American sea scallop
US Atlantic
Mid-Atlantic Bight
Mid-Atlantic and Georges Bank
United States
Towed dredges
Biological Stock
Fishery:
Mid-Atlantic Bight
Mid-Atlantic and Georges Bank
United States
Hand dredges
Fishery:
Mid-Atlantic Bight
Mid-Atlantic and Georges Bank
United States
Single boat bottom otter trawls
Fishery:
Mid-Atlantic Bight
Mid-Atlantic and Georges Bank
United States
Towed dredges
Fishery:
Western Georges Bank
Mid-Atlantic and Georges Bank
United States
Bottom trawls
Profile updated on 23 May 2024
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Placopecten magellanicus
SPECIES NAME(s)
American sea scallop
American sea scallops are distributed from Newfoundland south to Cape Hatteras and are homogenous enough to be considered a single stock. In the US, sea scallops are assessed based on two main regions which are combined to characterize the core stock: the Mid-Atlantic Bight and Georges Bank (which includes southern New England) (NEFSC 2018). The small US Gulf of Maine component of the stock is assessed separately.
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- Atlantic Sea scallops are not overfished and overfishing is not occurring (MRAG Americas, Inc. 2022).
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 8
Managers Compliance:
10.0
Fishers Compliance:
10.0
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