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Estimates Of Cetacean And Pinniped Bycatch In The 2013 New England Sink And Mid Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries
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Book Synopsis Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2013 New England Sink and Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries by : Joshua M. Hatch
Download or read book Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2013 New England Sink and Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries written by Joshua M. Hatch and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides estimated bycatch of 8 species of small cetaceans and pinnipeds bycaught in the New England sink (NESG) and mid-Atlantic (MAG) gillnet fisheries. The 2013 serious injuries and total mortalities in the NESG fishery were 399 (coefficient of variation [CV] = 0.33) harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena phocoena),104(CV=0.47)short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis delphis),4(CV=1.03)Atlantic white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus), 27 (CV = 0.95) common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus truncatus), 23 (CV = 0.97) Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus), 22 (CV = 0.75) harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus), 1127 (CV = 0.20) gray seals (Halichoerus grypus grypus), and 147 (CV = 0.30) harbor seals (Phoca vitulina concolor). NESG estimates are based on observed bycatch consisting of 20 harbor porpoises, 5 short-beaked common dolphins, 1 Atlantic white-sided dolphin, 1 common bottlenose dolphin, 1 Risso's dolphin, 2 harp seals, 69 gray seals, and 22 harbor seals. The 2013 serious injuries and total mortalities in the MAG fishery were 62 (CV = 0.67) short-beaked common dolphins and 19 (CV = 1.06)harborporpoises. MAG estimates are based on observed by catch consisting of 2 short-beaked common dolphins and 1 harbor porpoise. The majority of marine mammal bycatch was observed on hauls targeting monkfish or skate using large-mesh nets that soaked for relatively long durations. For the NESG fishery, full pinger deployment was high in 2013 for times and areas required by the 2010 Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan (HPTRP), ranging from 89 - 100%. Similarly, pinger functionality was found to be high for the 2013 NESG fleet, ranging from 80 - 100%. [doi:10.7289/V5HD7SNK (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5HD7SNK)]
Book Synopsis Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2012 New England Sink and Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries by : Joshua M. Hatch
Download or read book Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2012 New England Sink and Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries written by Joshua M. Hatch and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides estimated takes of 6 species of small cetaceans and pinnipeds bycaught in the New England sink (NESG) and mid-Atlantic (MAG) gillnet fisheries. The 2012 serious injuries and total mortalities in the NESG fishery were 277 (CV = 0.59) North Atlantic harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena phocoena), 95 (CV = 0.40) short-beaked common dolphins Delphinus delphis delphis), 9 (CV = 0.92) Atlantic white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus), 542 (CV = 0.19) gray seals (Halichoerus grypus grypus), 252 (CV = 0.26) harbor seals (Phoca vitulina concolor), and 6 (CV = 0.87) Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus). NESG estimates are based on observed takes consisting of 34 harbor porpoises, 6 short-beaked common dolphins, 1 Atlantic white-sided dolphin, 91 gray seals, 37 harbor seals, and 1 Risso's dolphin. The 2012 serious injuries and total mortalities in the MAG fishery were 63 (CV = 0.83) harbor porpoises, 15 (CV = 0.93) short-beaked common dolphins, and 14 (CV = 0.98) gray seals. MAG estimates are based on observed takes consisting of 2 harbor porpoises, 1 short-beaked common dolphin, and 1 gray seal. Relative to 2011, total annual bycatch of all marine mammal species, save short-beaked com-mondolphin, hasdeclined. However, high uncertainty around estimated takes confounds definitive trends in marine mammal bycatch within the NESG and MAG fisheries.
