


The 2017 List of Fisheries classifies U.S. commercial fisheries into Categories according to the level of interactions that result in incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals: Pacific Ocean Category: I. frequent interactions
The 2017 List of Fisheries classifies U.S. commercial fisheries into Categories according to the level of interactions that result in incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals:
Click on the fishery name links in the table below for (current and historical) descriptions.
For more information, please see the Federal Register (82 FR 3655, January 12, 2017).
In accordance with the White House memorandum of January 20, 2017, the effective date is delayed to March 21, 2017 (82 FR 9690, February 8, 2017).
Fishery Description |
Estimated # of Vessels/Persons | Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured |
---|---|---|
LONGLINE/SET LINE FISHERIES: |
|
|
139 |
Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic False killer whale, MHI Insular1 False killer whale, HI Pelagic1 False killer whale, NWHI Pygmy killer whale, HI Risso's dolphin, HI Short-finned pilot whale, HI Sperm whale, HI Striped dolphin, HI |
|
GILLNET FISHERIES: |
|
|
CA thresher shark/ swordfish drift gillnet (>/=14 in mesh) * |
18 |
Bottlenose dolphin, CA/OR/WA offshore California sea lion, U.S. Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA Long-beaked common dolphin, CA Minke whale, CA/OR/WA Northern elephant seal, CA breeding Northern right-whale dolphin, CA/OR/WA Pacific white-sided dolphin, CA/OR/WA Risso's dolphin, CA/OR/WA Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA Short-finned pilot whale, CA/OR/WA Sperm Whale, CA/OR/WA1 |
Fisheries Description | Estimated # of Vessels/Persons | Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured |
---|---|---|
GILLNET FISHERIES: |
|
|
CA halibut/ white seabass and other species set gillnet (>3.5 in mesh) |
50 |
California sea lion, U.S. Harbor seal, CA Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA1 Long-beaked common dolphin, CA Northern elephant seal, CA breeding Sea otter, CA Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA |
CA yellowtail, barracuda, and white seabass drift gillnet (mesh size >/=3.5 in and <14 in) 2 |
30 |
California sea lion, U.S. Long-beaked common dolphin, CA Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA |
1,862 |
Beluga whale, Bristol Bay Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor seal, Bering Sea Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Pacific white-sided dolphin, North Pacific Spotted seal, AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S. |
|
979 |
Beluga whale, Bristol Bay Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor seal, Bering Sea Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Spotted seal, AK |
|
188 |
Harbor porpoise, GOA1 Harbor seal, GOA Sea otter, Southwest AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S. |
|
736 |
Beluga whale, Cook Inlet Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor porpoise, GOA Harbor seal, GOA Humpback whale, Central North Pacific1 Sea otter, South central AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S. |
|
569 |
Beluga whale, Cook Inlet Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor porpoise, GOA1 Harbor seal, GOA Steller sea lion, Western U.S. |
|
162 |
Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor porpoise, GOA Harbor seal, GOA Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific |
|
113 |
Harbor porpoise, Bering Sea Northern Sea otter, Southwest AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S. |
|
537 |
Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor porpoise, GOA1 Harbor seal, GOA Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Pacific white-sided dolphin, North Pacific Sea otter, South central AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S.1 |
|
474 |
Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor porpoise, Southeast AK Harbor seal, Southeast AK Humpback whale, Central North Pacific1 Pacific white-sided dolphin, North Pacific Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S. |
|
168 |
Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor Porpoise, Southeastern AK Harbor seal, Southeast AK Humpback whale, Central North Pacific (Southeast AK) |
|
210 |
Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/WA Harbor porpoise, inland WA1 Harbor seal, WA inland |
|
TRAWL FISHERIES: |
|
|
32 |
Bearded seal, AK Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor porpoise, Bering Sea Harbor seal, Bering Sea Humpback whale, Western North Pacific1 Killer whale, AK resident1 Killer whale, GOA, AI, BS transient1 Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Ringed seal, AK Ribbon seal, AK Spotted seal, AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S.1 Walrus, AK |
|
102 |
Bearded Seal, AK Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor seal, AK Humpback whale, Central North Pacific Humpback whale, Western North Pacific Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Ribbon seal, AK Ringed seal, AK Spotted seal, AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S.1 |
|
17 |
Killer whale, ENP AK resident1 Killer whale, GOA, AI, BS transient1 |
|
POT, RING NET, AND TRAP FISHERIES: |
|
|
194 |
Bottlenose dolphin, CA/OR/WA offshore Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA |
|
25 |
Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA1 |
|
570 |
Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA1 |
|
433 |
Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA1 |
|
309 |
Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA1 |
|
228 |
Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA1 |
|
LONGLINE/SET LINE FISHERIES: |
|
|
45 |
Dall's porpoise, AK Killer whale, GOA, BSAI, transient1 Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Ringed seal, AK |
|
20 |
Blainville's beaked whale, HI Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic False killer whale, HI Pelagic1 Humpback whale, Central North Pacific Risso's dolphin, HI Rough-toothed dolphin, HI Short-finned pilot whale, HI Striped dolphin, HI |
|
20 |
Bottlenose dolphin, unknown Cuvier's beaked whale, unknown False killer whale, American Samoa Rough-toothed dolphin, American Samoa Short-finned pilot whale, unknown |
|
9 |
None documented |
Fishery Description | Estimated # of Vessels/Persons | Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured |
---|---|---|
GILLNET FISHERIES: |
|
|
AK Kuskokwim, Yukon, Norton Sound, Kotzebue salmon gillnet |
1,778 |
Harbor porpoise, Bering Sea |
AK miscellaneous finfish set gillnet |
54 |
Steller sea lion, Western U.S. |
AK Prince William Sound salmon set gillnet |
29 |
Harbor seal, GOA Sea otter, South central AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S. |
AK roe herring and food/bait herring gillnet |
920 |
None documented |
CA set gillnet (mesh size <3.5 in) |
296 |
None documented |
36 |
Bottlenose dolphin, HI Spinner dolphin, HI |
|
WA Grays Harbor salmon drift gillnet (excluding treaty Tribal fishing) |
24 |
Harbor seal, OR/WA coast |
WA/OR Mainstem Columbia River eulachon gillnet |
15 |
None documented |
WA/OR lower Columbia River (includes tributaries) drift gillnet |
110 |
California sea lion, U.S. Harbor seal, OR/WA coast |
WA Willapa Bay drift gillnet |
82 |
Harbor seal, OR/WA coast Northern elephant seal, CA breeding |
MISCELLANEOUS NET FISHERIES: |
|
|
AK Cook Inlet salmon purse seine |
83 |
Humpback whale, Central North Pacific |
AK Kodiak salmon purse seine |
376 |
Humpback whale, Central North Pacific |
AK Southeast salmon purse seine |
315 |
None documented in the most recent 5 years of data |
AK Metlakatla salmon purse seine |
10 |
None documented |
AK miscellaneous finfish beach seine |
2 |
None documented |
AK miscellaneous finfish purse seine |
2 |
None documented |
AK octopus/squid purse seine |
0 |
None documented |
AK roe herring and food/bait herring beach seine |
10 |
None documented |
AK roe herring and food/bait herring purse seine |
356 |
None documented |
AK salmon beach seine |
31 |
None documented |
AK salmon purse seine (excluding salmon purse seine fisheries listed elsewhere) |
936 |
Harbor seal, GOA Harbor seal, Prince William Sound |
WA/OR sardine purse seine |
42 |
None documented |
65 |
California sea lion, U.S. Harbor seal, CA |
|
80 |
Long-beaked common dolphin, CA Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA |
|
CA tuna purse seine * |
10 |
None documented |
WA/OR Lower Columbia salmon seine |
10 |
None documented |
WA/OR herring, smelt, squid purse seine or lampara |
130 |
None documented |
WA salmon purse seine |
75 |
None documented |
WA salmon reef net |
11 |
None documented |
17 |
None documented |
|
<3 |
None documented |
