Annual Discard Reports for the Northeast
Estimated Discards and observer sea day allocations
Estimated Discard and Observer Sea Day Allocation Reports
We post a report of estimated discards for the previous year and a report of observer sea day allocations for the coming year using the new formulaic prioritization process.
2024
Annual Discard Reports
- 2024 Discard Estimation, precision, and sample size analysis for 14 federally managed species groups in the waters off the northeastern United States (pdf, 188 pgs)
- 2024 Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Annual Discard Report with Observer Sea Day Allocation by Fleet and Trip Selection System (pdf, 60 pgs)
Sea Day Schedule
2023
Annual Discard Reports
- 2023 Observer Sea Days by Trip Selection System (pdf, 32 pgs)
- 2023 Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Annual Discard Report with Observer Sea Day Allocation (pdf, 41pgs)
- 2023 Discard Estimation, Precision, and Sample Size Analyses for 14 Federally Managed Species Groups in the Waters off the Northeastern United States (pdf, 191 pgs)
Sea Day Schedule
2022
Annual Discard Reports
- 2022 Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Annual Discard Report with Observer Sea Day Allocation
- 2022 Observer Sea Days by Trip Selection System
Sea Day Schedule
2021
Annual Discard Reports
- 2021 Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Annual Discard Report with Observer Sea Day Allocation
- 2021 Observer Sea days by Trip Selection System
Sea Day Schedule
2020
Annual Discard Reports
- 2020 Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Annual Discard Report with Observer Sea Day Allocation
- 2020 Discard Estimation, Precision, and Sample Size Analyses for 14 Federally Managed Species Groups in the Waters off the Northeastern United States
- 2020 Observer Sea days by Trip Selection System
- Estimated magnitude of sea turtle interactions and mortality in US bottom trawl gear, 2014-2018
Sea Day Schedule
2019
Annual Discard Reports
- 2019 SBRM Annual Discard Report with Sea Day Allocation
- 2019 Discard Estimation, Precision, and Sample Size Analyses
- 2019 Observer Sea Days by Trip Selection System
2018
Annual Discard Reports
- 2018 SBRM Annual Discard Report with Sea Day Allocation
- 2018 Discard Estimation, Precision, and Sample Size Analyses
- Estimated Bycatch of Sea Turtles in Sink Gillnet Gear
2017
Annual Discard Report with Observer Sea Day Allocation
- 2017 SBRM Annual Discard Report with Sea Day Allocation
- 2017 Discard Estimation, Precision, and Sample Size Analyses
2016
Annual Discard Reports
- 2016 SBRM Annual Discard Report with Sea Day Allocation
- 2016 Discard Estimation, Precision, and Sample Size Analyses
2015
Annual Discard Report with Observer Sea Day Allocation
- 2015 SBRM Annual Discard Report with Sea Day Allocation
- 2015 Discard Estimation, Precision, and Sample Size Analyses
2014
Observer Sea Day Allocation and SBRM Information
Annual Discard Reports
2013
Observer Sea Day Allocation and SBRM Information
Annual Discard Reports
Three Year Reviews
- Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology 3-year Review Report 2020 Reviewing SBRM Years 2018, 2019, and 2020
- Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology 3-year Review Report 2018 Reviewing SBRM Years2015, 2016, and 2017
- SBRM 3-Year Review Report 2011; Part 1 (NE Fisheries Science Center Reference Document 11-09)
- SBRM 3-Year Review Report 2011; Part 2 (NE Fisheries Science Center Reference Document 12-27)