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Physical Location
Support Roles
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Summary

Description

The program works with the fishing industry to develop or modify fishing gear and practices to minimize this bycatch and its impact.

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Lisa C White
lisa.white@noaa.gov
301-427-8494

Metadata Contact
Kristen J Long
kristy.long@noaa.gov
301-427-8440

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-84° W, -63° E, 48° N, 24° S

East Coast (Maine to Florida)

Geographic Area 2

-99° W, -81° E, 30° N, 24° S

Gulf of Mexico

Geographic Area 3

-130° W, -114° E, 49° N, 32° S

West Coast (Washington to California)

Geographic Area 4

-180° W, -141° E, 73° N, 52° S

Alaska

Geographic Area 5

-162° W, -152° E, 23° N, 17° S

Hawaii

Time Frame 1
1996 - Present

Item Identification

Title: Fisheries Interactions, Observer & Bycatch Issues
Status: In Work
Abstract:

The program works with the fishing industry to develop or modify fishing gear and practices to minimize this bycatch and its impact.

Purpose:

The goal is to reduce incidental serious injury and mortality of marine mammals to insignificant levels approaching a zero mortality and serious injury rate, It is a top issue for NOAA Fisheries.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None bycatch
None incidental take

Physical Location

Organization: NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
City: Silver Springs
State/Province: MD
Country: USA

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 387678
Date Effective From: 2000
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Long, Kristen J
Address: 1315 East West Hwy
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
USA
Email Address: kristy.long@noaa.gov
Phone: 301-427-8440
Fax: 301-713-4060

Distributor

CC ID: 387680
Date Effective From: 1972
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NMFS Office Of Protected Resources (OPR)
Address: 1315 East-West Highway, 13th Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301-713-2332
URL: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 387679
Date Effective From: 2000
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Long, Kristen J
Address: 1315 East West Hwy
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
USA
Email Address: kristy.long@noaa.gov
Phone: 301-427-8440
Fax: 301-713-4060

Point of Contact

CC ID: 387677
Date Effective From: 2013
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): White, Lisa C
Address: 1315 East West Hwy
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
USA
Email Address: lisa.white@noaa.gov
Phone: 301-427-8494

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 387683
W° Bound: -84
E° Bound: -63
N° Bound: 48
S° Bound: 24
Description

East Coast (Maine to Florida)

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 2

CC ID: 387684
W° Bound: -99
E° Bound: -81
N° Bound: 30
S° Bound: 24
Description

Gulf of Mexico

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 3

CC ID: 387685
W° Bound: -130
E° Bound: -114
N° Bound: 49
S° Bound: 32
Description

West Coast (Washington to California)

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 4

CC ID: 387686
W° Bound: -180
E° Bound: -141
N° Bound: 73
S° Bound: 52
Description

Alaska

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 5

CC ID: 387687
W° Bound: -162
E° Bound: -152
N° Bound: 23
S° Bound: 17
Description

Hawaii

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 387682
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 1996

Access Information

Security Class: Sensitive
Data Access Procedure:

Information describing how the bycatch data is obtained and access is available at OPR public website: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/interactions/

Data Access Constraints:

The data collected for fisheries interactions, observer and bycatch issues contains information protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act policies, guidance and regulations governing the incidental taking of marine mammals during the course of commercial fishing operations.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 387690
Download URL: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/interactions/
Distributor:
Description:

Fisheries Interactions/Protected Species Bycatch

Data Quality

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Data collected is reviewed and validated by OPR according to regulations governing the incidental taking of marine mammals during the course of commercial fishing operations. This information can be found on our website: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/interactions/

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 37103
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:37103
Metadata Record Created By: Jeff D Adams
Metadata Record Created: 2017-03-09 09:16+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2017-03-10
Owner Org: OPR
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2017-03-10
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2018-03-10