Loligo squid (Loligo pealei)
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for Loligo squid:
- Pre-recruits: EFH is the pelagic waters found over the
Continental Shelf (from the coast out to the limits of the EEZ), from the Gulf
of Maine through Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in areas that comprise the
highest 75% of the catch where pre-recruit Loligo were collected in
the NEFSC trawl surveys. Generally, pre-recruit Loligo are collected
from shore to 700 ft and temperatures between 39 oF and 81
oF.
- Recruits: EFH is the pelagic waters found over the
Continental Shelf (from the coast out to the limits of the EEZ), from the Gulf
of Maine through Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in areas that comprise the
highest 75% of the catch where recruited Loligo were collected in the
NEFSC trawl surveys. Generally, recruited Loligo are collected from
shore to 1000 ft and temperatures between 39 oF and 81
oF.
Pre-recruits and recruits are stock assessment terms used by NEFSC and
correspond roughly to the life history stages juveniles and adults,
respectively. Loligo pre-recruits are less than or equal to 8 cm and
recruits are greater than 8 cm.