List of Fisheries 2024 Summary Tables

The 2024 List of Fisheries Summary Tables below list U.S. commercial fisheries by categories according to the level of 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 (89 FR 12257; February 16, 2024). The effective date is March 18, 2024.

Table 1 - Commercial Fisheries in the Pacific Ocean

Table 1 Category I
Fishery Description	Estimated # of Vessels/Persons	Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured
LONGLINE/SET LINE FISHERIES:
HI deep-set longline *^	146	Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic False killer whale, MHI Insular False killer whale, HI Pelagic¹ False killer whale, NWHI Kogia spp. (Pygmy or dwarf sperm whale), HI Risso's dolphin, HI Rough-toothed dolphin, HI Short-finned pilot whale, HI
GILLNET FISHERIES:
AK Southeast salmon drift gillnet	474	Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor porpoise, northern Southeast Alaska inland waters Harbor porpoise, southern Southeast Alaska inland waters¹ Harbor seal, Southeast AK Humpback whale, Hawai’i Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific Pacific white-sided dolphin, North Pacific Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.
POT, RING NET, AND TRAP FISHERIES:
CA Dungeness crab pot	471	Blue whale, Eastern North Pacific Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA¹ Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA Killer whale, Eastern North Pacific GOA, BSAI transient Killer whale, West Coast transient Northern elephant seal, CA breeding

Table 1 Category II
Fisheries Description	Estimated # of Vessels/Persons	Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured
GILLNET FISHERIES:
CA thresher shark/ swordfish drift gillnet (>/=14 in mesh) *	21	Bottlenose dolphin, CA/OR/WA offshore California sea lion, U.S. Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/WA Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-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/WA¹ Sperm Whale, CA/OR/WA¹
CA halibut/ white seabass and other species set gillnet (>3.5 in mesh)	39	California sea lion, U.S. Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor seal, CA Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA¹ Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA Long-beaked common dolphin, CA Northern elephant seal, CA breeding Southern 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	20	California sea lion, U.S. Long-beaked common dolphin, CA Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA
AK Bristol Bay salmon drift gillnet²	1,521	Beluga whale, Bristol Bay Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor seal, Bristol Bay Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Pacific white-sided dolphin, North Pacific Spotted seal, Bering Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Bristol Bay salmon set gillnet²	855	Beluga whale, Bristol Bay Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor seal, Bristol Bay Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Spotted seal, Bering
AK Kodiak salmon set gillnet	128	Harbor porpoise, GOA¹ Harbor seal, GOA Humpback whale, Hawai’i Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific Humpback whale, Western North Pacific Northern sea otter, Southwest AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Cook Inlet salmon set gillnet²	479	Beluga whale, Cook Inlet Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor porpoise, GOA Harbor seal, Cook Inlet/Shelikof Strait Humpback whale, Hawai’i Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific Northern sea otter, South central AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Cook Inlet salmon drift gillnet	355	Beluga whale, Cook Inlet Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor porpoise, GOA¹ Harbor seal, GOA Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands salmon drift gillnet²	148	Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor porpoise, GOA Harbor seal, GOA Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific
AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands salmon set gillnet²	75	Harbor porpoise, Bering Sea Northern Sea otter, Southwest AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Prince William Sound salmon drift gillnet	483	Dall's porpoise, AK Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor porpoise, GOA¹ Harbor seal, Prince William Sound Humpback whale, Hawai’i Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Pacific white-sided dolphin, North Pacific Northern sea otter, South central AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S.¹
AK Yakutat salmon set gillnet	95	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor Porpoise, Yakutat/Southeast Alaska offshore waters¹ Harbor seal, Southeast AK Humpback whale, Hawai’i Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific
WA Puget Sound Region salmon drift gillnet (includes all inland waters south of US-Canada border and eastward of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line-Treaty Indian fishing is excluded)	136	Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/WA Harbor porpoise, inland WA¹ Harbor seal, WA inland
TRAWL FISHERIES:
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands flatfish trawl	29	Bearded seal, Beringia Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor porpoise, Bering Sea Harbor seal, Bristol Bay Humpback whale, Western North Pacific Killer whale, Eastern North Pacific Alaska resident¹ Killer whale, Eastern North Pacific GOA, AI, BS transient¹ Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Ringed seal, Arctic Ribbon seal Spotted seal, Bering Steller sea lion, Western U.S.¹ Walrus, AK
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands pollock trawl	116	Bearded seal, Beringia Harbor seal, Bristol Bay Humpback whale, Hawai’i Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific Humpback whale, Western North Pacific Pacific white-sided dolphin, North Pacific Ribbon seal Ringed seal, Arctic Steller sea lion, Western U.S.¹
POT, RING NET, AND TRAP FISHERIES:
CA coonstripe shrimp pot	9	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor seal, CA Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA¹ Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA
CA spiny lobster	189	Bottlenose dolphin, CA/OR/WA offshore California sea lion, U.S. Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA¹ Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA Southern sea otter, CA
CA spot prawn pot	22	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA¹ Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA Long-beaked common dolphin, CA
OR Dungeness crab pot	323	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA¹ Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA
WA/OR/CA sablefish pot	144	Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA¹ Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA¹
WA coastal Dungeness crab pot	204	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA¹ Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA
LONGLINE/SET LINE FISHERIES:
AK Gulf of Alaska sablefish longline	177	Northern elephant seal, California breeding Sperm whale, North Pacific¹ Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S. Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
American Samoa longline²	11	False killer whale, American Samoa Rough-toothed dolphin, American Samoa Striped dolphin, unknown
HI shortline²	8	None documented
HI shallow-set longline *	14	Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic False killer whale, HI Pelagic¹ Guadalupe fur seal Risso's dolphin, HI Striped dolphin, HI
MARINE AQUACULTURE FISHERIES:
HI offshore pen culture	1	Hawaiian monk seal

