Shellfish Permits Issued in 2002

License Type

Number Issued

Revenue

 

Eel

1

$3

 

Commercial

213

$21,300

 

Junior Commercial

7

$350

 

Senior Commercial

90

$1,350

$23,000

Resident Recreational

310

$7,750

 

Senior Resident Recreational

251

$1.255

 

Seasonal Resident Recreational

169

$2,535

 

Nonresident Recreational

123

$15,375

 

Seasonal Nonresident Recreational

113

$4,520

$31,435

Totals

1,277

$54,438

 

 

Fishery Catch Statistics by Volume (Bushels)[1]

License Type

Oyster

Quahaug

Steamer

Bay Scallops

Totals

 

Commercial - by Hand

880

140

10

0

1,030

 

Commercial - by Boat (estimated)

800

5,500

0

600

6,900

  

Junior Commercial

9

2

0

0

11

 

Senior Commercial

15

5

0

0

20

7,961

Resident Recreational

55

76

3

0

134

 

Senior Resident Recreational

11

55

1

0

67

 

Seasonal Resident Recreational

1

36

2

0

39

 

Nonresident Recreational

145

30

1

0

176

 

Seasonal Nonresident Recreational

2

36

1

0

39

455

Private Aquaculture

2,257

12,307

30

0

14,594

0

Totals

4,175

18,187

48

600

23,010

 

[1] Private aquaculture as reported by the grant holders.

Fishery Catch Statistics by Value (Dollars)[2]
License Type

Oyster

Quahaug

Steamer

Bay Scallop

Totals

 

Commercial - by Hand

$128,700

$16,800

$1,200

$0

$146,700
           Subtotals
Commercial - by Boat (estimated)

$117,000

$660,000

$0

$67,200

$844,200

  

Junior Commercial

$1,316

$240

$0

  $0

$1,556

 

Senior Commercial

$2,194

$600

$0

$0

$2,794

$995,250

Resident Recreational

$8,044

$9,120

$360

$0

$17,524

 

Senior Resident Recreational

$1,609

$6,600

$120

  $0

$8,329

 

Seasonal Resident Recreational

$146

$4,320

$240

  $0

$4,706

 

Nonresident Recreational

$21,206

$3,600

$120

  $0

$24,926

 

Seasonal Nonresident Recreational

$293

$4,320

$120

$0

$4,733

$60,218

Private Aquaculture

$366,760

$2,074,910

$3,600

$0

$2,445,270

$2,445,270

Totals

$647,268

$2,780,510

$5,760

$67,200

$3,499,238

 

[2] With following assumptions: A) 325 oysters/bushel and $0.45/oyster, B) 600 quahaugs/bushel and $0.20/quahaug except for aquaculture where 843quahaugs/bushel is assumed, C) 80 pounds of steamers/bushel and $1.50/pound, and D) 8 pounds of shucked scallops/bushel and $14/pound.

Average Return on License[3]
License Type

Number Issued

Bushels per License

Wholesale Value/License

Commercial - by Hand

203

5.07

$722.66

Commercial - by Boat (estimated)

10

690

$84,420.00

Junior Commercial

7

1.57

$222.29

Senior Commercial

90

.22

$31.04

Resident Recreational

310

.43

$56.53

Senior Resident Recreational

251

.27

$33.18

Seasonal Resident Recreational

169

.23

$27.85

Nonresident Recreational

123

1.43

$202.65

Seasonal Nonresident Recreational

113

.35

$41.88

[3] Note that the dollar value/license is calculated from the total catch for that license type by species.  For example, the nonresident recreational license holders tended to target oysters, yielding a higher average dollar value.