Location of Foreign Fishing Vessels Harvesting Squid in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States: 1970-1976

摘要

The squid resources of the Northwest Atlantic, Loligo pealei (long-finned squid) and Illex illecebrosus (short-finned squid), have been identified as two species with potential for expanding the U.S. fishing industry. The current fishery management plan regulating these species allocates 12,000 metric tons to domestic fishermen, 30,000 metric tons to foreign harvest, and 32,000 metric tons in reserve. The magnitude of the reserve and foreign allocations indicate the potential to which the U.S. industry can expand. This publication has been produced to assist U.S. fishermen locate squid resources within the Mid-Atlantic U.S. Fishery Conservation Zone.