U.S. Mid-Atlantic Crab Stop Seine/Weir Fishery - MMPA List of Fisheries
U.S. fisheries are classified under the Marine Mammal Protection Act according to the level of interactions that result in incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals.
Current Classification on the List of Fisheries
Category |
III |
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Estimated Number of Participants |
2,600 |
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Target Species |
blue crab |
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Applicable Take Reduction Plans |
N/A |
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Observer Coverage |
N/A |
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Marine Mammal Species/Stocks Killed or Injured |
None documented |
^ Number of participants estimates are based on state and federal fisheries permit data. The estimated number of participants is expressed in terms of the number of active participants in the fishery, when possible. If this information is not available, the estimated number of vessels or persons licensed for a particular fishery is provided. If no recent information is available on the number of participants, then the number from the most recent LOF is used. NOAA Fisheries acknowledges that, in some cases, these estimations may be inflating actual effort.
*Observer coverage levels include the latest information reported in the most current final Stock Assessment Report (SAR).
1 Indicates the stock or species is driving the classification of the fishery.
Basis for Current Classification
There are no documented cases of marine mammal interactions.
Gear Description
Fence-like obstruction or seine net placed in tidal waters that leads blue crabs into attached trap.
Management
This fishery is managed under the Chesapeake Bay Program Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan.
Historical Information
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Original Category (Year added to the LOF) |
III (1989) |
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Original Number of Participants |
2,600 |
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Basis for Original Classification |
No details given, because no observer, logbook, or stranding data available. |
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Past Names |
N/A |
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Species/stocks historically documented as killed or injured (but not currently on the list) |
N/A |