7002
Charleston Bump and and East Florida Coast closed areas. Experiments
Charleston Bump Experiments
Project
Published / External
1935
Pelagic Longline Observer Program
Project
In Work
A research program that will allow commercial longline boats to fish the Charleston Bump, potentially putting more than 100,000 hooks in the water, angers offshore fishermen who fear the move is a prelude to reopening protected areas. The federal National Marine Fisheries Service has permitted three longline fishing boats - no more than two at a time - to put out a total of 289 sets of lines in areas along the Charleston Bump and off Florida that have been closed to fishing, as well as in waters nearby. It is a yearlong research program to see how well the once-depleted swordfish have recovered. The program is a ratcheted-down version of research requested by the Blue Water Fisherman's Association, a longline group, that would have allowed 13 boats
1. To collect information on the effectiveness of current bycatch reduction measures in closed areas where bycatch rates may be higher than in other areas and
2. To determine the effectiveness of [current] bycatch reduction measures [offset and non-offset circle hooks, bait requirements, bycatch release gear, and careful handling and release workshops] in these closed areas.
Study was originally requested By Bluewaters Fishing Association
Theme
Obserevr. C-Hook
Theme
Swordfish
Theme
Turtle Bycatch
Theme
albacore tuna
Theme
coastal sharks
Theme
dolphin fish
Theme
pelagic sharks
Theme
wahoo.Longline
Theme
yellowfin tuna
Temporal
2008
Spatial
Charleston Bump
Spatial
Florida East Coast
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Miami
FL
USA
Point of Contact
2006-01-01
2016
Person
Keene, Kenneth
Kenneth.Keene@noaa.gov
74 Magruder Road
Highlands
NJ
07732-4054
(732) 872-3070
Phone or email
Point of Contact
2006-01-01
Person
Beerkircher, Larry
lawrence.r.beerkircher@noaa.gov
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
305-361-4290
Phone or email
Waters approximately 40 miles North of Ft Pierce, Fl beginning at 28 degrees Lat. and seaward of the axis of the Gulf Stream until 30 degrees N. Lat; then continuing north and east seaward of the 100 fathom contour to the northern boundary of the Charleston Bump closed area.
Confidential
Contact Data steward
Read and sign for NOAA Administrative Order 216-100
Read and sign System Access Application (see URLs)
Contact DBA Daniel Leon at:daniel.leon@noaa.gov for userid/password.
Access is restricted to personnel authorized in accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100. A signed non-disclosure agreement must be on file for all authorized personnel.
Please cite data.
Please be cognizant of meta data
None
None
Charleston Bump
The Charleston Bump is a bathometric shallowing from about 2000 feet to 1200 feet over which the Gulf Stream flows
30713
Data Set
PELAGIC OBSERVER PROGRAM (POP). Catch/Effort data collected by observers on board U.S. commercial Pelagic Longline vessels
Cross Reference
Observer Data Set Contains this data
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:7002
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2008-02-20T08:51:55
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Southeast Fisheries Science Center
SEFSC
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
USA
(305)361-5761
www.sefsc.noaa.gov
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST
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