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

Description:

"The purpose of this report is to present a re-analysis of the marine mammal incidental take data from 1998 to 2001 (Perez 2003) and add the previously unanalyzed bycatch data from 2002 to 2004, based on the new 2004 [List of Fisheries] classifications of groundfish fisheries in Alaska defined by the intended target groundfish species caught by trawl, longline, and pot fishing gear."--P. 2.

subjects: Bycatches,  Catch effort,  Effect of fishing on,  Equipment and supplies,  Groundfish fisheries,  Marine mammals,  Statistics,  Mortality

Places: Alaska,  North Pacific Ocean