Table 1 Category III
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	360	Harbor porpoise, Bering Sea
AK Prince William Sound salmon set gillnet	25	Harbor seal, GOA Northern sea otter, South central AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK roe herring and food/bait herring gillnet	15	None documented
CA herring set gillnet	11	None documented
HI inshore gillnet	26	Bottlenose dolphin, HI Spinner dolphin, HI
WA Grays Harbor salmon drift gillnet (excluding treaty Tribal fishing)	19	Harbor seal, OR/WA coast
WA/OR Mainstem Columbia River eulachon gillnet	10	None documented
WA/OR lower Columbia River (includes tributaries) drift net	244	California sea lion, U.S. Harbor seal, OR/WA coast
WA Willapa Bay drift gillnet	57	Harbor seal, OR/WA coast Northern elephant seal, CA breeding
MISCELLANEOUS NET FISHERIES:
AK Cook Inlet salmon purse seine	16	Humpback whale, Hawai’i Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific
AK Kodiak salmon purse seine	159	Dall’s porpoise, AK Harbor seal, North Kodiak Humpback whale, Hawai’i Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific Humpback whale, Western North Pacific Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Southeast salmon purse seine	206	Humpback whale, Hawai’i Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific
AK roe herring and food/bait herring purse seine	31	None documented
AK salmon beach seine	2	None documented
AK salmon purse seine (Prince William Sound, Chignik, Alaska Peninsula)	298	Harbor seal, GOA Harbor seal, Prince William Sound
WA/OR sardine purse seine	6	None documented
CA anchovy, mackerel, sardine purse seine	53	California sea lion, U.S. Harbor seal, CA
CA squid purse seine	68	California sea lion, U.S. Long-beaked common dolphin, CA Risso’s dolphin, CA/OR/WA Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA
CA tuna purse seine*	14	None documented
WA/OR Lower Columbia River salmon seine	1	None documented
WA/OR herring, anchovy, smelt, squid purse seine or lampara	41	None documented
WA salmon seine	81	None documented
WA salmon reef net	11	None documented
HI lift net	14	None documented
HI inshore purse seine	None recorded	None documented
HI throw net, cast net	13	None documented
HI seine net	17	None documented
DIP NET FISHERIES:
CA squid dip net	19	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.
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	556	None documented
CA halibut, white seabass, and yellowtail hook and line/handline	388	None documented
CA/OR/WA non-albacore HMS hook and line	124	None documented
AK Gulf of Alaska groundfish hand troll and dinglebar troll	4	None documented
AK salmon troll	850	Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S. Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
American Samoa tuna troll	6	None documented
CA/OR/WA salmon troll	1,030	None documented
HI troll	1,124	Pantropical spotted dolphin, HI
HI rod and reel	235	None documented
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands tuna troll	9	None documented
Guam tuna troll	450	None documented
LONGLINE/SET LINE FISHERIES:
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Greenland turbot longline	4	Killer whale, GOA, AI, BS transient
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Pacific cod longline	26	Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands sablefish longline	8	None documented
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands halibut longline	84	Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Sperm whale, North Pacific
AK Gulf of Alaska halibut longline	689	Harbor seal, Clarence Strait Harbor seal, Cook Inlet Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.
AK Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod longline	23	Harbor seal, Cook Inlet/Shelikof Strait Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK octopus/squid longline	0	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	314	Bottlenose dolphin, CA/OR/WA offshore California sea lion, U.S. Northern elephant seal, California breeding Sperm whale, CA/OR/WA Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.
WA/OR/CA Pacific halibut longline	130	None documented
West Coast pelagic longline	4	None documented in the most recent five years of data
HI kaka line	17	None documented
HI vertical line	6	None documented
TRAWL FISHERIES:
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Atka mackerel trawl	17	Harbor seal, Aleutian Islands Northern elephant seal, California Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Pacific cod trawl	64	Bearded seal, AK Ribbon seal Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands rockfish trawl	22	Harbor seal, Aleutian Islands Ribbon seal
