[TheSpecialist]

From another site:

SAW Working Document D-1 from the ASMFC, received yesterday for today's SB Advisory Panel meeting and tomorrow's SB Management Board meeting. I stole this from another board:

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Total Catch in numbers, including landings and discards dropped 14% from 5.04 million in 2000 to 4.3 million in 2001. This is slightly above the 1996-2000 average of 3.9 million. Recreational fisheries accounted for 71% of the total 2001catch, 46% of which was landings and 25% was discards. Commercial fisheries accounted for 29% of the total 2001 catch, 22% of which was landings and 7% discards.
highest percentage of recreational landings: NJ @28%, MD@19%, VA@15%, MA@14% and NY@9%. The remaining states accounted for 4% or less of total landings.

On the commercial side, Maryland accounted for 57% followed by VA@16%, PRFC@9%, NY@6%. The remaining states each accounted for 4% or less. Ya, you read that right, 82% of commecial landings from the Chesapeake Bay area.


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