Book Synopsis Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2014 New England Sink and Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries by : Joshua M. Hatch
Download or read book Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2014 New England Sink and Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries written by Joshua M. Hatch and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides estimated bycatch of 6 species of small cetaceans and pinnipeds bycaught in the New England sink (NESG) and mid-Atlantic (MAG) gillnet fisheries. The 2014 serious injuries and total mortalities in the NESG fishery were 128 (coefficient of variation [CV] = 0.27) harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), 111 (CV = 0.47) short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), 10 (CV = 0.66) Atlantic white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus), 917 (CV = 0.14) gray seals (Halichoerus grypus), 390 (CV = 0.39) harbor seals (Phoca vitulina concolor), and 57 (CV = 0.42) harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus). The NESG estimates are based on observed bycatch consisting of 28 harbor porpoises, 11 short-beaked common dolphins, 2 Atlantic white-sided dolphins, 159 gray seals, 59 harbor seals, and 9 harp seals. The 2014 serious injuries and total mortalities in the MAG fishery were 22 (CV = 1.03) harbor porpoises, 17 (CV = 0.86) short-beaked common dolphins, 19 (CV = 1.06) harbor seals, and 22 (CV = 1.09) gray seals. The MAG estimates are based on observed bycatch consisting of 1 harbor porpoise, short-beaked common dolphin, harbor seal, and gray seal. [doi:10.7289/V50863BV (http://doi.org/10.7289/V50863BV)]
Book Synopsis Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2015 New England Sink and Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries by : Christopher Orphanides
Download or read book Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2015 New England Sink and Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries written by Christopher Orphanides and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides estimated bycatch of 5 species of small cetaceans and pinnipeds bycaught in the New England sink (NESG) and Mid-Atlantic (MAG) gillnet fisheries. The 2015 total serious injuries and mortalities in the NESG fishery were 177 (coefficient of variation [CV] =0.28) harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena phocoena), 55 (CV= 0.54) short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinusdelphis delphis), 1021 (CV = 0.25) gray seals (Halichoerus grypus grypus), 474 (CV = 0.17) harbor seals (Phocavitulina concolor), and 119 (CV = 0.34) harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus). The NESG estimates are based on observed bycatch consisting of 23 harbor porpoises, 3 short-beaked common dolphins, 131 gray seals, 87 harbor seals, and 12 harp seals. The 2015 total serious injuries and mortalities in the MAG fishery were 33 (CV = 1.16) harbor porpoises, 30 (CV= 0.55) short-beaked common dolphins, 15 (CV = 1.04) gray seals, and 48 (CV = 0.52) harbor seals. The MAG estimates are based on observed bycatch consisting of 2 harbor porpoises, 3 short-beaked common dolphins, 1 gray seal, and 5 harbor seals. Compliance with the 2010 Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan pinger regulations was 86% in 2015, where compliance refers to the correct number of pingers used, not the pingers' functionalit y. Compliance rates in the 2015 MAG fishery were low for large mesh gillnets (55%) and relatively high for small mesh gillnets (87%).
Book Synopsis Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2009 New England Sink Gillnet and Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries by : Christopher Orphanides
Download or read book Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2009 New England Sink Gillnet and Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries written by Christopher Orphanides and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report provides incidental take estimates for five marine mammal species observed taken in the 2009 New England sink gillnet (NESG) and Mid-Atlantic gillnet (MAG) fisheries and documents the methodology used to produce the estimates. The estimated incidental takes in the 2009 NSEG fishery were 43 (CV = 77%) common dolphins (Delphinis delphis), 591 (CV = 23%) harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), 1063 (CV = 26%) gray seals (Halichoerus grypus), 516 (CV = 28%) harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), and 415 (CV = 27%) harp seals (Phoca groenlandica). For the MAG fishery, the estimated 2009 incidental takes were 201 (CV = 55%) harbor porpoises, 70 (CV = 69%) harp seals, and 47 (CV = 68%) harbor seals"--Abstract.
Book Synopsis Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2006 Northeast Sink Gillnet and Mid-Atlantic Coastal Gillnet Fisheries by : Dana L. Belden
Download or read book Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2006 Northeast Sink Gillnet and Mid-Atlantic Coastal Gillnet Fisheries written by Dana L. Belden and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report provides incidental take estimates for six marine mammal species taken in the 2006 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 20 common dolphins (CV = 105%), 514 harbor porpoises (CV = 31 %), 41 Atlantic white-sided dolphins (CV = 71%), 248 gray seals (CV = 47%), 87 harbor seals (CV = 58%), and 65 harp seals (CV = 66%). For the MACG fishery, the estimated 2006 takes was 512 harbor porpoises (CV = 32%), 11 common dolphins (CV = 103%), and 26 harbor seals (CV = 98%)"--Document's home page.
