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The Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) has provided preliminary landings estimates for the Gulf grouper and tilefishes commercial fisheries for the period January 1, 2008, through April 30, 2008. At this time, we do not have access to dealer compliance reporting, and the SEFSC is still receiving dealer landings reports for the month of April. Comparative data for 2007 are final landings through April 30, 2007.
| Month |
Pounds
Gutted Weight*
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2008
|
2007 |
Shallow Water Grouper
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Red**
Grouper |
Deep Water Grouper
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Tilefishes
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Greater*** Amberjack |
Triggerfish*** |
Shallow
Water Grouper
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Red**
Grouper
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Deep
Water Grouper
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Tilefishes |
| January |
297,325 |
194,115 |
168,503 |
76,416 |
10,757 |
1,436 |
280,811 |
186,848 |
143,195 |
86,408 |
| February |
334,131 |
222,474 |
267,552 |
113,930 |
57,871 |
7,121 |
259,646 |
143,562 |
182,868 |
92,788 |
| March |
279,289 |
144,102 |
257,921 |
89,189 |
728 |
3,411 |
255,204 |
121,833 |
262,085 |
174,940 |
| April |
527,831 |
364,821 |
169,886 |
84,446 |
0 |
3,251 |
325,251 |
180,580 |
176,222 |
86,893 |
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| July |
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| August |
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| September |
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| October |
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| November |
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| December |
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| Total |
1,438,576 |
925,512 |
863,861 |
363,982 |
69,356 |
15,219 |
1,120,912 |
632,823 |
764,370 |
441,029 |
| Quota |
8,800,000 |
5,310,000 |
1,020,000 |
440,000 |
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8,800,000 |
5,310,000 |
1,020,000 |
440,000 |
| Percent |
16.35 |
17.43 |
84.69 |
82.72 |
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12.74 |
11.92 |
74.94 |
100.23 |
*The fishing year for all species is January 1 - December 31.
**Red grouper landings are also included in the shallow water grouper landings.
***Quotas for Greater Amberjack and Triggerfish will not be established until Amendment 30A is implemented.
****These landings are expanded landings calculated using actual reports by dealers plus estimates of unreported landings.
Source:
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Quota Monitoring Program,
Miami, Florida.
For
additional information contact Susan
Gerhart at 727-551-5602
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