NOAA Fisheries is implementing the specifications for the 2025 Northeast skate fishery. The specifications remain unchanged from the 2024 fishing year and what was previously projected for the 2025 fishing year.
Summary of Final 2024 and 2025 Skate Fishery Specifications (mt)
| Acceptable Biological Catch and Annual Catch Limit | 32,155 |
| Annual Catch Target | 28,940 |
| Overall Fishery Total Allowable Landings (TAL) | 15,718 |
| Wing TAL (66.5% of Overall TAL) | 10,453 |
| Wing Season 1 TAL (57% of Wing TAL) | 5,958 |
Wing Season 2 TAL (43% of Wing TAL) | 4,495 |
| Bait TAL (33.5% of Overall TAL) | 5,266 |
| Bait Season 1 TAL (30.8% of Bait TAL) | 1,622 |
| Bait Season 2 TAL (37.1% of Bait TAL) | 1,954 |
Bait Season 3 TAL (32.1% of Bait TAL) | 1,690 |
All skate management measures remain unchanged.
For more details on this action, please read the final rule as published in the Federal Register.
