Profile updated on 11 June 2019

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Leucoraja ocellata

SPECIES NAME(s)

Winter skate

Winter skate is part of the Northeast Skate Complex Fisheries that integrates seven skate species: barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis), clearnose skate (Raja eglanteria), little skate (Leucoraja erinacea), rosette skate (Leucoraja garmanii), smooth skate (Malacoraja senta), thorny skate ( Amblyraja radiata ), and winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata).

This profile is only for winter skate as a subset of this complex.


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • Biomass is at target levels for the complex

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

≥ 8

Managers Compliance:

≥ 8

Fishers Compliance:

≥ 8