Table 3. Total observed takes of marine mammals in the 1996 Northeast
sink gillnet fishery by species, season, port group, and marine mammal
closure strata.
Species
and
Season
Ports
Off
Shore
Marine Mammal Closures
Season
Total
Northern Maine
Southern Maine
New Hampshire
North Boston
South Boston
East
Cape
Cod
South
Cape
Cod
Mid-
Coast
Mass
Bay
South
Cape
Cod
Harbor Porpoise
W
-
1
3
4
0
0
9
8
7
1
0
33
S
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
*
*
*
1
F
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
1
3
*
*
10
Harbor Seal
W
-
0
2
1
5
0
3
0
81
0
0
19
S
0
2
2 1
1
0
0
0
0
*
*
*
5
F
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
31
*
*
7
White-sided
Dolphin
S
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
*
*
*
1
F
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
*
*
1
Common
Dolphin
F
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Gray Seal
W
-
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
2
F
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
*
*
1
Harp Seal
W
-
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
11
1
0
6
Unknown Seals
W
-
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
51
0
0
5
S
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
*
*
*
2
F
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
11
*
*
2
All Mammals
W
-
1
7
8
5
0
12
8
22
2
0
65
S
1
2
4
1
0
1
0
0
*
*
*
9
F
0
0
0
3
2
1
4
4
8
*
*
22
1 Unknown seals will
be prorated to this cell. 2 There were no seal taken in any other
port/area within this season and therefore not prorated.
* No closure during this season
- No observer sampling