Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
VIMS Department/Program
Marine Advisory Program (MAP)
Publication Date
11-11-2024
Series
VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2024-6
Abstract
Excerpt from publication: "The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) conducted high resolution sea scallop dredge surveys of the Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB) and Georges Bank (GB) scallop resource areas during May–July 2024 (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 Area (Scallop Area Management Simulator). SAMS Areas represent management relevant spatial subunits of the resource and explicitly account for differences in recruitment, vital rates, and fishing effort in the forward projection of survey information. Maps of SAMS Areas are provided in Figures 2–3. At the time of the surveys, exploitable biomass estimated from the commercial dredge was 477 mt or 1 million pounds for the Elephant Trunk (ET) SAMS Area. In the NYB SAMS Area, the exploitable biomass estimate was 952 mt or 2 million pounds. In the CAII-Access SAMS Area, the exploitable biomass estimate was 7,549 mt or 17 million pounds. The exploitable biomass estimate for the CAII-Extension SAMS Area was 1,412 mt or 3 million pounds. In the Southern Flank SAMS Area, the exploitable biomass estimate was 1,877 mt or 4 million pounds..."
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25773/70an-t602
Recommended Citation
Roman, S., Rudders, D., Lin, C., Jackson, D., & O'Meally, C. (2024) Results for the 2024 VIMS Industry Cooperative Surveys of the Mid-Atlantic Bight and Georges Bank Scallop Resource Areas. VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2024-6. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.25773/70an-t602
