| United States Department of Commerce | ||
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | ||
| National Marine Fisheries Service | ||
| Northeast Regional Office / Fisheries Statistics Office | ||
| Nantucket Lightship Closed Area Sea Scallop Exemption Fishery | ||
| (A preliminary monitoring report) | ||
| data last updated on | 3-Oct-00 | |
| These data reflect activity through Saturday, September 30, 2000 for Nantucket Lightship Closed Area. The first day of fishing in Closed Area I began on Sunday, October 1, 2000. | ||
| Directed Scallop Fishery (meat weight) | Yellowtail Flounder Bycatch (live weight) Nantucket Lightship | |
| Total Allowable Catch (TAC) | 5,390,149 lbs. | 109,125 lbs |
| (2,445 mt)* | (49.50 mt)* | |
| Total Catch to date (Pounds) | 1,286,864 | 16,463 |
| % of TAC | 24% | 15% |
| * 2,204.56 lbs equal 1 metric ton (mt) | ||
| Total Number of Participating Vessels | 136 | |
| Percentage of Observed Trips | 35.3% | |
