PIFSC data report DR-15-006

"This report provides preliminary summaries of data on marine mammals named by fishers as predators responsible for reported losses of fish catch. The data were derived from a variety of Commercial Fish Catch Reports submitted by fishers to the State of Hawaii on forms in use after 2002. There is no assurance that the data are comprehensive, or that the types of mammals named by the fishers are always accurately identified. Further, in many cases only a broad category is specified, such as "dolphin" or "porpoise". These are not observer data, but rather commercial fishermen's self-reports, as required by State of Hawaii regulations. These data were requested by the Scientific Review Group (SRG) for Pacific Marine Mammals and by the Take Reduction Team for False Killer Whales. The treatment of the data here is cursory, and the authors and collaborators intend to complete a more comprehensive analysis for publication"--Introduction. [doi:10.7289/V5PR7SZM (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5PR7SZM)]

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

Hawaii