Quota category |
Landings - No. of Fish |
Landings - Weight (mt) |
2017 Base Quota (mt) |
2017 Adjusted Quota2 (mt) |
% Base Quota Taken |
% Adjusted Quota Taken |
General |
4,300 |
695.7 |
466.7 |
688.7 |
149.1 |
101.0 |
Harpoon |
293 |
43.1 |
38.6 |
43.0 |
111.7 |
100.2 |
Longline (incl NED) |
501 |
103.8 |
173.3 |
218.3 |
59.9 |
47.5 |
NED |
111 |
25.2 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
100.8 |
100.8 |
Atlantic (non-NED) |
369 |
72.9 |
96.4 |
125.6 |
75.6 |
58.0 |
Gulf |
21 |
5.7 |
51.9 |
67.6 |
11.0 |
8.4 |
Trap |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
Purse Seine |
0 |
0 |
184.3 |
46.1 |
0 |
0 |
Angling |
5,256 |
141.8 |
195.2 |
195.2 |
72.6 |
72.6 |
School |
3,472 |
47.1 |
108.4 |
108.4 |
43.5 |
43.5 |
Lg Sch/Sm med |
1,731 |
84.5 |
82.3 |
82.3 |
102.7 |
102.7 |
Trophy |
53 |
10.2 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
226.7 |
226.7 |
Reserve |
3 |
0.2 |
24.8 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
NA |
Total (landings only) |
10,353 |
984.6 |
1,083.9 |
1,192.3 |
90.8 |
82.6 |
Total (landings + dead discards)1 |
|
1,009.6 |
1,083.9 |
1,192.3 |
93.1 |
84.7 |
NOTES
1 Currently, the best available annual estimate of dead discards for the 2017 pelagic longline fishery is the 2016 estimate of 25.0 mt.
2 The Adjusted Quota column in the table above reflects the adjusted quota as of December 31, 2017. Category quotas were adjusted by inseason and other actions during the year as shown below.
EFFECTIVE DATE |
ADDED (MT) |
TO |
SUBTRACTED (MT) |
FROM |
PUBLICATION DATE |
FR CITATION |
ACTION |
12/01/2017 |
25.6 |
General |
25.6 |
Harpoon |
11/22/2017 |
82 FR 55520 |
Inseason Transfer |
09/28/2017 |
156.4 |
General |
156.4 |
Reserve |
10/03/2017 |
82 FR 46000 |
Inseason Transfer |
09/18/2017 |
108.4 |
Reserve |
NA |
NA |
09/18/2017 |
82 FR 43500 |
Adjusted 2017 Reserve with Available 2016 Underharvest |
08/11/2017 |
30.0 |
Harpoon |
30.0 |
Reserve |
08/16/2017 |
82 FR 38853 |
Inseason Transfer |
03/02/2017 |
40.0 |
General |
40.0 |
Reserve |
03/07/2017 |
82 FR 12747 |
Inseason Transfer |
02/28/2017 |
138.2 |
Reserve |
138.2 |
Purse Seine |
03/02/2017 |
82 FR 12296 |
Reallocation per Amendment 7; Inseason Transfer |
02/28/2017 |
45.0 |
Longline |
45.0 |
Reserve |
03/02/2017 |
82 FR 12296 |
Reallocation per Amendment 7; Inseason Transfer |