AK Gulf of Alaska flatfish trawl	16	Harbor seal, Cook Inlet/Shelikof Strait Harbor seal, North Kodiak Harbor seal, South Kodiak Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod trawl	12	Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Gulf of Alaska pollock trawl	60	Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Gulf of Alaska rockfish trawl	35	Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Kodiak food/bait herring otter trawl	0	None documented
AK shrimp otter trawl and beam trawl	12	None documented
CA halibut bottom trawl	23	California sea lion, U.S. Harbor porpoise, unknown Harbor seal, unknown Northern elephant seal, CA breeding Steller sea lion, unknown
CA sea cucumber trawl	11	California sea lion, U.S.
WA/OR/CA shrimp trawl	130	California sea lion, U.S.
WA/OR/CA groundfish trawl	118	California sea lion, U.S. Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/WA Harbor seal, OR/WA coast Northern elephant seal, CA breeding Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Northern right whale dolphin, CA/OR/WA Pacific white-sided dolphin, CA/OR/WA Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.
POT, RING NET, AND TRAP FISHERIES:
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Pacific cod pot	80	Harbor seal, Bristol Bay Humpback whale, Hawai’i Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific Humpback whale, Western North Pacific
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands sablefish pot	15	Sperm whale, North Pacific
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands crab pot	73	Bowhead whale, Western Arctic Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific
AK Gulf of Alaska crab pot	86	None documented
AK Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod pot	48	None documented in most recent 5 years of data
AK Gulf of Alaska sablefish pot	129	None documented
AK Southeast Alaska crab pot	375	Humpback whale, Hawai’i Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific
AK Southeast Alaska shrimp pot	104	Humpback whale, Hawai’i Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific
AK shrimp pot, except Southeast	71	None documented
AK octopus/squid pot	0	None documented
CA rock crab pot	113	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor seal, CA
CA Tanner crab pot	1	None documented
WA/OR/CA hagfish pot	63	None documented
WA/OR shrimp pot/trap	28	None documented
WA Puget Sound Dungeness crab pot/trap	145	None documented
HI crab trap	4	Humpback whale, Hawai’i
HI fish trap	4	None documented
HI lobster trap	Less than 3	None documented in recent years
HI shrimp trap	3	None documented
HI crab net	4	None documented
HI Kona crab loop net	13	None documented
HOOK-AND-LINE, HANDLINE AND JIG FISHERIES:
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands groundfish jig	2	None documented
AK Gulf of Alaska groundfish jig	68	None documented in most recent 5 years of data
AK halibut jig	5	None documented
American Samoa bottomfish	44	None documented
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands bottomfish	7	None documented
Guam bottomfish	63	None documented
HI aku boat, pole, and line	None recorded	None documented
HI bottomfish handline	392	None documented in recent years
HI inshore handline	158	None documented
HI pelagic handline	271	None documented
WA/OR/CA groundfish/finfish hook and line	689	California sea lion, U.S. Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA. Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA.
Western Pacific squid jig	0	None documented
HARPOON FISHERIES:
CA swordfish harpoon	21	None documented
POUND NET/WEIR FISHERIES:
AK herring spawn on kelp pound net	143	None documented
AK Southeast herring roe/food/bait pound net	1	None documented
HI bullpen trap	Less than 3	None documented
BAIT PENS:
WA/OR/CA bait pens	13	California sea lion, U.S.
DREDGE FISHERIES:
AK scallop dredge	108 (5 AK)	None documented
DIVE, HAND/MECHANICAL COLLECTION FISHERIES:
AK clam	57	None documented
AK miscellaneous invertebrates handpick	188	None documented
CA/OR/WA dive collection	186	None documented
CA/WA kelp, seaweed and algae	4	None documented
HI black coral diving	None recorded	None documented
HI fish pond	None recorded	None documented
HI handpick	25	None documented
HI lobster diving	12	None documented
HI spearfishing	67	None documented
WA/OR/CA hand/mechanical collection	320	None documented
COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING VESSEL (CHARTER BOAT) FISHERIES:
AK/WA/OR/CA commercial passenger fishing vessel	>7,000 (1,006 AK)	Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA Humpback whale, Western North Pacific Killer whale, unknown Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S. Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
LIVE FINFISH/SHELLFISH FISHERIES:
CA nearshore finfish trap	42	None documented
HI aquarium collecting	None recorded	None documented

