United States Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service
       
Northeast Regional Office / Fisheries Statistics Office
       
Closed Area I Sea Scallop Exemption Fishery
(A preliminary monitoring report)  
data last updated on 2-Feb-01    
       
  Directed Scallop Fishery (meat weight) Yellowtail Flounder Bycatch (live weight)
  Closed Area 1 Closed Area I Closed Area II
Total Allowable Catch (TAC) 6,858,386 lbs. 1,582,323 lbs
(3,111 mt)* (717.75 mt)*
Total Catch to date (lbs) 3,322,000 110,140 523,951
% of TAC 48% 40%
* 2,204.56 lbs equal 1 metric ton (mt)      
       
Total Number of Participating Vessels (CA1)   135  
Percentage of Observed Trips (CA1)   28.9%  
       

ChartObject Average Catch Per Vessel Day 
(lbs scallop meat)

ChartObject Vessels Active in Exempted Scallop Fishery
(Closed Area I)

ChartObject Percent of Yellowtail TAC Caught in Closed Areas I and II


Last Updated on 2/2/01
By Fishery Statistics Office - NER