Ocean quahog
US Atlantic Coast
Profile updated on 11 January 2024
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Arctica islandica
SPECIES NAME(s)
Ocean quahog
COMMON NAMES
Black quahog
The ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) stock in the western Atlantic is found from Cape Hatteras to Newfoundland from depths of 20 to 100 meters or more. The federal ocean quahog resource in the US EEZ is assessed in two areas, northern and southern. The stock is managed and assesed regularely by NOAA and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC).
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- Based on the updated 2020 assessment, the ocean quahog stock is not overfished and overfishing is not occurring (NOAA, 2020).
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
10.0
Fishers Compliance:
10.0
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