Observed Catch By Fishing Season 2001

NMFS California/Oregon Drift Gillnet Observer Program Observed Catch - 2001/2002 Fishing Season May 1, 2001, through January 31, 2002

This table summarizes the total catch and final disposition, by species, of all fish, marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds observed caught in the California/Oregon drift gillnet fishery during the 2001/2002 fishing season. Data were collected at sea by contract observers, and represent a total of 323 sets. Estimated total fishing effort for the season is 1,678 sets.

Species	Total Caught	Number Kept	Number Returned			Number Damaged	Catch per 100 Sets
Species	Total Caught	Number Kept	Alive	Dead	Unknown	Number Damaged	Catch per 100 Sets

Swordfish	364	353		11		51	112.7
Striped Marlin	15			15		1	4.6
Blue Marlin	9			9			2.8
Unidentified Billfish	1			1			0.3

Albacore	1214	1070		143		170	375.9
Bluefin Tuna	32	23		9		15	9.9
Skipjack Tuna	109	60		49		33	33.7
Yellowfin Tuna	189	159		30		48	58.5
Unidentified Tuna	3			3		3	0.9

Common Thresher Shark	316	313	1	2		6	97.8
Bigeye Thresher Shark	5	4		1			1.5
Shortfin Mako Shark	347	303	11	33		2	107.4
Blue Shark	553	17	218	315	3	28	171.2
Megamouth Shark	1		1				0.3
Salmon Shark	15	1	3	11		2	4.6
Sevengill Shark	1		1				0.3

Bullet Mackerel	21	1	1	19		2	6.5
Common Mola	2459		2265	180	14	4	761.3
Jack Mackerel	6		2	4			1.9
Louvar	37	32		5		14	11.5
Opah	235	224		11		35	72.8
Other Identified Fish	2	2					0.6
Pacific Bonito	6	2		4			1.9
Pacific Electric Ray	1			1			0.3
Pacific Hake	1			1			0.3
Pacific Mackerel	60	5	2	53		2	18.6
Pacific Pomfret	19	10		9		1	5.9
Pelagic Stingray	13		11	2			4.0
Remora	2		2				0.6
Round Stingray	1		1				0.3
Unidentified Fish	1				1		0.3
Yellowtail	4	4					1.2

Short-Beaked Common Dolphin	8			8			2.5
Long-Beaked Common Dolphin	1			1			0.3
Northern Right Whale Dolphin	6			6			1.9
Pacific White-sided Dolphin	2			2			0.6

California Sea Lion	8			8			2.5
Northern Elephant Seal	1			1			0.3

Loggerhead Sea Turtle	1		1				0.3