Book Synopsis Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2005 Northeast Sink Gillnet and Mid-Atlantic Coastal Gillnet Fisheries by : Dana L. Belden
Download or read book Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2005 Northeast Sink Gillnet and Mid-Atlantic Coastal Gillnet Fisheries written by Dana L. Belden and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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%).
Book Synopsis Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2007 and 2008 Northeast Sink Gillnet and Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries by : Christopher Orphanides
Download or read book Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in the 2007 and 2008 Northeast Sink Gillnet and Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Fisheries written by Christopher Orphanides and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report provides incidental take estimates for seven marine mammal species observed taken in the 2007 and 2008 Northeast sink gillnet (NESG) and Mid-Atlantic gillnet (MAG) fisheries and documents the methodology used to produce the estimates. The estimated incidental takes in the 2007 NSEG fishery were 11 (CV = 94%) common dolphins (Delphinis delphis), 395 (CV = 38%) harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), 889 (CV = 24%) gray seals (Halichoerus grypus), 93 (CV = 49%) harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), and 119 (CV = 36%) harp seals (Phoca groenlandica). For the MAG fishery, the estimated 2007 incidental takes was 59 (CV = 104%) harbor porpoises, 38 (CV = 90%) harp seals, and 34 (CV = 73%) Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus). The estimated incidental takes in the 2008 NESG fishery, were 666 (CV = 0.48) harbor porpoises, 34 (CV = 77%) common dolphins, 81 (CV = 57%) white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus), 618 (CV = 23%) gray seals, 243 (CV = 41%) harbor seals, and 238 (CV = 38%) harp seals. For the MAG fishery, the estimated 2008 incidental takes were 350 (CV = 75%) harbor porpoises, 88 (CV = 74%) harbor seals, and 176 (CV = 74%) harp seals"--Abstract.
Book Synopsis Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management by : Jason S. Link
Download or read book Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management written by Jason S. Link and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecosystem-based fishery management (EBFM) is rapidly becoming the default approach in global fisheries management. The clarity of what EBFM means is sharpening each year and there is now a real need to evaluate progress and assess the effectiveness and impacts. By examining a suite of over 90 indicators (including socioeconomic, governance, environmental forcing, major pressures, systems ecology, and fisheries criteria) for 9 major US fishery ecosystem jurisdictions, the authors systematically track the progress the country has made towards advancing EBFM and making it an operational reality. The assessment covers a wide range of data in both time (multiple decades) and space (from the tropics to the poles, representing over 10% of the world's ocean surface area). The authors view progress towards the implementation of EBFM as synonymous with improved management of living marine resources in general, and highlight the findings from a national perspective. Although US-centric, the lessons learned are directly applicable for all parts of the global ocean. Much work remains, but significant progress has already been made to better address many of the challenges facing the sustainable management of our living marine resources. This is an essential and accessible reference for all fisheries professionals who are currently practicing, or progressing towards, ecosystem-based fisheries management. It will also be of relevance and use to researchers, teachers, managers, and graduate students in marine ecology, fisheries biology, biological oceanography, global change biology, conservation biology, and marine resource management.