List of Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Table 1:

AI - Aleutian Islands

AK - Alaska

BS - Bering Sea

CA - California

ENP - Eastern North Pacific

GOA - Gulf of Alaska

HI - Hawaii

MHI - Main Hawaiian Islands

OR - Oregon

WA - Washington

¹ Fishery classified based on serious injuries and mortalities of this stock, which are greater than 50 percent (Category I) or greater than 1 percent and less than 50 percent (Category II) of the stock's PBR

² Fishery classified by analogy

* Fishery has an associated high seas component listed in Table 3

^ The list of marine mammal species and/or stocks killed or injured in this fishery is identical to the list of species or stocks killed or injured in high seas component of the fishery, minus species or stocks have geographic ranges exclusively on the high seas. The species and/or stocks are found, and the fishery remains the same, on both sides of the EEZ boundary. Therefore, the EEZ components of these fisheries pose the same risk to marine mammals as the components operating on the high seas.

Table 2 - Commercial Fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean

Table 2 Category I
Fishery Description	Estimated # of Vessels/Persons	Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured
GILLNET FISHERIES:
Mid-Atlantic gillnet	4,020	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 Hooded seal, WNA Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine Minke whale, Canadian east coast
Northeast sink gillnet	4,924	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern Migratory coastal Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA Fin whale, WNA Gray seal, WNA¹ Harbor porpoise, GME/BF Harbor seal, WNA Harp seal, WNA Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine Minke whale, Canadian east coast North Atlantic right whale, WNA Risso's dolphin, WNA White-sided dolphin, WNA
TRAP/POT FISHERIES:
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic American lobster and Jonah crab trap/pot	8,485	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*	201	Atlantic spotted dolphin, Northern GMX Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX oceanic Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA Cuvier’s beaked whale, WNA False killer whale, WNA Harbor porpoise, GME, BF 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, Northern GMX Pygmy sperm whale, GMX Risso's dolphin, Northern GMX Risso's dolphin, WNA Rough-toothed dolphin, Northern GMX Short-finned pilot whale, Northern GMX Short-finned pilot whale, WNA¹ Sperm whale, Northern GMX

