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Table 3.1. Percentage
of landings (1% or more by weight) by fishing gear type for federally
managed species and species groups in the Northeast Region in 2004. (Does not include highly migratory
species, i.e., tuna, sharks,
swordfish, and billfish.)
| Gear |
Species
and Species Groups |
American
Plaice |
Atlantic
Cod |
Atlantic
Halibut |
Atlantic
Herring |
Atlantic
Mackerel |
Atlantic
Surfclam |
Barndoor
Skate |
Black Sea
Bass |
| By hand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dip net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dredge, clam |
|
|
|
|
|
6.6 |
|
|
| Clam dredge, hydraulic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dredge, other |
|
|
|
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
| Dredge, sea scallop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dredge, surfclam
+ ocean quahog |
|
|
|
|
|
90.2 |
|
|
| Gill net, drift |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, fixed or anchored,
sink |
1.8 |
30.0 |
13.2 |
|
9.5 |
|
|
1.7 |
| Gill net, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, run-rround |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, set/stake |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Handline |
|
3.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
5.1 |
| Haul seine, beach |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Haul seine, long |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Longline, bottom |
|
1.6 |
3.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Longline, pelagic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pot/trap, lobster, inshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pot/trap, lobster, offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pots + traps, crab, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pots + traps, fish |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.7 |
| Pots + traps, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28.0 |
| Pound net, fish |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pound net, other |
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
1.2 |
| Purse seine, herring |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
|
| Purse seine, other |
|
|
|
9.3 |
|
|
|
|
| Rake, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, otter, bottom, fish |
92.5 |
58.5 |
60.3 |
29.8 |
8.8 |
|
|
41.8 |
| Trawl, otter, bottom,
scallop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.4 |
| Trawl, otter, bottom, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.0 |
| Trawl, otter, midwater |
|
|
|
30.0 |
43.0 |
|
|
2.4 |
| Trawl, midwater,
paired |
|
|
|
25.1 |
38.1 |
|
|
|
| Troll line, other |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
|
|
| Troll and handline, combined |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unknown |
4.4 |
3.0 |
20.7 |
|
|
|
100 |
10.2 |
| Gear |
Species
and Species Groups |
| Bluefish |
Butterfish |
Clearnose
Skate |
Cobia |
Goosefish |
Haddock |
Hake, Red & White |
King
Mackerel |
| By hand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dip net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dredge, clam |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Clam dredge, hydraulic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dredge, other |
|
1.5 |
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
|
| Dredge, sea scallop |
|
|
|
|
2.1 |
|
|
|
| Dredge, surfclam
+ ocean quahog |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, drift |
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, fixed or anchored,
sink |
44.4 |
4.1 |
66.2 |
28.4 |
53.7 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
|
| Gill net, other |
|
|
|
|
|
2.5 |
5.6 |
|
| Gill net, run-rround |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, set/stake |
14.4 |
|
|
34.9 |
|
|
|
19.8 |
| Handline |
3.5 |
|
|
14.0 |
|
3.2 |
3.5 |
5.1 |
| Haul seine, beach |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Haul seine, long |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Longline, bottom |
|
|
|
|
|
3.3 |
1.6 |
|
| Longline, pelagic |
|
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
|
|
| Pot/trap, lobster, inshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pot/trap, lobster, offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pots + traps, crab, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pots + traps, fish |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pots + traps, other |
1.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pound net, fish |
1.4 |
7.1 |
|
3.7 |
|
|
|
|
| Pound net, other |
1.4 |
1.1 |
|
2.2 |
|
1.2 |
|
|
| Purse seine, herring |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Purse seine, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rake, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, otter, bottom, fish |
13.8 |
69.3 |
32.3 |
1.3 |
35.8 |
82.4 |
21.0 |
|
| Trawl, otter, bottom,
scallop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, otter, bottom, other |
