Fisheries Interactions, Observer & Bycatch Issues

NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
Project (PRJ) | ID: 37103 | Published / External
Created: 2017-03-09   |   Last Modified: 2022-08-09

Parent: Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division (F/PR2)
Project (PRJ) | ID: 10610

ID: 37103
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* » Title Fisheries Interactions, Observer & Bycatch Issues
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The program works with the fishing industry to develop or modify fishing gear and practices to minimize this bycatch and its impact.
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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.

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None bycatch
None incidental take
   
   
   

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• » Organization NMFS Office Of Protected Resources
• » City Silver Springs
• » State/Province MD
• Country USA
• » Location Description

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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
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* » Date Effective From 1972
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Organization NMFS Office Of Protected Resources (OPR)
Address 1315 East-West Highway, 13th Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910
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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
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* » Date Effective From 2013
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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
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* » Security Class Sensitive
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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.
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» Download URL http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/interactions/
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Fisheries Interactions/Protected Species Bycatch
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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/

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID 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 Workflow State Published / External
Metadata Last Review Date 2017-03-10
Metadata Review Frequency 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date 2018-03-10
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