Table 2 Category II
Fishery Description	Estimated # of Vessels/Persons	Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured
GILLNET FISHERIES:
Chesapeake Bay inshore gillnet²	265	Bottlenose dolphin, unknown (Northern migratory coastal or Southern migratory coastal)
Gulf of Mexico gillnet²	248	Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, and estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Mobile Bay, Bonsecour Bay Bottlenose dolphin, MS Sound, Lake Borgne, Bay Boudreau Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal
NC inshore gillnet	1,157	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system¹
Northeast drift gillnet²	1,036	None documented
Southeast Atlantic gillnet²	273	Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Northern FL coastal
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic shark gillnet	21	Bottlenose dolphin, unknown (Central FL, Northern FL, SC/GA coastal, or Southern migratory coastal) North Atlantic right whale, WNA
TRAWL FISHERIES
Mid-Atlantic mid-water trawl (including pair trawl)	320	Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Harbor seal, WNA
Mid-Atlantic bottom trawl	633	Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore¹ Common dolphin, WNA¹ Gray seal, WNA¹ Harbor seal, WNA Risso’s dolphin, WNA¹ White-sided dolphin, WNA
Northeast mid-water trawl (including pair trawl)	542	Common dolphin, WNA Gray seal, WNA Harbor seal, WNA Long-finned pilot whale, WNA White-sided dolphin, WNA
Northeast bottom trawl	968	Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore¹ Common dolphin, WNA Gray seal, WNA¹ Harbor porpoise, GME/BF Harbor seal, WNA Harp seal, WNA Long-finned pilot whale, WNA¹ Risso's dolphin, WNA¹ White-sided dolphin, WNA¹
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawl	10,824	Atlantic spotted dolphin, Northern Gulf of Mexico Bottlenose dolphin, Barataria Bay Estuarine System Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal¹ Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine¹ Bottlenose dolphin, GMX continental shelf Bottlenose dolphin, Mississippi River Delta Bottlenose dolphin, Mobile Bay, Bonsecour Bay Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Pensacola Bay, East Bay Bottlenose dolphin, Perdido Bay Bottlenose dolphin, SC/GA coastal¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Southern migratory coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal¹
Virginia shrimp trawl	12	None documented
TRAP/POT FISHERIES:
MA mixed species trap/pot	1,240	None documented
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico stone crab trap/pot²	1,101	Bottlenose dolphin, Biscayne Bay estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose 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, Sarasota Bay, Little Sarasota Bay
Atlantic mixed species trap/pot²	3,493	Fin whale, WNA Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine
Atlantic blue crab trap/pot	6,679	Bottlenose dolphin, Biscayne Bay estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Central GA estuarine system¹ 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 coastal¹ 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 River Delta Bottlenose dolphin, Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, Bay Boudreau Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal¹
Mid-Atlantic menhaden purse seine²	17	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern migratory coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Southern migratory coastal
HAUL/BEACH SEINE FISHERIES:
Mid-Atlantic haul/beach seine	359	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern migratory coastal¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Southern migratory coastal¹
NC long haul seine	10	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system
STOP SEINE/WEIR/POUND NET FISHERIES:
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
STOP NET FISHERIES:
NC roe mullet stop net	1	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, unknown (Southern migratory coastal or Southern NC estuarine system)
POUND NET FISHERIES:
VA pound net	20	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern migratory coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Southern migratory coastal¹

Table 2 Category III
Fishery Description	Estimated # of Vessels/Persons	Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured
GILLNET FISHERIES:
Caribbean gillnet	127	None documented in the most recent five years of data
DE River inshore gillnet	unknown	None documented in the most recent five years of data
Long Island Sound inshore gillnet	unknown	None documented in the most recent five 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 five years of data
Southeast Atlantic inshore gillnet	unknown	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern SC estuarine system
TRAWL FISHERIES:
Atlantic shellfish bottom trawl	>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
GA cannonball jellyfish trawl	1	Bottlenose dolphin, SC/GA coastal
MARINE AQUACULTURE FISHERIES:
Finfish aquaculture	48	Harbor seal, WNA
Shellfish aquaculture	unknown	None documented
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES:
Gulf of Maine Atlantic herring purse seine	>7	Harbor seal, WNA
Gulf of Maine menhaden purse seine	>2	None documented
FL West Coast sardine purse seine	10	None documented
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	2,846	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	39	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	680	None documented
U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico trotline	unknown	Bottlenose dolphin, Galveston Bay, East Bay, Trinity Bay
TRAP/POT FISHERIES
Caribbean mixed species trap/pot	154	Bottlenose dolphin, Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands
Caribbean spiny lobster trap/pot	40	None documented
FL spiny lobster trap/pot	1,268	Bottlenose dolphin, Biscayne Bay estuarine, Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, FL Bay Bottlenose dolphin, FL Keys
Gulf of Mexico blue crab trap/pot	4,113	Bottlenose dolphin, Barataria Bay Bottlenose dolphin, Caloosahatchee River Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, Bay Boudreau Bottlenose dolphin, Mobile Bay, Bonsecour Bay Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Waccasassa Bay, Withlacoochee Bay, Crystal Bay 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/FYKE FISHERIES:
Gulf of Maine herring and Atlantic mackerel stop seine/weir	>1	Harbor porpoise, GME/BF Harbor seal, WNA Minke whale, Canadian east coast Atlantic White-sided dolphin, WNA
U.S. Mid-Atlantic crab stop seine/weir	2,600	None documented
RI floating trap	9	None documented
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic fyke net	unknown	None documented
DREDGE FISHERIES:
Gulf of Maine sea urchin dredge	unknown	None documented
Gulf of Maine mussel dredge	unknown	None documented
Gulf of Maine, U.S. Mid-Atlantic sea scallop dredge	>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
U.S. Mid-Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico oyster dredge	7,000	None documented
New England and Mid-Atlantic offshore surf clam/quahog dredge	unknown	None documented
HAUL/BEACH SEINE FISHERIES:
Caribbean haul/beach seine	38	West Indian manatee, Puerto Rico
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
Gulf of Maine urchin dive, hand/mechanical collection	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, Barataria Bay estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Biscayne Bay estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Charleston estuarine system 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, Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, Bay Boudreau 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, SC/GA coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal Short-finned pilot whale, WNA

