205 6,707
2023-08-06 27,124 916,457 43,968 1,644,129 278 6,985
2023-08-13 18,838 935,295 24,832 1,668,961 161 7,146
2023-08-20 31,756 967,051 44,704 1,713,665 239 7,385
2023-08-27 23,694 990,745 48,320 1,761,985 301 7,686
2023-09-03 30,079 1,020,824 42,016 1,804,001 282 7,968
2023-09-10 35,740 1,056,564 34,112 1,838,113 142 8,110
2023-09-17 21,952 1,078,516 40,448 1,878,561 203 8,313
2023-09-24 2,396 1,080,912 0 1,878,561 72 8,385
2023-10-01 37,144 1,118,056 43,616 1,922,177 123 8,508
2023-10-08 33,344 1,151,400 55,680 1,977,857 124 8,632
2023-10-15 38,879 1,190,279 39,456 2,017,313 67 8,699
2023-10-22 31,374 1,221,653 38,880 2,056,193 107 8,806
2023-10-29 27,712 1,249,365 31,616 2,087,809 44 8,850
2023-11-05 35,648 1,285,013 29,120 2,116,929 66 8,916
2023-11-12 43,008 1,328,021 39,872 2,156,801 140 9,056
2023-11-19 6,832 1,334,853 8,608 2,165,409 0 9,056
2023-11-26 23,872 1,358,725 22,087 2,187,496 172 9,228
2023-12-03 28,636 1,387,361 36,416 2,223,912 114 9,342
2023-12-10 28,640 1,416,001 17,344 2,241,256 104 9,446
2023-12-17 10,592 1,426,593 10,400 2,251,656 121 9,567
2023-12-24 448 1,427,041 0 2,251,656 0 9,567

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.