|
23 |
None documented |
|
24 |
None documented |
|
DIP NET FISHERIES: |
|
|
CA squid dip net |
115 |
None documented |
MARINE AQUACULTURE FISHERIES: |
|
|
CA marine shellfish aquaculture |
unknown |
None documented |
CA salmon enhancement rearing pen |
>1 |
None documented |
CA white seabass enhancement net pens |
13 |
California sea lion, U.S. |
2 |
None documented |
|
WA salmon net pens |
14 |
California sea lion, U.S. Harbor seal, WA inland waters |
WA/OR shellfish aquaculture |
23 |
None documented |
TROLL FISHERIES: |
|
|
WA/OR/CA albacore surface hook and line/troll |
705 |
None documented |
CA halibut hook and line/handline |
unknown |
None documented |
CA white seabass hook and line/handline |
unknown |
None documented |
AK salmon troll |
1,908 |
Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S. Steller sea lion, Western U.S. |
13 |
None documented |
|
CA/OR/WA salmon troll |
4,300 |
None documented |
2,117 |
Pantropical spotted dolphin, HI |
|
322 |
None documented |
|
40 |
None documented |
|
432 |
None documented |
|
LONGLINE/SET LINE FISHERIES: |
|
|
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands rockfish longline |
3 |
None documented |
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Greenland turbot longline |
4 |
Killer whale, AK resident |
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands sablefish longline |
22 |
None documented |
AK Gulf of Alaska halibut longline |
855 |
None documented |
AK Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod longline |
92 |
Steller sea lion, Western U.S. |
AK Gulf of Alaska rockfish longline |
25 |
None documented |
AK Gulf of Alaska sablefish longline |
295 |
Sperm whale, North Pacific |
AK halibut longline/set line (State and Federal waters) |
2,197 |
None documented in the most recent 5 years of data |
AK octopus/squid longline |
3 |
None documented |
AK State-managed waters longline/setline (including sablefish, rockfish, lingcod, and miscellaneous finfish) |
464 |
None documented |
WA/OR/CA groundfish, bottomfish longline/set line |
367 |
Bottlenose dolphin, CA/OR/WA offshore |
WA/OR Pacific halibut longline |
350 |
None documented |
CA pelagic longline |
1 |
None documented in the most recent 5 years of data |
15 |
None documented |
|
3 |
None documented |
|
TRAWL FISHERIES: |
|
|
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Atka mackerel trawl |
13 |
Ribbon seal, AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S. |
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Pacific cod trawl |
72 |
Ringed seal, AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S. |
AK Gulf of Alaska flatfish trawl |
36 |
Northern elephant seal, North Pacific |
AK Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod trawl |
55 |
Steller sea lion, Western U.S. |
AK Gulf of Alaska pollock trawl |
67 |
Dall's porpoise, AK Fin whale, Northeast Pacific Northern elephant seal, North Pacific Steller sea lion, Western U.S. |
AK Gulf of Alaska rockfish trawl |
43 |
None documented |
AK food/bait herring trawl |
4 |
None documented |
AK miscellaneous finfish otter / beam trawl |
282 |
None documented |
AK shrimp otter trawl and beam trawl (statewide and Cook Inlet) |
38 |
None documented |
AK State-managed waters of Cook Inlet, Kachemak Bay, Prince William Sound, Southeast AK groundfish trawl |
2 |
None documented
|
CA halibut bottom trawl |
47 |
California sea lion, U.S. Harbor porpoise, unknown Harbor seal, unknown Northern elephant seal, CA breeding Steller sea lion, unknown |
CA sea cucumber trawl |
16 |
None documented |
WA/OR/CA shrimp trawl |
300 |
None documented |
WA/OR/CA groundfish trawl |
160-180 |
California sea lion, U.S. Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/WA Harbor seal, OR/WA coast Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Pacific white-sided dolphin, CA/OR/WA Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S. |
POT, RING NET, AND TRAP FISHERIES: |
|
|
AK statewide miscellaneous finfish pot |
4 |
None documented |
AK Aleutian Islands sablefish pot |
4 |
None documented |
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Pacific cod pot |
59 |
None documented |
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands crab pot |
540 |
Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific |
AK Bering Sea sablefish pot |
2 |
None documented |
AK Gulf of Alaska crab pot |
381 |
