Summary Report of Gill and Trammel Net (Set-Net) Observations in the Vicinity of Morro Bay, California

摘要

Observations by the California Department of Fish and Game in 1982 revealed that an undetermined number of sea otters were being caught and drowned incidentally in the nearshore gill and trammel net (set-net) fishery. This report summarizes a ten month study of the set-net fishery in the vicinity of Morro Bay, California. The primary objective of the study was to provide a more reliable basis for estimating the number of sea otters taken incidentally in the fishery.