2.0 |
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, otter, midwater |
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, midwater,
paired |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
|
|
| Troll line, other |
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
50.6 |
66.3 |
| Troll and handline, combined |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.2 |
| Unknown |
14.8 |
13.4 |
1.5 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
|
| Gear |
Species
and Species Groups |
Little
Skate |
Longfin
Inshore
Squid |
Northern
Shortfin
Squid |
Ocean
Pout |
Ocean
Quahog |
Offshore
Hake,
Unclassified |
Pollock |
Red
Deepsea
Crab |
| By hand |
|
|
|
|
|
17.1 |
|
|
| Dip net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dredge, clam |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Clam dredge, hydraulic |
|
|
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
|
| Dredge, other |
1.0 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
|
|
3.9 |
|
|
| Dredge, sea scallop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dredge, surfclam
+ ocean quahog |
|
|
|
|
96.6 |
|
|
|
| Gill net, drift |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, fixed or anchored,
sink |
|
|
|
|
|
|
37.5 |
|
| Gill net, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, run-around |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, set/stake |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Handline |
|
|
|
12.2 |
|
|
|
|
| Haul seine, beach |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Haul seine, long |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Longline, bottom |
|
|
|
6.2 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
| Longline, pelagic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pot/trap, lobster, inshore |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
|
| Pot/trap, lobster, offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pots + traps, crab, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18.7 |
| Pots + traps, fish |
|
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
|
|
| Pots + traps, other |
|
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
|
79.5 |
| Pound net, fish |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pound net, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Purse seine, herring |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Purse seine, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rake, other |
|
1.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, otter, bottom, fish |
98.2 |
83.3 |
93.4 |
63.7 |
|
46.2 |
59.2 |
|
| Trawl, otter, bottom,
scallop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, otter, bottom, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, otter, midwater |
|
3.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, midwater,
paired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Troll line, other |
|
1.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Troll and handline, combined |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unknown |
|
5.7 |
4.4 |
2.9 |
|
32.0 |
1.1 |
|
| Gear |
Species
and Species Groups |
Red
Drum |
Red
Hake |
Redfish |
Rosette
Skate |
Scup |
Sea
Scallop |
Silver
Hake |
Skates |
| By hand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dip net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dredge, clam |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Clam dredge, hydraulic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dredge, other |
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
56.7 |
11.2 |
|
| Dredge, sea scallop |
|
|
|
|
|
33.9 |
|
|
| Dredge, surfclam
+ ocean quahog |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, drift |
1.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, fixed or anchored,
sink |
7.9 |
|
|
4.2 |
2.9 |
|
|
17.7 |
| Gill net, other |
1.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.0 |
| Gill net, run-around |
3.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, set/stake |
79.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Handline |
|
|
2.3 |
|
4.5 |
|
|
|
| Haul seine, beach |
1.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Haul seine, long |
2.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Longline, bottom |
|
|
78.4 |
|
|
|
|
1.1 |
| Longline, pelagic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pot/trap, lobster, inshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pot/trap, lobster, offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pots + traps, crab, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pots + traps, fish |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pots + traps, other |
|
|
3.7 |
|
1.8 |
|
|
|
| Pound net, fish |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pound net, other |
|
|
|
|
13.7 |
|
|
6.2 |
| Purse seine, herring |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Purse seine, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rake, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, otter, bottom, fish |
