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Table 1. Abundance estimates, fisheries bycatch estimates (1992 to 1996 and 1997 to 2001), Potential Biological Removal Rate (PBR) and stock status (strategic or non-strategic) for six marine mammal species incidentally caught in the Northeast sink gillnet fishery.

Species Stock
Assessment
Years
Abundance
(numbers of
animals)
Annual Fisheries Bycatch Estimates

PBR
Strategic
All Fisheries Northeast Sink
Gillnet
Harbor Porpoise 1992-19961
1997-20012
54,300
74,695
1667
365
1460
277
483
747
Y
Y
White-sided Dolphin 1992-1996
1997-2001
27,200
37,904
218
102
159
59
192
364
Y
N
Common Dolphin 1992-1996
1997-2001
22,215
23,655
247
190
13
29
155
227
Y
Y
Harbor Seal 1992-1996
1997-2001
30,990
91,546
898
972
898
893
1859
5493
N
N
Gray Seal 1992-1996
1997-2001
2,010
N/A 3
41
309
41
103
121
N/A
N
N
Harp Seal 1992-1996
1997-2001
N/A
N/A
329
109
329
242
N/A
N/A
N
N

1 Waring et al. (1999) and
2 Waring et al. (2002).
3 N/A = not applicable

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