NMFS News Release
Northeast Regional Office
One Blackburn Drive
Gloucester, MA 01930
Georges Bank Haddock Landing Report - 12/10/97
For the 1997 fishing year only, the haddock landing limit increased, beginning September 1, 1997,
from 1,000 pounds per trip to 1,000 pounds per day, to a maximum of 10,000 pounds per trip.
Once the Regional Administrator projects that 1,150 metric tons (MT) of the 1,608 MT target
total allowable catch of Georges Bank haddock is harvested, the National Marine Fisheries
Service will publish a notice in the Federal Register specifying when the management measure for
haddock will revert back to a 1,000 pound per trip possession limit. Vessel owners will also be
notified by a permit holder letter. The following is a preliminary report representing a
combination of vessel and dealer statistics for Georges Bank haddock. The results may fluctuate,
both upward and downward, as additional data from either source are received.
| 1997
GEORGES BANK HADDOCK LANDINGS |
| Month
| Week Ending
Date
Metric Tons
| | May-August
| -
| 199.89
| | -
| September 6
| 27.56
| | -
| September 13
| 63.85
| | -
| September 20
| 53.84
| | -
| September 27
| 63.66
| -
| October 4
| 28.57
| | -
| October 11
| 54.64
| | -
| October 18
53.18| -
| October 25
| 37.33
| | -
| November 1
| 26.17 | | -
| November 8
| 20.94 | | -
| November 15
| 19.63 | | -
| November 22
| 32.29 | | -
| November 29
| 39.02 | | -
| December 6
| 11.53 | | Fishing Year Total
| -
| 732.10* | | | | | |
*The fishing year total of 732.10 MT represents approximately 64% of the 1,150 MT trigger. Please note: All figures have
been converted to live weight. Please call Susan A. Murphy (508-281-9252) or Greg Power (508-281-9304) if you have
any questions regarding this report. 12/10/97
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