January 05, 2023
2023 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Quota
NOAA Fisheries has finalized the Atlantic deep-sea red crab quota for the 2023 fishing year. The quota for 2023 is 2,000 metric tons, which is the same quota that was approved for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 fishing years.
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Study Fleet scientist Calvin Alexander holding a monkfish.
An oceanic whitetip shark swims near the surface of the water. Photo courtesy of John Carlson.
Dense beds of small Atlantic sea scallops photographed on the ocean floor in the Mid-Atlantic in 2015. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
The Fishadelphia team. Credit: Dr. Talia Young.