Book Synopsis Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Bottom Trawl Fisheries, 2008-2013 by : Marjorie Lyssikatos
Download or read book Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Bottom Trawl Fisheries, 2008-2013 written by Marjorie Lyssikatos and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides bycatch mortality estimates for 10 species of small cetaceans and pinnipeds caught in Northeast (NEBT) and mid-Atlantic (MABT) bottom trawl fisheries during 2008-2013. Mean annual serious injuries and mortalities from the NEBT fishery were 1.40 (coefficient of variation [CV]=0.58) minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), 46.48 (CV=0.17) short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), 0.43 (CV=0.79) Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus), 24.74 (CV=0.15) long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas), 3.10 (CV=0.50) harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), 69.60 (CV=0.13) Atlantic white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus), 3.96 (CV=0.63) offshore common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), 30.76 (CV=0.14) gray seals (Halichoerus grypus), 1.40 (CV=0.69) harp seals (Phagophilus groenlandicus), and 2.64 (CV=0.38) harbor seals (Phoca vitulina concolor). Mean annual serious injury and mortality in the MABT fishery were 179.81 (CV=0.14) shortbeaked common dolphins, 38.28 (CV=0.28) Risso's dolphins, 15.71 (CV=0.42) offshore common bottlenose dolphins, 28.06 (CV=0.39) gray seals, and 11.40 (CV=0.40) harbor seals. Mean annual serious injury and mortality estimates for 8 species described in this report are below their respective potential biological removal (PBR) levels. The 2 exceptions are gray and harp seals that have unknown PBRs. There was evidence of acoustic deterrent devices being used on bottom trawl gear primarily in the MABT fishery, resulting in higher bycatch rates for offshore bottlenose dolphin and Risso's dolphins when pingers were used. Observer reports show no evidence of continued use of pingers on bottom trawl gear since 2012. However, uncertainty exists on the use of pingers and their effect on bottom trawl bycatch rates given nonsystematic data collection by fisheries observers on pinger usage in NEBT and MABT fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic region. [doi:10.7289/V5348HB4 (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5348HB4)]
Book Synopsis Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Bottom Trawl Fisheries, 2011-2015 by : Samuel Chavez-Rosales
Download or read book Estimates of Cetacean and Pinniped Bycatch in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Bottom Trawl Fisheries, 2011-2015 written by Samuel Chavez-Rosales and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides bycatch estimates for 9 species of small cetaceans and pinnipeds caught in the Northeast (NEBT) and Mid-Atlantic (MABT) bottom trawl fisheries during 2011- 2015. Mean annual bycatch estimates from the NEBT fishery were 34.30 (coefficient of variation [CV] = 0.20) common dolphins (Delphinus delphis delphis), 0.83 (CV = 0.91) Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus), 22.86 (CV = 0.18) long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas), 3.71 (CV = 0.49) harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena phocoena), 45.80 (CV = 0.14) Atlantic white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus), 3.73 (CV = 0.65) offshore common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus truncatus), 31.49 (CV = 0.16) gray seals (Halichoerus grypus grypus), 0.58 (CV = 0.81) harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus), and 5.30 (CV = 0.34) harbor seals (Phoca vitulina concolor). Mean annual bycatch estimates in the MABT fishery were 280.13 (CV = 0.12) common dolphins, 27.61 (CV = 0.32) Risso's dolphins, 10.70 (CV = 0.43) offshore common bottlenose dolphins, 1.93 (CV = 0.94) Atlantic white-sided dolphins, 22.46 (CV = 0.44) gray seals, and 10.14 (CV = 0.53) harbor seals.
Book Synopsis Gillnets and Cetaceans by : William F. Perrin
Download or read book Gillnets and Cetaceans written by William F. Perrin and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Pinniped and Cetacean Mortality in California Gillnet Fisheries by : Fred Julian
Download or read book Pinniped and Cetacean Mortality in California Gillnet Fisheries written by Fred Julian and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Serious Injury Determinations for Small Cetaceans and Pinnipeds Caught in Commercial Fisheries Off the Northeast US Coast, 2013 by : Frederick W. Wenzel
Download or read book Serious Injury Determinations for Small Cetaceans and Pinnipeds Caught in Commercial Fisheries Off the Northeast US Coast, 2013 written by Frederick W. Wenzel and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requires the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to estimate annual levels of human-caused mortality and serious injury to marine mammal stocks (section 117) and to categorize commercial fisheries based on their level of incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals (section 118). Serious injury (SI) determination guidelines were developed at NMFS-convened workshops in 1997 and 2007 (Angliss and DeMaster 1998; Andersen et al. 2008) and in January 2012 the agency published new national guidelines for distinguishing serious from nonserious injuries of marine mammals (NMFS 2012). A serious injury is defined as an injury that is more likely than not to result in mortality. A major goal of the new guidelines was to establish national consistency and transparency in SI determinations. To implement the new guidelines, science center SI determination (SID) staff from each region review all documented marine mammal injury events on an annual basis. For this document, fisheries observer (OBS) and at-sea monitor (ASM) records are reviewed for incidentally-caught animals that were released/observed alive. Observer comments on the condition of released animals and any associated photographs are compared to specific injury categories described in the new guidelines' procedure manual and each event is assigned an injury determination. Once completed, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) SI small cetacean and pinniped determination table is independently reviewed by the Southwest Fisheries Science Center's (SWFSC) SID staff, the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO), and the Atlantic Scientific Review Group (SRG) before the SI determinations were finalized. This manuscript documents the SI determinations from the 2013 records"--Introduction. [doi:10.7289/V5HX19P4 (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5HX19P4)]
