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South
Atlantic Snapper Grouper Commercial Landings
The Southeast Fisheries Science Center has provided the following preliminary commercial landings estimates for species subject to quota monitoring in the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's area of jurisdiction which have been reported and expanded through January 31, 2012, with electronic reports through February 7, 2012.
These landing estimates were updated February 7, 2012.
| Month |
Pounds
Gutted Weight*
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2012
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2011
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Snowy Grouper
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Golden Tilefish
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Red Porgy
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Gag |
Gag,
Black Grouper, and
Red Grouper |
Snowy Grouper
|
Golden Tilefish
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Red Porgy
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Gag |
Gag,
Black Grouper, and
Red Grouper |
| January |
1,199 |
124,992 |
283 |
1,560 |
1,944 |
3,555 |
172,043 |
38 |
0 |
805 |
| February |
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|
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|
|
792 |
153,876 |
58 |
53 |
213 |
| March |
|
|
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|
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762 |
27,565 |
98 |
0 |
245 |
| April |
|
|
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|
889 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
331 |
| May |
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6,546 |
0 |
31,124 |
67,867 |
130,659 |
| June |
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|
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5,298 |
0 |
19,185 |
41,333 |
78,503 |
| July |
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|
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5,436 |
372 |
28,382 |
29,372 |
59,610 |
| August |
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3,740 |
46 |
25,684 |
22,608 |
48,946 |
| September |
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4,921 |
21 |
26,455 |
37,708 |
58,680 |
| October |
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2,485 |
0 |
7,138 |
47,442 |
59,194 |
| November |
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|
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1,824 |
0 |
6,017 |
51,718 |
45,120 |
| December |
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|
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20 |
0 |
180 |
1093 |
0 |
| Total |
1,199 |
124,992 |
283 |
1,560 |
1,944 |
31,087 |
353,923 |
142,603 |
275,829 |
482,306 |
| Expanded Total*** |
1,199 |
124,992 |
283 |
1,560 |
1,944 |
36,268 |
361,437 |
144,359 |
299,194 |
510,726 |
| Quota |
82,900 |
282,819 |
190,000 |
352,940 |
662,403 |
82,900 |
282,819 |
190,050 |
352,940 |
662,403 |
| Percent |
1.4% |
44.2% |
0.1% |
0.4% |
0.3% |
43.74% |
127.80% |
75.96% |
84.77% |
77.10% |
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*The fishing year for all species is January 1 - December 31.
****
The Dolphin Wahoo Fishery Management Plan established a 1.5 million-pound cap for the dolphin commercial fishery for both northeast and southern Atlantic regions. During January 1 through December 9, 2011, 39.38% of the 1.5 million-pound cap was landed (590,662 pounds).
***See How Does NOAA Fisheries Service Track Commercial Quotas for an explanation of the Expanded Total. All percents are calculated based on the Expanded Total during the current fishing year. |
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| Month |
Pounds
Gutted Weight
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Greater Amberjack*
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| 2011-2012 |
2010-2011 |
| May |
188,086 |
176,398 |
| June |
41,160 |
61,149 |
| July |
40,764 |
42,864 |
| August |
71,836 |
65,576 |
| September |
112,676 |
52,405 |
| October |
50,140 |
70,362 |
| November |
18,421 |
38,146 |
| December |
0 |
32,489 |
| January |
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42,783 |
| February |
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52,223 |
| March |
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73,270 |
| April |
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4,965 |
| Total |
523,085 |
712,630 |
| Expanded Total*** |
589,178 |
737,740 |
| Quota |
1,169,931 |
1,169,931 |
| Percent |
50.36% |
63.06% |
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| Month |
Pounds
Gutted Weight
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Black Sea Bass*
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| 2011-2012 |
2010-2011 |
| June |
231,438 |
78,436 |
| July |
76,059 |
50,606 |
| August |
115 |
58,472 |
| September |
0 |
42,947 |
| October |
0 |
10,887 |
| November |
0 |
115 |
| December |
0 |
66,917 |
| January |
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24 |
| February |
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14 |
| March |
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128 |
| April |
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0 |
| May |
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0 |
| Total |
307,612 |
308,547 |
| Expanded Total*** |
308,088 |
323,353 |
| Quota |
309,000 |
309,000 |
| Percent |
99.70% |
104.64% |
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*The fishing year for Greater Amberjack is May 1 - April 30. |
*The fishing year for Black Sea Bass is June 1 - May 31.
Commercial harvest of black sea bass closed on July 15, 2011.
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***See How Does NOAA Fisheries Service Track Commercial Quotas for an explanation of the Expanded Total. All percents are calculated based on the Expanded Total. |
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| Month |
Pounds
Gutted Weight |
| Vermilion Snapper** |
| January - June |
July - December |
| January |
139,740 |
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| February |
1,181 |
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| March |
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| April |
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| May |
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| June |
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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 |
140,921 |
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| Expanded Total** |
140,921 |
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| Quota |
315,523 |
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| Percent |
44.7% |
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*Commercial harvest of vermilion snapper closed on March 10, 2011, because NOAA Fisheries Service projected landings would reach the quota by that time. The commercial sector for vermilion snapper in federal waters of the South Atlantic reopen May 1, 2011 through May 8, 2011
**Amendment 16 to the Snapper Grouper FMP divided the quota for vermilion snapper into two 6-month quotas: 315,523 pounds gutted weight (January-June) and 302,523 pounds gutted weight (July-December). If any quota remains in June, the remainder will carry over to the next 6 months and will be added to the 302,523 pounds for July-December. However, if quota remains in December, the remainder will not carry over into the next fishing year.
**See How Does NOAA Fisheries Service Track Commercial Quotas for an explanation of the Expanded Total. All percents are calculated based on the Expanded Total |
Octocoral landings are reported twice a year with final landings reported by May of the next year; therefore, these are the total landings for both Atlantic (57 trips) and Gulf (53 trips) in federal waters for 2011, reported in number of colonies.
Wreckfish
in the South Atlantic are under a quota of 2 million pounds. However,
landings data are confidential because only a few fishers participate
in this fishery. The fishing year is April 16 through April 15 each
year.
View Previous Years for Snapper and Grouper Species
View Previous Years for Greater Amberjack and Black Sea Bass
View Previous Years for Vermilion Snapper
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Source:
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Quota Monitoring Program,
Miami, Florida.
For
additional information contact Catie Bruger at (727) 551-5727
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