47725
Indonesian and Western Pacific bycatch in SSF and bycatch reduction technology testing
Data Set
Published / External
8063
Bycatch
Project
On Going
Evidence suggests that Indonesian and Filipino coastal waters provide important foraging grounds for several sea turtle species important to U.S. Western Pacific managed areas and ESA recovery mandates. Continued bycatch and persistent direct harvest of sea turtles in these waters are most likely important factors in the declines of many marine turtle populations in the Pacific such as the Pacific leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), green (Chelonia mydas) (i.e. Central Western Pacific and Central South Pacific distinct population segments (DPSs), Western Pacific hawksbill, and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtle populations. Characterizing the extent, understanding the dynamics driving these practices, and developing mitigation strategies are of great interest as recent genetic and telemetry studies indicate connectivity between sea turtles in Indonesia and the Philippine waters and sea turtles found in US EEZs.
NOAA-PIFSC currently works in partnership with Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), WWF-Indonesia (Fisheries Program), and Bogor University to characterize sea turtle bycatch in the small scale coastal gillnet fisheries of the Indonesian Archipelago. This partnership looks to establish a region-wide understanding of fisheries bycatch in these coastal Indonesian fisheries as well as bycatch mitigation strategies useful in these fisheries.
NOAA-PIFSC also has partnered with Philippine’s BFAR, DENR-BMB, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), the NGO (LAMAVE), and regional fishery experts to initiate a characterization of sea turtle and other marine megafauna bycatch in the Filipino archipelago.
Characterizing bycatch in small scale fisheries and the development of bycatch reduction technology
Theme
FRMD
Theme
IFP
Theme
PIFSC
Theme
bycatch
Theme
gillnets
Theme
rapid assessments
Theme
sea turtles
Theme
small-scale fisheries
Spatial
Indonesia
Spatial
Philippines
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Honolulu
HI
USA
Data Set
MS Excel Spreadsheet
None Planned
Complete
Table (digital)
N/A
Gillnetter
Gillnet
Data Steward
2017-11-01
Person
Wang, John H
john.wang@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5370
Distributor
2017-11-01
Organization
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
PIFSC
pifsc.info@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808-725-5360
https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage
Online Resource
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Metadata Contact
2019-01-01
Person
Wang, John H
john.wang@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5370
Metadata Contact
2017-11-01
2018-12-31
Person
Tagami, Darryl T
darryl.tagami@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5745
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Point of Contact
2017-11-01
Person
Wang, John H
john.wang@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5370
Ground Condition
Indonesia and Philippines
Continuing
2015-01-01
Sensitive
Send written request to PIFSC.
At a minimum will require signing a PIFSC non-disclosure statement for fisheries confidential data.
none
none
QC review prior to data entry. Further QC after data entry.
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Yes
No
1 year
To Be Determined
unknown
Data owner performs regular scheduled back-ups.
Data was collected in collaboration with Indonesian and Filippino governmental agencies, NGOS, Academic institutions, and NOAA and entered in table format into electronic spreadsheets.
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:47725
John Wang
2017-11-01T17:36:49
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2022-10-20T02:17:37
2020-03-19
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
PIFSC
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808-725-5300
http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
1001
Public
No
2020-03-19
1 Year
2021-03-19