None documented |
AK Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod pot |
128 |
Harbor seal, GOA |
AK Southeast Alaska crab pot |
41 |
Humpback whale, Central North Pacific (Southeast AK) |
AK Southeast Alaska shrimp pot
|
269 |
Humpback whale, Central North Pacific (Southeast AK) |
AK shrimp pot, except Southeast |
236 |
None documented |
AK octopus/squid pot |
26 |
None documented |
AK snail pot |
1 |
None documented |
36 |
Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor seal, CA |
|
124 |
Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor seal, CA |
|
WA/OR/CA hagfish pot |
54 |
None documented |
WA/OR shrimp pot/trap |
254 |
None documented |
WA Puget Sound Dungeness crab pot/trap |
249 |
None documented |
5 |
Humpback whale, Central North Pacific |
|
9 |
None documented |
|
<3 |
None documented in recent years |
|
10 |
None documented |
|
4 |
None documented |
|
33 |
None documented |
|
HOOK-AND-LINE, HANDLINE AND JIG FISHERIES: |
|
|
AK miscellaneous finfish handline/hand troll and mechanical jig |
456 |
Fin whale, Northeast Pacific |
AK North Pacific halibut handline/hand troll and mechanical jig |
180 |
None documented |
AK octopus/squid handline |
7 |
None documented |
24 |
None documented |
|
28 |
None documented |
|
>300 |
None documented |
|
<3 |
None documented |
|
578 |
None documented in recent years |
|
357 |
None documented |
|
534 |
None documented |
|
WA groundfish, bottomfish jig |
679 |
None documented |
Western Pacific squid jig |
0 |
None documented |
HARPOON FISHERIES: |
|
|
6 |
None documented |
|
POUND NET/WEIR FISHERIES: |
|
|
AK herring spawn on kelp pound net |
409 |
None documented |
AK Southeast herring roe/food/bait pound net |
2 |
None documented |
3 |
None documented |
|
BAIT PENS: |
|
|
WA/OR/CA bait pens |
13 |
California sea lion, U.S. |
DREDGE FISHERIES: |
|
|
Alaska scallop dredge |
108 (5 AK) |
None documented |
DIVE, HAND/MECHANICAL COLLECTION FISHERIES: |
|
|
AK abalone |
0 |
None documented |
AK clam |
130 |
None documented |
AK Dungeness crab |
2 |
None documented |
AK herring spawn on kelp |
339 |
None documented |
AK urchin and other fish/shellfish |
398 |
None documented |
<3 |
None documented |
|
5 |
None documented |
|
46 |
None documented |
|
19 |
None documented |
|
163 |
None documented |
|
WA/CA kelp |
4 |
None documented |
WA/OR sea urchin, other clam, octopus, oyster, sea cucumber, scallop, ghost shrimp hand, dive, or mechanical collection |
201 |
None documented |
OR/CA sea urchin, sea cucumber hand, dive, or mechanical collection |
10 |
None documented |
COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING VESSEL (CHARTER BOAT) FISHERIES: |
|
|
>7,000 (2,702 AK) |
Killer whale, unknown Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S. Steller sea lion, Western U.S. |
|
LIVE FINFISH/SHELLFISH FISHERIES: |
|
|
CA nearshore finfish live trap/hook-and-line |
93 |
None documented |
90 |
None documented |
List of Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Table 1:
Fishery Description | Estimated # of Vessels/Persons | Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured |
---|---|---|
GILLNET FISHERIES: |
|
|
3,950 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Northern migratory coastal1 Bottlenose dolphin, Southern migratory coastal1 Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system1 Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system1 Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA Gray seal, WNA Harbor porpoise, GME/BF Harbor seal, WNA Harp seal, WNA Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine Minke whale, Canadian east coast |
|
4,332 |
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA Fin whale, WNA Gray seal, WNA Harbor porpoise, GME/BF1 Harbor seal, WNA Harp seal, WNA Hooded seal, WNA Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine Long-finned pilot whale, WNA Minke whale, Canadian east coast North Atlantic right whale, WNA Risso's dolphin, WNA White-sided dolphin, WNA |
|
TRAP/POT FISHERIES: |
|
|
10,163 |
Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine Minke whale, Canadian east coast North Atlantic right whale, WNA1 |
|
LONGLINE FISHERIES: |
|
|
Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico large pelagics longline* |
420 |
