NMFS
California/Oregon Drift Gillnet Observer Program
Observed Catch - 2008/2009 Fishing Season
May 1, 2008, through January 31, 2009 |
| 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 2007/2008 fishing season.
Data were collected at sea by contract observers, and represent a total of 146 sets. Estimated total
fishing effort for the season is 1060 sets. |
|
|
Total |
Number |
Number Returned |
Number |
Catch per |
|
Species |
Caught |
Kept |
Alive |
Dead |
Unknown |
Damaged |
100 Sets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swordfish |
491 |
483 |
|
8 |
|
74 |
336.3 |
|
Striped Marlin |
9 |
|
|
9 |
|
5 |
6.2 |
|
Blue Marlin |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Albacore |
55 |
50 |
|
5 |
|
11 |
37.7 |
|
Bluefin Tuna |
30 |
29 |
|
1 |
|
6 |
20.5 |
|
Skipjack Tuna |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
0.7 |
|
Yellowfin Tuna |
3 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
2.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Thresher Shark |
160 |
144 |
6 |
10 |
|
|
109.6 |
|
Bigeye Thresher Shark |
15 |
6 |
|
9 |
|
|
10.3 |
|
Pelagic Thresher Shark |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
Shortfin Mako Shark |
108 |
105 |
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
74.0 |
|
Blue Shark |
228 |
|
112 |
108 |
8 |
11 |
156.2 |
|
Smooth Hammerhead Shark |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1.4 |
|
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Mola |
1023 |
|
987 |
36 |
|
2 |
700.7 |
|
Louvar |
8 |
6 |
|
2 |
|
5 |
5.5 |
|
Opah |
143 |
127 |
2 |
14 |
|
46 |
97.9 |
|
Pacific Bonito |
142 |
32 |
5 |
105 |
|
10 |
97.3 |
|
Pacific Mackerel |
139 |
29 |
1 |
109 |
|
|
95.2 |
|
Pacific Pomfret |
5 |
4 |
|
1 |
|
|
3.4 |
|
Pelagic Stingray |
5 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
Bullet Mackerel |
75 |
4 |
|
71 |
|
2 |
51.4 |
|
Pacific Sardine |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
Unidentified Fish |
4 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
2.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Humboldt Squid |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-Beaked Common Dolphin |
9 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
6.2 |
|
Risso's Dolphin |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
0.7 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphin |
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
2.1 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphin |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
California Sea Lion |
7 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
4.8 |
03/16/09
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