Essential Fish Habitat Source Document: Ocean Quahog, 'Arctica islandica', Life211 History and Habitat Characteristics

摘要

The ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, is a bivalve mollusk found in temporate and211u001eboreal waters on both sides of the North Atlantic (Weinberg 1995). In U.S. 211u001ewaters, quahogs are managed under the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's 211u001eAtlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management Plan (MAFMC 1997). This 211u001eEssential Fish Habitat Source Document provides information on the life history 211u001eand habitat requirements of ocean quahogs in U.S. waters.The ocean quahog, 211u001eArctica islandica, is a bivalve mollusk found in temporate and boreal waters on 211u001eboth sides of the North Atlantic (Weinberg 1995). In U.S. waters, quahogs are 211u001emanaged under the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Atlantic Surfclam and 211u001eOcean Quahog Fishery Management Plan (MAFMC 1997). This Essential Fish Habitat 211u001eSource Document provides information on the life history and habitat requirements 211u001eof ocean quahogs in U.S. waters.