Table 3. Using both complete and 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 percentage observer coverage, by
season.
2006 Winter (Jan-May)
Observed Trips
Observed mtons
Prorated
Dealer mtons
Coverage (mtons) %
New Yorka
5
3.01
177.16
1.7%
New Jersey
67
72.12
1367.94
5.3%
Delaware
4
0.21
37.36
0.6%
Maryland
1
0.69
75.19
0.9%
Virginia
32
23.81
515.39
4.6%
North Carolina
133
114.88
2475.29
4.6%
Subtotal
242
214.72
4648.33
4.6%
Summer (Jun-Aug)
Observed Trips
Observed mtons
Prorated
Dealer mtons
Coverage (mtons) %
New Yorka
7
2.94
315.85
0.9%
New Jersey
41
47.16
832.96
5.7%
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
100
63.61
1476.19
4.3%
Fall (Sept - Dec)
Observed Trips
Observed mtons
Prorated
Dealer mtons
Coverage (mtons) %
New Yorka
7
2.43
133.44
1.8%
New Jersey
57
39.35
1026.41
3.8%
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
223
97.01
2631.4
3.7%
Annual Totals
565
375.34
8755.92
4.3%
a Only includes effort from New York trips that fished west of 72º30’W