1999 

 OUR LIVING OCEANS 



Figure 6 



Number and percentage of 

 stock groups classified by 

 their status of utilization for 

 stocks under NMFS pur- 

 view. 



54 



Number 

 of stocks 



31 



15% 



37% 



27% 



21% 



Percentage 

 of stocks 



6 (1) 6 6 



Utilization level 



of stocks Under 



Fully 



Over 



Unknown 



REGIONAL AND SPECIES-GROUP SYNOPSES 



Northeast Region 



The Ndrtheast Region's fiiifish and invertebrates are grouped under demersal, pe- 

 lagic, anadronious, invertebrate, highK' migratory pelagic, and nearsbore resotirees. 1 beir 

 combined northeastern U.S. LTPY is 951,213 t (I able 5) out of a total (U.S. and Canada) 

 IJPY of 1,589,158 t for the region. The lower U.S. LTPY reflects the sharing of 

 transboundary resources with Canada. The U.S. RAY totaled only 492,873 t, or 52% of 

 the U.S. LTPY, because 29 species, principally groundfish, are overutilized and below the 

 stock levels necessary to produce LTPY. The RAY of 492,873 t excluded 300,000 t of 

 menhaden that were taken in the Northeast. Lhat amount has been atlded to the Sotitheast 

 menhaden data (Unit 10) as it is an integral part of the South Atlantic menhaden stock. 



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