|
84.7 |
12.5 |
95.8 |
54.0 |
6.2 |
76.9 |
62.1 |
| Trawl, otter, bottom,
scallop |
|
|
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
| Trawl, otter, bottom, other |
|
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
| Trawl, otter, midwater |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, midwater,
paired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Troll line, other |
|
|
|
|
1.7 |
|
|
|
| Troll and handline, combined |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unknown |
|
10.2 |
3.2 |
|
15.8 |
1.5 |
10.4 |
3.7 |
| Gear |
Species
and Species Groups |
Smooth
Skate |
Spanish
Mackerel |
Spiny
Dogfish |
Squids,
Unclassified |
Summer
Flounder |
Thorny
Skate |
Tilefish |
White
Hake |
| By hand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dip net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dredge, clam |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Clam dredge, hydraulic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dredge, other |
|
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
| Dredge, sea scallop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dredge, surfclam
+ ocean quahog |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, drift |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, fixed or anchored,
sink |
97.6 |
3.4 |
75.1 |
|
1.3 |
46.7 |
6.5 |
24.2 |
| Gill net, other |
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, run-around |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gill net, set/stake |
|
79.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Handline |
|
|
2.2 |
|
1.5 |
|
3.6 |
|
| Haul seine, beach |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Haul seine, long |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Longline, bottom |
1.7 |
|
1.5 |
|
|
|
60.9 |
1.4 |
| Longline, pelagic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pot/trap, lobster, inshore |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
|
|
|
| Pot/trap, lobster, offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pots + traps, crab, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pots + traps, fish |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pots + traps, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pound net, fish |
13.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pound net, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Purse seine, herring |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Purse seine, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rake, other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, otter, bottom, fish |
|
1.0 |
13.7 |
71.3 |
81.2 |
51.9 |
19.2 |
71.5 |
| Trawl, otter, bottom,
scallop |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, otter, bottom, other |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, otter, midwater |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trawl, midwater,
paired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Troll line, other |
|
|
1.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Troll and handline, combined |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unknown |
|
1.1 |
1.6 |
23.6 |
7.5 |
|
9.4 |
2.3 |
| Gear |
Species
and Species Groups |
| Windowpane |
Winter
Flounder |
Winter
Skate |
Witch
Flounder |
Yellowtail |
ALL
SPECIES |
| By hand |
|
|
|
|
|
0.05 |
| Dip net |
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
| Dredge, clam |
|
|
|
|
|
0.56 |
| Clam dredge, hydraulic |
|
|
|
|
|
0.18 |
| Dredge, other |
|
|
|
|
1.6 |
5.78 |
| Dredge, sea scallop |
|
|
|
|
|
3.03 |
| Dredge, surfclam
+ ocean quahog |
|
|
|
|
|
12.82 |
| Gill net, drift |
|
|
|
|
|
0.01 |
| Gill net, fixed or anchored,
sink |
1.5 |
4.6 |
9.7 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
5.87 |
| Gill net, other |
|
|
|
|
|
0.21 |
| Gill net, run-around |
|
|
|
|
|
0.00 |
| Gill net, set/stake |
|
|
|
|
|
0.23 |
| Handline |
|
|
|
|
|
0.35 |
| Haul seine, beach |
|
|
|
|
|
0.00 |
| Haul seine, long |
|
|
|
|
|
0.02 |
| Longline, bottom |
|
|
|
|
|
0.36 |
| Longline, pelagic |
|
|
|
|
|
0.00 |
| Pot/trap, lobster, inshore |
|
|
|
|
|
0.01 |
| Pot/trap, lobster, offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
0.03 |
| Pots + traps, crab, other |
|
|
|
|
|
0.10 |
| Pots + traps, fish |
|
|
|
|
|
0.04 |
| Pots + traps, other |
|
|
|
|
|
0.61 |
| Pound net, fish |
|
|
|
|
4.8 |
0.05 |
| Pound net, other |
1.6 |
9.5 |
|
|
|
0.68 |
| Purse seine, herring |
|
|
|
|
|
0.61 |
| Purse seine, other |
|
|
|
|
|
2.25 |
| Rake, other |
|
|
|
|
|
0.07 |
| Trawl, otter, bottom, fish |
91.2 |
76.2 |
82.7 |
89.8 |
81.7 |
35.81 |
| Trawl, otter, bottom,
scallop |
|
|
|
|
|
0.19 |
| Trawl, otter, bottom, other |
|
|
|
|
|
0.39 |
| Trawl, otter, midwater |
|
|
|
|
|
14.29 |
| Trawl, midwater,
paired |
|
|
|
|
|
12.16 |
| Troll line, other |
|
|
|
|
|
0.74 |
| Troll and handline, combined |
|
|
|
|
|
0.01 |
| Unknown |
3.9 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
8.1 |
2.41 |
|