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Personal Author:
Bradford, Amanda L.; Forney, Karin A.;
Bradford, Amanda L.; Forney, Karin A.; Less -
Corporate Authors:
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.);
NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service); PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center);
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service); PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center); Less -
Description:
Cetacean interactions (i.e., hookings and entanglements) with the Hawaii and American Samoa longline fisheries observed during 2007 - 2011 were compiled, and the number of cetacean deaths, serious injuries, and non-serious injuries by fishery, species, and management area were assessed. These values form the basis of the mortality and serious injury estimates included in the stock assessment reports of stocks impacted by these fisheries. Injury determinations were made using a revised process for distinguishing serious from non-serious injuries (National Marine Fisheries Service, 2012). In the Hawaii deep-set fishery, 50 cetacean interactions were observed from 2007 to 2011; most involved false killer whales (48.0%), resulted in death or serious injury (73.5%), and occurred outside the U.S. exclusive economic zone, or EEZ (54.0%). In the Hawaii shallow-set fishery, 46 cetacean interactions were observed from 2007 to 2011; most involved Risso's dolphins (45.7%), resulted in death or serious injury (77.2%), and occurred outside the U.S. EEZ (91.3%). In the American Samoa deep-set fishery, 14 cetacean interactions were observed from 2007 to 2011; most involved rough-toothed dolphins (42.9%), resulted in death or serious injury (92.9%), and occurred within the U.S. EEZ (85.7%). [doi:10.7289/V5JM27KJ (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5JM27KJ)]
Content Notes:
Amanda L. Bradford, Karin A. Forney. "January 2014." doi:10.7289/V5JM27KJ (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5JM27KJ) System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Includes bibliographical references (page 6).
Keywords:
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Cetacea
Conservation
Effect Of Fishing On
Environmental Aspects
Longlining (Fisheries)
Marine Mammals
Mortality
Wounds And Injuries

Series:
NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-PIFSC ; 39;
DOI:
http://doi.org/10.7289/V5JM27KJ
Document Type:
Technical Memorandum;
Place as Subject:
Hawaii; American Samoa;
Hawaii; American Samoa; Less -
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Public Domain
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urn:sha256:36be049269b48bd39a7a3abad89be022e33f746665f8623a60ef0dd1f69d218f
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