Table 2. Using only limited observed trips, 2006 Mid-Atlantic gillnet totals for observed trips, observed metric tons
of fish landed, prorated dealer metric tons of fish landed, and percent observer coverage, by season.
2006 Winter (Jan-May)
Observed Trips
Observed mtons
Prorated
Dealer mtons
Coverage (mtons) %
New Yorka
2
2.02
177.16
1.1%
New Jersey
46
50.48
1367.94
3.7%
Delaware
4
0.21
37.36
0.6%
Maryland
1
0.69
75.19
0.9%
Virginia
31
22.94
515.39
4.5%
North Carolina
130
114.81
2475.29
4.6%
Subtotal
214
191.15
4648.33
4.1%
Summer (Jun-Aug)
Observed Trips
Observed mtons
Prorated
Dealer mtons
Coverage (mtons) %
New Yorka
7
2.94
315.85
0.9%
New Jersey
26
34.87
832.96
4.2%
Delaware
0
0.00
30.05
0.0%
Maryland
0
0.00
5.32
0.0%
Virginia
36
11.76
243.17
4.8%
North Carolina
16
1.75
48.84
3.6%
Subtotal
85
51.32
1476.19
3.5%
Fall (Sept-Dec)
Observed Trips
Observed mtons
Prorated
Dealer mtons
Coverage (mtons) %
New Yorka
6
2.40
133.44
1.8%
New Jersey
42
23.89
1026.41
2.3%
Delaware
0
0.00
20.93
0.0%
Maryland
3
2.49
93.90
2.7%
Virginia
56
20.19
675.67
3.0%
North Carolina
100
32.55
681.05
4.8%
Subtotal
207
81.52
2631.4
3.1%
Annual Totals
506
323.99
8755.92
3.7%
a Only includes
effort from New York trips that fished west of 72º30’W