Human-caused mortality and injury of NMFS-managed Alaska marine mammal stocks, 2016-2020

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• Personal Author:
  Freed, J. C. ; Young, N. C. ; Delean, B. J. ; Helker, V. T. ; Muto, M. M. ; Savage, K. M. ; Teerlink, S. S. ; Jemison, L. A. ; Wilkinson, K. M. ; Jannot, J. E.
• Corporate Authors:
  Alaska Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center) ; AKR (Alaska Region) ; WCR (West Coast Region) ; NWFSC (Northwest Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  Section 117 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requires the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to estimate human-caused marine mammal mortality and serious injury. Data from documented interactions between human activities and pinnipeds or cetaceans belonging to stocks which appear in the Alaska Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports (SARs) were compiled for the 5-year period from 2016 through 2020. A total of 867 unique interactions with evidence of human-caused mortality or injury are summarized in this report.
• Keywords:
  • Interaction
  • Injury
  • Marine mammal
  • Human
  • Mortality
• Series:
  NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-AFSC ; 442
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/1p9s-af86
• Document Type:
  Technical Memorandum
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/44638/noaa_44638_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.67 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9c05c79d8079cd4c0fb7b276c6226d07e5be0e44e1c0b8601e82648b1a78b0c5