Catch and bycatch in U.S. Southeast gillnet fisheries, 2011

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• Personal Author:
  Gulak, Simon J. B. ; Passerotti, Michelle ; Carlson, John K. (John Keith), 1966-
• Corporate Authors:
  Panama City Laboratory ; Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  "Since its inception in 1993, the Southeast Gillnet Observer Program has followed the evolvement and changes of the Florida-Georgia shark gillnet fishery (e.g. Carlson and Bethea 2007 and references therein, Passerotti et al. 2011). Currently, there are nearly 500 total directed and incidental shark permits issued in the US Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, while the number of fishers using gillnet gear varies annually. Implementation of the most recent amendments to the Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (NMFS 2007, 2010) have reduced gillnet effort targeting large coastal sharks (LCS) and small coastal sharks (SCS), respectively, and resulted in fishers increasingly targeting finfish species such as Spanish mackerel Scomberomorous maculatus, king mackerel Scomberomorous cavalla, and bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix, with varying types of gillnet gear as an alternative. Consequently, the southeast gillnet observer program currently covers all anchored (sink and stab), strike, or drift gillnet fishing regardless of target by vessels that fish from Florida to North Carolina and the Gulf of Mexico year-round. Herein, we summarize fishing effort and catch and bycatch in these fisheries during January 2011 - December 2011, collectively referred to as '2011'"--Introduction
• Content Notes:
  by Simon J. B. Gulak, Michelle S. Passerotti, John K. Carlson.
  
  "April 2012."
  
  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  
  Includes bibliographical references (page 10).
• Series:
  NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 629
• Document Type:
  Technical Memorandum
• Place as Subject:
  Southern States
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/8628/noaa_8628_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 641.50 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f77668e369f565aad2c5053bb453e3eee5271342db8d5ad2e2efad80a3c1d456