Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2018 New England Sink and Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries

Orphanides, Christopher

doi:10.25923/aqrw-mp47

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Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2018 New England Sink and Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries

2021
By Orphanides, Christopher
Series: Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document 21-01

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Personal Author:

Orphanides, Christopher
Corporate Authors:

Northeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center)
Description:

This report provides estimated bycatch of 5 species of small cetaceans and pinnipeds bycaught in the New England sink gillnet (NESG) and Mid-Atlantic (MAG) gillnet fisheries. The bycatch estimation methodology approach used for these data does not differ significantly from the previous year’s estimates.
Keywords:

Bycatches Cetacea Estimates Gillnetting Pinnipedia
Series:

Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document 21-01
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25923/aqrw-mp47
Document Type:

Reference Document
Place as Subject:

Middle Atlantic States ; North Atlantic Ocean
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Public Domain
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Submitted
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urn:sha256:ad73394ca14bb23d0e3c7bc17907b876365f7eb14c4c49a8584ecf74e7eaa835
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/31572/noaa_31572_DS1.pdf
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