Atlantic spotted dolphin, GMX continental and oceanic Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX oceanic Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA Cuvier’s beaked whale, WNA False killer whale, WNA Kogia spp. (Pygmy or dwarf sperm whale), WNA Long-finned pilot whale, WNA1 Mesoplodon beaked whale, WNA Minke whale, Canadian East coast Pantropical spotted dolphin, Northern GMX Pygmy sperm whale, GMX Risso's dolphin, Northern GMX Risso's dolphin, WNA Short-finned pilot whale, Northern GMX Short-finned pilot whale, WNA1 |
Fishery Description | Estimated # of Vessels/Persons | Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured |
---|---|---|
GILLNET FISHERIES: |
|
|
248 |
Bottlenose dolphin, unknown (Northern migratory coastal or Southern migratory coastal) |
|
248 |
Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, and estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal |
|
2,850 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system1 Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system1 |
|
852 |
Harbor seal, WNA Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine White-sided dolphin, WNA |
|
1,036 |
None documented |
|
273 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Northern FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, SC/GA coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Southern Migratory coastal |
|
30 |
Bottlenose dolphin, unknown (Central FL, Northern FL, SC/GA coastal, or Southern migratory coastal) North Atlantic right whale, WNA |
|
TRAWL FISHERIES |
|
|
382 |
Gray seal, WNA Harbor seal, WNA White-sided dolphin, WNA1 |
|
785 |
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA1 Gray seal, WNA Harbor seal, WNA Risso’s dolphin, WNA1 |
|
1,087 |
Common dolphin, WNA Gray seal, WNA Harbor seal, WNA Long-finned pilot whale, WNA1 Minke whale, Canadian East coast |
|
2,238 |
Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA Gray seal, WNA Harbor porpoise, GME/BF Harbor seal, WNA Harp seal, WNA Long-finned pilot whale, WNA Risso's dolphin, WNA White-sided dolphin, WNA1 |
|
4,950 |
Atlantic spotted dolphin, GMX continental and oceanic Bottlenose dolphin, Charleston estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal1 Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine1 Bottlenose dolphin, GMX continental shelf Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, SC/GA coastal1 Bottlenose dolphin, Southern migratory coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal1 West Indian manatee, Florida |
|
TRAP/POT FISHERIES: |
|
|
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico stone crab trap/pot2 |
1,384 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Biscayne Bay estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastalBottlenose dolphin, FL Bay Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine (FL west coast portion) Bottlenose dolphin, Indian River Lagoon estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Jacksonville estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal |
3,436 |
Fin whale, WNA Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine |
|
7,714 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Central GA estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Charleston estuarine system1 Bottlenose dolphin, Indian River Lagoon estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Jacksonville estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Northern FL coastal1 Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GA/Southern SC estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Northern migratory coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system1 Bottlenose dolphin, Northern SC estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, SC/GA coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Southern GA estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Southern migratory coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system West Indian manatee, FL |
|
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES: |
|
|
Gulf of Mexico menhaden purse seine
|
40-42 |
Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, Bay Boudreau Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal1 Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal1 |
19 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Northern migratory coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Southern migratory coastal |
|
HAUL/BEACH SEINE FISHERIES: |
|
|
