Atlantic surf clam
NW Atlantic
US Atlantic
United States
Hand dredges
Profile updated on 8 January 2024
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Spisula solidissima
SPECIES NAME(s)
Atlantic surf clam, Atlantic surfclam
The Atlantic surfclam (Spissula solidissima) in the Northwest Atlantic (US) are assessed and managed as a single unit by NOAA's management body Northeast Fisheries Science Centre (NEFSC), although their may be different stock structures in this unit (NEFSC, 2020).
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- As per the updated assessment, the Atlantic surfclam stock is not overfished and overfishing is not occurring (NEFSC, 2020).
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
10.0
Fishers Compliance:
10.0
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