Market Squid Harvest Status
Market squid are an important species to the coastal pelagic species fishery. The
market squid resource is a monitored species (monitored meaning that monitoring landings
and available abundance indices are considered sufficient to manage the stock). The
fishing season for market squid is defined as being from April 1 through March 31. There
is no quota on squid; however, the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) have a
fishery management plan for this species. Below is the monthly harvest beginning on April
1, 2005 and ending March 31, 2006.
Market Squid
Harvest |
| Month |
Metric Tons* |
April |
426 |
|
| May |
576 |
|
| June |
510 |
|
| July |
286 |
|
| August |
592 |
|
| September |
1,072 |
|
| October |
3,108 |
|
| November |
6,776 |
|
| December |
16,546 |
|
| January |
20,431 |
|
| February |
14,742 |
|
| March |
25,574 |
|
|
| Total |
90,639 |
|
*Preliminary data acquired from CDFG.
The above landings are figures as of April 5,
2006.
Contact: Josh Lindsay |