359 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Northern migratory coastal1 Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system1 Bottlenose dolphin, Southern migratory coastal1 |
|
30 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system1 Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system |
|
STOP NET FISHERIES: |
|
|
1 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, unknown (Southern migratory coastal or Southern NC estuarine system) |
|
POUND NET FISHERIES: |
|
|
26 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Northern migratory coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Southern migratory coastal1 |
Fishery Description | Estimated # of Vessels/Persons | Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured |
---|---|---|
GILLNET FISHERIES: |
|
|
Caribbean gillnet |
>991 |
None documented in the most recent 5 years of data |
DE River inshore gillnet |
unknown |
None documented in the most recent 5 years of data |
Long Island Sound inshore gillnet |
unknown |
None documented in the most recent 5 years of data |
RI, southern MA (to Monomoy Island), and NY Bight (Raritan and Lower NY Bays) inshore gillnet |
unknown |
None documented in the most recent 5 years of data |
Southeast Atlantic inshore gillnet |
unknown |
Bottlenose dolphin, Northern SC estuarine system |
TRAWL FISHERIES: |
|
|
>58 |
None documented |
|
Gulf of Mexico butterfish trawl |
2 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX oceanic Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX continental shelf |
Gulf of Mexico mixed species trawl |
20 |
None documented |
1 |
Bottlenose dolphin, SC/GA coastal |
|
MARINE AQUACULTURE FISHERIES: |
|
|
48 |
Harbor seal, WNA |
|
Shellfish aquaculture |
unknown |
None documented |
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES: |
|
|
>7 |
Harbor seal, WNA Gray seal, WNA |
|
>2 |
None documented |
|
10 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal |
|
U.S. Atlantic tuna purse seine * |
5 |
Long-finned pilot whale, WNA Short-finned pilot whale, WNA |
LONGLINE/HOOK-AND-LINE FISHERIES: |
|
|
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic bottom longline/hook-and-line |
>1,207 |
None documented |
Gulf of Maine, U.S. Mid-Atlantic tuna, shark swordfish hook-and-line/harpoon |
428 |
Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine |
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean snapper-grouper and other reef fish bottom longline/hook-and-line |
>5,000 |
Bottlenose dolphin, GMX continental shelf |
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico shark bottom longline/hook-and-line |
<125 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX continental shelf |
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean pelagic hook-and-line/harpoon |
1,446 |
None documented |
unknown |
None documented |
|
TRAP/POT FISHERIES |
|
|
Caribbean mixed species trap/pot |
>501 |
None documented |
>197 |
None documented |
|
1,268 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Biscayne Bay estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, FL Bay estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, FL Keys |
|
Gulf of Mexico blue crab trap/pot |
4,113 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Barataria Bay Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, Bay Boudreau Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine West Indian manatee, FL |
Gulf of Mexico mixed species trap/pot |
unknown |
None documented |
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico golden crab trap/pot |
10 |
None documented |
U.S. Mid-Atlantic eel trap/pot |
unknown |
None documented |
STOP SEINE/WEIR/POUND NET/FLOATING TRAP FISHERIES: |
|
|
>1 |
Harbor porpoise, GME/BF Harbor seal, WNA Minke whale, Canadian east coast White-sided dolphin, WNA |
|
2,600 |
None documented |
|
U.S. Mid-Atlantic mixed species stop seine/weir/pound net (except the NC roe mullet stop net) |
unknown |
Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system |
9 |
None documented |
|
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic fyke net |
unknown |
None documented |
DREDGE FISHERIES: |
|
|
Gulf of Maine sea urchin dredge |
unknown |
None documented |
unknown |
None documented |
|
>403 |
None documented |
|
Mid-Atlantic blue crab dredge |
unknown |
None documented |
Mid-Atlantic soft-shell clam dredge |
unknown |
None documented |
