Northwest Fisheries Science Center, West Coast Groundfish Observer Program, Initial Data Report and Summary Analyses

摘要

This report is the initial compilation of 2002 data report gathered from a recently established section of the West Coast Groundfish Observer Program (WCGOP). This new section of the observer program collects data onboard the west coast groundfish fleet (excluding the at-sea and shoreside whiting fleet) The program's goal is to collect information on the discard of west coast groundfish to be used in assessing the total fishing mortality of a variety of groundfish species. This report includes preliminary data from the first year of observations of the trawl fleet. This report also includes some initial analyses of the information. More detailed analyses will be included in subsequent reports; these analyses will be facilitated by the availability of the 2002 logbook information.