Book Synopsis Serious Injury Determinations for Small Cetaceans and Pinnipeds Caught in Commercial Fisheries Off the Northeast U.S. Coast, 2012 by : Gordon T. Waring
Download or read book Serious Injury Determinations for Small Cetaceans and Pinnipeds Caught in Commercial Fisheries Off the Northeast U.S. Coast, 2012 written by Gordon T. Waring and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requires the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to estimate annual levels of human-caused mortality and serious injury to marine mammal stocks (section 117) and to categorize commercial fisheries based on their level of incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals (section 118). A serious injury is defined as an injury that is more likely than not to result in mortality. Serious injury (SI) determinations were addressed at NMFS-convened workshops in 1997 and 2007 (Angliss and DeMaster 1998; Andersen et al. 2008), and in January 2012 the agency published new national guidelines for distinguishing serious from nons erious injuries of marine mammals ( http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/serious_injury_procedure.pdf ). A major goal of the new guidelines was to establish national consistency and transparency in SI determinations. To implement the new guidelines, Science Center SI determination (SID) staff from each region review all documented marine mammal injury events on an annual basis. For the initial year of implementation, the records for 2007-2011 were evaluated (Waring et al. 2014; Cole and Henry 2013). For small cetaceans and pinniped injury determinations in the Northeast Region, fisheries observer (OBS) and At Sea Monitor (ASM) records were reviewed for incidentally-caught anima ls that were released alive. Observer comments on the condition of released animals and any associated photographs were compared to specific injury categories described in the new guidelines' procedure manual, and each event was assigned an injury determination. Once completed, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (N EFSC) SI small cetacean and pinniped determination table was independently reviewed by the Southwest Fisheries Science Center's ( SWFSC ) SID staff, the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO), and the Atlantic Scientific Review Group (SRG) before the SI determinations were finalized"--Introduction. [doi:10.7289/V53N21CP (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V53N21CP)]
Download or read book Gillnets and Cetaceans written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Serious Injury Determinations for Small Cetaceans and Pinnipeds Caught in Commercial Fisheries Off the Northeast US Coast, 2014 by : Frederick W. Wenzel
Download or read book Serious Injury Determinations for Small Cetaceans and Pinnipeds Caught in Commercial Fisheries Off the Northeast US Coast, 2014 written by Frederick W. Wenzel and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requires the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to estimate annual levels of human-caused mortality and serious injury to marine mammal stocks (section 117) and to categorize commercial fisheries based on their level of incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals (section 118). A serious injury is defined as an injury that is more likely than not to result in mortality. Serious injury (SI) determinations were addressed at NMFS-convened workshops in 1997 and 2007 (Angliss and DeMaster 1998; Andersen et al. 2008), and in January 2012 the agency published new national guidelines for distinguishing serious from nonserious injuries of marine mammals (http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/serious_injury_procedure.pdf). A major goal of the new guidelines were to establish national consistency and transparency in SI determinations. To implement the new guidelines, Science Center SI determination (SID) staff from each region review all documented marine mammal injury events on an annual basis. For the initial year of implementation, the records for 2007-2011 were evaluated (Waring et al. 2014; Cole and Henry 2013). For small cetaceans and pinniped injury determinations in the Northeast Region, fisheries observer (OBS) and At Sea Monitor (ASM) records were reviewed for incidentally-caught animals that were released alive. Observer comments on the condition of released animals and any associated photographs were compared to specific injury categories described in the new guidelines procedure manual, and each event was assigned an injury determination. Once completed, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) SI small cetacean and pinniped determination table was independently reviewed by the Southwest Fisheries Science Center’s (SWFSC) SID staff, the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO), and the Atlantic Scientific Review Group (SRG) before the SI determinations were finalized"--Introduction. [doi:10.7289/V5F18WSK(http://doi.org/10.7289/V5F18WSK)]