Mid-Atlantic whelk dredge |
unknown |
None documented |
7,000 |
None documented |
|
unknown |
None documented |
|
HAUL/BEACH SEINE FISHERIES: |
|
|
Caribbean haul/beach seine |
15 |
None documented in the most recent 5 years of data |
Gulf of Mexico haul/beach seine |
unknown |
None documented |
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic haul/beach seine |
25 |
None documented |
DIVE, HAND/MECHANICAL COLLECTION FISHERIES: |
|
|
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean shellfish dive, hand/mechanical collection |
20,000 |
None documented |
unknown |
None documented |
|
Gulf of Mexico, Southeast Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, and Caribbean cast net |
unknown |
None documented |
COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING VESSEL (CHARTER BOAT) FISHERIES: |
|
|
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean commercial passenger fishing vessel |
4,000 |
Bottlenose dolphin, Biscayne Bay estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Choctawhatchee Bay Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, FL Bay Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Indian River Lagoon estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Jacksonville estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Northern FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GA/Southern SC estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Northern migratory coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Southern migratory coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Southern SC/GA coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal |
List of Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Table 2:
Fishery Description | Estimated # of Vessels/Persons | Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured |
---|---|---|
LONGLINE FISHERIES: |
|
|
86 |
Atlantic spotted dolphin, WNA Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX oceanic Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA Cuvier's beaked whale, WNA False killer whale, WNA Killer whale, GMX oceanic Kogia spp. (Pygmy or dwarf sperm whale), WNA Long-finned pilot whale, WNA Mesoplodon beaked whale, WNA Minke whale, Canadian East coast Pantropical spotted dolphin, WNA Risso's dolphin, GMX Risso's dolphin, WNA Short-finned pilot whale, WNA |
|
139 |
Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic False killer whale, HI Pelagic Pygmy killer whale, HI Risso's dolphin, HI Short-finned pilot whale, HI Sperm whale, HI Striped dolphin, HI |
|
DRIFT GILLNET FISHERIES: |
|
|
5 |
Long-beaked common dolphin, CA Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA Northern right-whale dolphin, CA/OR/WA Pacific white-sided dolphin, CA/OR/WA Risso's dolphin, CA/OR/WA Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA |
Fishery Description | Estimated # of Vessels/Persons | Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured |
---|---|---|
DRIFT GILLNET FISHERIES: |
|
|
0 |
Undetermined |
|
TRAWL FISHERIES: |
|
|
1 |
Undetermined |
|
0 |
Antarctic fur seal |
|
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES: |
|
|
38 |
Undetermined |
|
3 |
Undetermined |
|
LONGLINE FISHERIES: |
|
|
0 |
None documented |
|
10 |
Undetermined |
|
2 |
Undetermined |
|
20 |
Blainville's beaked whale, HI Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic False killer whale, HI pelagic Humpback whale, Central North Pacific Northern elephant seal, CA breedingRisso's dolphin, HI Rough-toothed dolphin, HI Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA Short-finned pilot whale, HI Striped dolphin, HI |
|
HANDLINE/POLE AND LINE FISHERIES: |
|
|
3 |
Undetermined |
|
46 |
Undetermined |
|
7 |
Undetermined |
|
2 |
Undetermined |
|
TROLL FISHERIES: |
|
|
2 |
Undetermined |
|
30 |
Undetermined |
|
4 |
Undetermined |
|
17 |
Undetermined |
Fishery Description | Estimated # of Vessels/Persons | Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured |
---|---|---|
LONGLINE FISHERIES: |
|
|
Northwest Atlantic Bottom Longline |
1 |
None documented |
114 |
None documented in the most recent 5 years of data |
|
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES |
|
|
6 |
None documented |
|
TRAWL FISHERIES: |
|
|
Northwest Atlantic |
1 |
None documented |
TROLL FISHERIES: |
|
|
187 |
None documented |
List of Terms, Abbreviations, and Symbols Used in Table 3: