Common Name
Yellowtail Flounder
Scientific Name
Limanda ferruginea
The USA trawl fishery for Yellowtail Flounder (NAFO 3LNO) off the Grand Banks in the Atlantic Ocean is hosted by the Pier Fish Company of New Bedford and Tremont Fisheries LLC of Lakeville, Massachusetts. Tremont Fisheries LLC owns and operates the sole vessel in the fishery, the Tremont.
The fishery occurs on the same grounds as other Contracting Parties to the Northwest Atlantic Fishery Organization (NAFO). It is managed by NAFO with additional fishing rules by the USA as the Flag and Port State, and with some joint provisions with Canada. Only ecosystem impacts scores below 80 at this time.
| 4% | 96% |
| 96% |
| 0% |
| Behind | On Track | Complete | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
By December 2023 the FIP intends to have achieved the following objective:
Design ongoing monitoring requirements to ensure changes in ecosystem balance over time are captured and to ensure that any mitigation measures implemented are achieving their objectives.