Estimates of cetacean and pinniped bycatch in the 2005 northeast sink gillnet and Mid-Atlantic coastal gillnet fisheries

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• Personal Author:
  Belden, Dana L.
• 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 incidental take estimates for six marine mammal species taken in the 2005 Northeast Sink Gillnet (NESG) and Mid-Atlantic Coastal Gillnet (MACG) fisheries and documents the methodology used to produce the estimates. For the NESG fishery, the estimated take was 26 common dolphins (CV = 80%), 630 harbor porpoises (CV = 23%), 15 Risso's dolphins (CV = 93%), 59 Atlantic white-sided dolphins (CV = 49%), 574 gray seals (CV = 44%), 719 harbor seals (CV = 20%), and 35 harp seals (CV = 68%). For the MACG fishery, the estimated 2005 takes included 470 harbor porpoises (CV = 51%) and 63 harbor seals (CV = 67%).
• Content Notes:
  by Dana Belden.
  
  "May 2007."
  
  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  
  Includes bibliographical references (page 4).
  
  
• Keywords:
  Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Bycatches Conservation Estimates Fishery Management Gillnetting Incidental Take (Endangered Species) Marine Mammals Porpoises Risso's Dolphin Seals (Animals) Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Fishery Management Incidental Take (Endangered Species) Marine Mammals Risso's Dolphin

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• Series:
  Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document   07-08
• Document Type:
  Miscellaneous
• Place as Subject:
  Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7a3c6bbb51f76d73542ac246aafd64a2359cf9000ca079fd9ad7da77e59877dc
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/5257/noaa_5257_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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