Analysis of Marine Mammal Bycatch Data From the Trawl, Longline, and Pot Groundfish Fisheries of Alaska, 1998-2004, Defined by Geographic Area, Gear Type and Catch Target Groundfish Species

摘要

In 2003, Perez (2003) reported on an analysis of marine mammal incidental take data in federally managed groundfish fisheries in Alaska from 1989 to 2001. At that time, these fisheries were defined in the List of Fisheries by geographic area and gear type. In recent years, fishery definitions have changed to also specify target species. This report presents a re-analysis of the marine mammal incidental take data for the trawl, longline, and pot fishing gear from 1998 to 2001, separated by target species, and includes previously unpublished data from 2002 to 2004.