General Category Scallop fishery issues
12:00 PM 10/8/2005

More plots related to BB Buoy discussion

1. Relevant Areas around the Great South Channel
NOTE HABITAT CLOSURE (vertical black stripes)
SOUTH of NANTUCKET SHOALS

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2. Proposed Area to reopen in Great South Channel
NEED INPUT HERE....
MISTAKES IN PICKING EXACT AREA NOW
WILL COME TO HAUNT LATER
MAYBE SHOULD INCLUDE THE PART OF THE
HABITAT CLOSURE NORTH OF THE LIGHTSHIP AREA
SO IF THAT IS CHANGED LATER THOSE SCALLOPS
ARE ACCESSIBLE AGAIN...

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3. Urchin / Mussel Area in the Great South Channel
THIS AREA MIGHT BE USEFUL FOR PRECEDENT
BUT DOES NOT CAPTURE THE ENTIRE WESTERN SIDE
AND ONLY ALLOWS AN 8' DREDGE MAXIMUM...

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4. Last but not least

Animation of General Category VTR Plot by year in new window

FOR ALL GEARCODES

Note well: this animation does not include all
VTR reports as many had serious errors, for instance
where the statistical area was there but lat/lon was not
or did not plot in the area. Will get to them...slowly
This gives a good start.