Estimates of seabird bycatch in commercial fisheries off the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts of the United States from 2017-2019

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• Personal Author:
  Sigourney, D.B. ; Orphanides, C.D. ; Palka, D.L.
• Corporate Authors:
  Northeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) ; Integrated Statistics.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  This report provides bycatch estimates for 10 species of seabirds caught in commercial fisheries off the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts of the United States during the years of 2017 through 2019. A total of 1570 birds were recorded as bycatch in commercial fishing gear, with 1477 birds from the Northeast region and 93 birds in the Mid-Atlantic region.
• Keywords:
  Bycatches (Fisheries) Effects Of Fishing On Sea Birds Effects Of Fishing On Sea Birds
• Series:
  NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-NE   317
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/7tr0-fk53
• Format:
  PDF
• Document Type:
  Technical Memorandum
• Place as Subject:
  Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:53f1e48e4f134c1240bcc97e2676649e9f65c996fc280bfb43e6bbab34cba395
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/60659/noaa_60659_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.30 MB ]