List of Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Table 2:

DE - Delaware

FL - Florida

GA - Georgia

GME/BF - Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy

GMX - Gulf of Mexico

MA - Massachusetts

NC - North Carolina

NY - New York

RI - Rhode Island

SC - South Carolina

VA - Virginia

WNA - Western North Atlantic

¹Fishery classified based on mortalities and serious injuries of this stock, which are greater than 50 percent (Category I) or greater than 1 percent and less than 50 percent (Category II) of the stock's PBR

²Fishery classified by analogy

* Fishery has an associated high seas component listed in Table 3

Table 3 - Commercial Fisheries on the High Seas

Table 3 Category I
Fishery Description	Estimated # of Vessels/Persons	Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured
LONGLINE FISHERIES:
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species *	30	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
Western Pacific Pelagic (HI Deep-set component) * ^	146	Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic Kogia spp. (Pygmy or dwarf sperm whale) HI False killer whale, HI Pelagic Risso's dolphin, HI Rough-toothed dolphin, HI Short-finned pilot whale, HI

Table 3 Category II
Fishery Description	Estimated # of Vessels/Persons	Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured
DRIFT GILLNET FISHERIES:
Pacific Highly Migratory Species *^	2	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
TRAWL FISHERIES:
CCAMLR	0	Antarctic fur seal
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES:
Western and Central Pacific Ocean Tuna Purse Seine	14	Bottlenose dolphin, unknown Blue whale, unknown Bryde’s whale, unknown False killer whale, unknown Fin whale, unknown Humpback whale, unknown Indo-Pacific dolphin Long-beaked common dolphin, unknown Melon-headed whale, unknown Minke whale, unknown Pantropical spotted dolphin, unknown Risso’s dolphin, unknown Rough-toothed dolphin, unknown Sei whale, unknown Short-finned pilot whale, unknown Sperm whale, unknown Spinner dolphin, unknown
Western Pacific Pelagic	0	No information
LONGLINE FISHERIES:
CCAMLR	0	None documented
South Pacific Albacore Troll	6	No information
Western Pacific Pelagic (HI Shallow-set component) * ^	14	Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic False killer whale, HI pelagic Guadalupe fur seal Risso's dolphin, HI Striped dolphin, HI
HANDLINE/POLE AND LINE FISHERIES:
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species	0	No information
Pacific Highly Migratory Species	36	No information
South Pacific Albacore Troll	1	No information
Western Pacific Pelagic	1	No information
TROLL FISHERIES:
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species	0	No information
South Pacific Albacore Troll	23	No information
South Pacific Tuna Fisheries **	0	No information
Western Pacific Pelagic	7	No information

Table 3 Category III
Fishery Description	Estimated # of Vessels/Persons	Marine Mammal Species and Stocks Incidentally Killed or Injured
LONGLINE FISHERIES:
Northwest Atlantic Bottom Longline	1	None documented
Pacific Highly Migratory Species	119	None documented in the most recent five years of data
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES
Pacific Highly Migratory Species * ^	1	None documented
TRAWL FISHERIES:
Northwest Atlantic	1	None documented
TROLL FISHERIES:
Pacific Highly Migratory Species *	95	None documented

List of Terms, Abbreviations, and Symbols Used in Table 3:

CA - California

GMX - Gulf of Mexico

HI - Hawaii

NEI - Not Elsewhere Identified

OR - Oregon

WA - Washington

WNA - Western North Atlantic

* Fishery is an extension/component of an existing fishery operating within U.S. waters listed in Table 1 or 2. The number of permits listed in Table 3 represents only the number of permits for the high seas component of the fishery

^ The list of marine mammal species or stocks killed or injured in this fishery is identical to the list of marine mammal species or stocks killed or injured in U.S. waters component of the fishery, minus species and/or stocks that have geographic ranges exclusively in coastal waters, because the marine mammal species and/or stocks are also found on the high seas and the fishery remains the same on both sides of the EEZ boundary. Therefore, the high seas components of these fisheries pose the same risk to marine mammals as the components of these fisheries operating in U.S. waters.

Last updated by Office of Protected Resources on 04/14/2025

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