APPENDIX B2: Report on the ocean quahog resource in Maine waters. 2009 Maine Ocean Quahog Assessment
The Maine fishery for Ocean quahogs, although harvesting the same species (Artica islandica), is persecuted in a different way and fills a different sector of the shellfish market than the rest of the EEZ fishery. The Maine “mahogany ” quahog is harvested at a smaller size (38-64 mm or 1.5-2.5 in sh...
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| Summary: | The Maine fishery for Ocean quahogs, although harvesting the same species (Artica islandica), is persecuted in a different way and fills a different sector of the shellfish market than the rest of the EEZ fishery. The Maine “mahogany ” quahog is harvested at a smaller size (38-64 mm or 1.5-2.5 in shell length, SL) than elsewhere in the EEZ fishery where ocean quahogs are harvested at |
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