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Results For The 2017 Vims Industry Cooperative Surveys Of The Mid-Atlantic, Nantucket Lightship Closed Area, And Closed Area Ii Resource Areas, David Rudders, Sally Roman, Hunter Tipton, Jennifer Anders
Results For The 2017 Vims Industry Cooperative Surveys Of The Mid-Atlantic, Nantucket Lightship Closed Area, And Closed Area Ii Resource Areas, David Rudders, Sally Roman, Hunter Tipton, Jennifer Anders
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The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) conducted high resolution sea scallop dredge surveys of the entire Mid-Atlantic (MAB) sea scallop resource area, the Nantucket Lightship (NLCA) access area and surrounds, and the CA II access area and Extension Closure during May-July of 2017 (Figure 1). These surveys were funded by the Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside Program (RSA). Exploitable biomass for each survey is shown in Table 1 for each spatially explicit SAMS (Scallop Area Management Simulator) model area (Figure 2-4). SAMS areas account for differences in recruitment, vital rates, and fishing effort. At the time of the surveys, exploitable …
Development And Implementation Of A High Precision Resource Wide Dredge Survey Of The Mid-Atlantic Scallop Resource Are: Final Report, David Rudders, Sally Roman
Development And Implementation Of A High Precision Resource Wide Dredge Survey Of The Mid-Atlantic Scallop Resource Are: Final Report, David Rudders, Sally Roman
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The sea scallop fishery is currently the most valuable single species fishery in the United States. Part of this success stems from a hybrid management strategy that incorporates a spatial component (rotational closed areas) with traditional fishery management approaches. While much recent attention has focused on the success of closed areas (e.g. Elephant Trunk Closed Area), production from open areas had enabled scallop landings to remain high and relatively stable over the past few years. Regardless of the management approach, timely and accurate information related to scallop distribution and biomass is critical for the effective management of the resource. This …
Discard Mortality Of Sea Scallops Following Capture And Handling In The Sea Scallop Dredge Fishery - Final Report, David Rudders, Sally Roman, James A. Sulikowski, John A. Mandlem, Ryan J. Knotek
Discard Mortality Of Sea Scallops Following Capture And Handling In The Sea Scallop Dredge Fishery - Final Report, David Rudders, Sally Roman, James A. Sulikowski, John A. Mandlem, Ryan J. Knotek
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The focus of sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus, management over the past 20 years has been to encourage the harvest of larger animals. This has been accomplished through a series of management measures including gear modifications, effort controls, crew size limitations and spatial management to protect juvenile scallops. While these measures have been effective in reducing the harvest of small scallops, their capture does still occur. Central to fully understanding the impact of the fishery on the resource, is a comprehensive estimate of the non-harvest mortality associated with commercial operations. Non-harvest mortality can be broken down into a number of different …
High Grading Scallops On The Ocean Bottom, Tim Daniels, Fella Daniels, Robert Fisher
High Grading Scallops On The Ocean Bottom, Tim Daniels, Fella Daniels, Robert Fisher
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The Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) resource supports large offshore fisheries on Georges Bank and the Mid-Atlantic bight. Sea scallops are bivalves living on the sea bottom along the continental shelf and are largely harvested by dredges outfitted with bags constructed of steel rings with inside diameter of 4” and designed to select out certain size scallops. Dredges are towed along the sea floor where things in its path that are not deflected (fish/turtle excluders on dredges) or able to swim away (avoid the dredge) are collected in the dredge bag. Dredges are hauled back on-board, bags dumped of their …