The
Southeast Fisheries Science Center has provided preliminary landings
estimates for the Gulf grouper and tilefishes commercial fisheries
for the period January 1, 2007, through August 15, 2007. Dealer
reporting compliance for 2007 is as follows: January (99 percent),
February (97 percent), March (95 percent), and April (96 percent),
May (95 percent), June (90 percent) and July (87 percent), and August
1-15 (38 percent).
January 1, 2007 through August 15, 2007 *
Month |
Pounds
Gutted Weight
|
2007
|
2006 |
Shallow
Water Grouper
Landings
*
|
Deep
Water Grouper
Landings *
|
Red
Grouper
Landings * |
Tilefishes
*
|
Shallow
Water Grouper
Landings
*
|
Deep
Water Grouper
Landings * |
Red
Grouper
Landings * |
Tilefishes
*
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| January |
282,630 |
143,195 |
187,590 |
86,408 |
709,145 |
142,655 |
449,444 |
23,976 |
| February |
262,154 |
182,868 |
144,742 |
92,788 |
275,632 |
165,108 |
193,286 |
39,129 |
| March |
255,988 |
260,530 |
122,262 |
169,925 |
310,407 |
200,010 |
201,326 |
71,382 |
| April |
326,857 |
176,203 |
181,397 |
84,603 |
590,491 |
117,996 |
421,505 |
33,647 |
| May |
341,449 |
285,165 |
157,826 |
545/
Closed |
706,704 |
194,473 |
535,721 |
82,982 |
| June |
556,139 |
36,353/
Closed |
377,526 |
110 |
657,818 |
216,742/
Closed |
503,781 |
96,875 |
| July |
588,586 |
4,321 |
436,588 |
68 |
627,143 |
447 |
495,902 |
43,478/
Closed |
| August |
125,545 |
0 |
92,284 |
44 |
693,050 |
1,515 |
606,203 |
289 |
| September |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| October |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| November |
|
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| December |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
2,739,348 |
1,088,635 |
1,700,215 |
434,491 |
4,570,390 |
1,038,946 |
3,407,168 |
391,758 |
| Quota |
8,800,000 |
1,020,000 |
5,310,000 |
440,000 |
8,800,000 |
1,020,000 |
5,310,000 |
440,000 |
| Percent |
31.13 |
106.73 |
32.02 |
98.75 |
51.94 |
101.86 |
64.17 |
89.04 |
Note:
* Source:
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Quota Monitoring Program,
Miami, Florida.
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