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Table 10. Top ten species (ranked by number of
missing records) omitted from the discarded catch records of Fishing Vessel
Trip Report (FVTR), Study Fleet, and Northeast Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP)
records based on comparative catch record analyses.
|
Study Fleet and FVTR discarded catch record reporting
comparison |
Not reported to Study Fleet |
Not reported to FVTR |
Species |
Missing Records |
Total Species Records |
Percent Omission (%) |
Species |
Missing Records |
Total Species Records |
Percent Omission (%) |
| American lobster (Homarus americanus) |
167
|
184
|
90.8
|
Skates |
166
|
280
|
59.3
|
|
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua |
33
|
213
|
15.5
|
Spiny dogfish |
141
|
338
|
41.7
|
| Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) |
26
|
338
|
7.7
|
Winter flounder |
115
|
268
|
42.9
|
| Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea) |
17
|
192
|
8.9
|
Witch flounder (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus) |
98
|
247
|
39.7
|
| Monkfish (Lophius americanus) |
17
|
290
|
5.9
|
Monkfish |
94
|
290
|
32.4
|
| Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) |
15
|
118
|
12.7
|
Yellowtail flounder |
78
|
192
|
40.6
|
| Pollock (Pollachius virens) |
15
|
24
|
62.5
|
Windowpane
flounder (Scophthalmus aquosus) |
77
|
105
|
73.3
|
| Skates
(Rajidae) |
13
|
280
|
4.6
|
American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides) |
61
|
277
|
22.0
|
| Winter
flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) |
12
|
268
|
4.5
|
Silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis) |
58
|
119
|
48.7
|
| White
hake (Urophycis tenuis) |
8
|
18
|
44.4
|
Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) |
46
|
51
|
90.2
|
Study Fleet and NEFOP discarded catch record
reporting comparison |
Not reported to Study Fleet |
Not reported to NEFOP |
Species |
Missing Records |
Total Species Records |
Percent Omission (%) |
Species |
Missing Records |
Total Species Records |
Percent Omission (%) |
| American lobster |
22
|
23
|
95.7
|
Sculpins (Cottidae) |
6
|
8
|
75.0
|
| Sea raven (Hemitripterus americanus) |
22
|
23
|
95.7
|
Sea robins (Prionotus spp.) |
5
|
5
|
100.0
|
| Starfish |
19
|
20
|
95.0
|
Haddock |
3
|
30
|
10.0
|
| Skates |
18
|
43
|
41.9
|
Spiny dogfish |
2
|
39
|
5.1
|
| Red hake (Urophycis chuss) |
17
|
21
|
81.0
|
Red hake (Urophycis chuss) |
2
|
21
|
9.5
|
| Jonah crab (Cancer borealis) |
17
|
18
|
94.4
|
American plaice |
2
|
20
|
10.0
|
| Fourspot flounder (Paralichthys oblongus) |
15
|
15
|
100.0
|
Atlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus) |
2
|
8
|
25.0
|
| Spiny dogfish |
14
|
39
|
35.9
|
Skates |
1
|
43
|
2.3
|
| Silver hake |
13
|
19
|
68.4
|
Atlantic cod |
1
|
31
|
3.2
|
| Atlantic cod |
12
|
31
|
38.7
|
Starfish (Cancer irroratus) |
1
|
20
|
5.0
|
FVTR and NEFOP discarded catch record reporting comparison |
Not reported to FVTR |
Not reported to NEFOP |
Species |
Missing Records |
Total Species Records |
Percent Omission (%) |
Species |
Missing Records |
Total Species Records |
Percent Omission (%) |
| Skates |
130
|
149
|
87.2
|
Atlantic cod |
3
|
102
|
2.9
|
| Spiny dogfish |
97
|
129
|
75.2
|
Winter flounder |
3
|
32
|
9.4
|
| Haddock |
61
|
109
|
56.0
|
Red/white hake (Urophycis spp.) |
3
|
3
|
100.0
|
| Sea raven |
61
|
61
|
100.0
|
American lobster |
3
|
69
|
4.3
|
| Atlantic cod |
56
|
102
|
54.9
|
Sculpins |
3
|
11
|
27.3
|
| American lobster |
56
|
69
|
81.2
|
American plaice |
2
|
49
|
4.1
|
| Starfish |
53
|
53
|
100.0
|
Witch flounder |
2
|
43
|
4.7
|
| Red hake |
52
|
54
|
96.3
|
White hake |
2
|
35
|
5.7
|
| Monkfish |
49
|
72
|
68.1
|
Spiny dogfish |
1
|
129
|
0.8
|
| Jonah crab |
44
|
44
|
100.0
|
Monkfish |
1
|
72
|
1.4
|