| CRD 03-18 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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