Summer Distribution of Regulated Species on Georges Bank with Reference to the 1988 Experimental Whiting Fishery

摘要

An evaluation was made of the likely impact that a small-mesh whiting (silver hake) fishery had on regulated species from the Georges Bank area. The impact was based on an analysis of historical catch statistics. Recent commercial landings of regulated species from the Experimental Whiting Fishery area have been relatively low. Bottom trawl survey data indicate that the northwestern portion of the bank, where the 1988 Experimental Whiting Fishery took place, may be an important summer nursery area for Atlantic cod, haddock, and American plaice (dab).