CRD 07-20 Table 5

Home Table 5. 2006 harbor porpoise bycatch estimate in the NESG
2006 Winter (Jan-May)	Observed Takes	Bycatch Rate (Take/mTon)	Estimated Takes	CV (%)	95% CI
Port Group-Area Strata
Northern Maine	0	0.000	0
Southern Maine	0	0.000	0
New Hampshire	0	0.000	0
North of Boston	3^b	0.111^c	50	71%	3-124
South of Boston	1^b	0.087	38	99%	1-128
South Of Cape Cod^a	13^b	0.188	265	48%	52-561
East Of Cape Cod	0	0.000	0
Offshore	0	0.000	0
Closure Strata
Offshore Closure	0	0.000	0
Cashes Ledge Closure	0	0.000	0
Midcoast Closure	0	0.000	0
Mass Bay Closure	0	0.000	0
Cape Cod Bay Closure	0	0.000	0
South Cape Closure^a	5^b	0.095^c	67	80%	5-188
Great S. Channel Closure	0	0.000	0
Subtotal	22		420	36%	168-740
Summer (Jun-Aug)	Observed Takes	Bycatch Rate (Take/mTon)	Estimated Takes	CV (%)	95% CI
Port Group-Area Strata
Northern Maine	0	0.000	0
Southern Maine	0	0.000	0
New Hampshire	1^b	0.092	37	108%	1-134
North of Boston	0	0.000	0
South of Boston	0	0.000	0
South Of Cape Cod^a	0	0.000	0
East Of Cape Cod	0	0.000	0
Offshore	0	0.000	0
Closure Strata
Northeast Closure	0	0.000	0
Great S. Channel Closure	0	0.000	0
Subtotal			1 37	108%	1-134
Fall (Sep-Dec)	Observed Takes	Bycatch Rate (Take/mton)	Estimated Takes	CV (%)	95% CI
Port Group-Area Strata
Northern Maine	0	0.000	0
Southern Maine	0	0.000	0
New Hampshire	0	0.000	0
North of Boston	1^b	0.081^c	31	104%	1-110
South of Boston	0	0.000	0
South Of Cape Cod^a	0	0.000	0
East Of Cape Cod	0	0.000	0
Offshore	0	0.000	0
Closure Strata
Northeast Closure	0	0.000	0
Offshore Closure	0	0.000	0
Midcoast Closure	2^d	0.035^c	26	71%	2-69
Mass Bay Closure	0	0.000	0
South Cape Closure^a	0	0.000	0
Subtotal	3		57	66%	1-143
2006 Total	26		514	31%	236-863
a Totals for South of Cape Cod port group and closure stratum includes effort from Connecticut and New York trips that fished east of 72º30’W. b Observed take from haul not equipped with pingers. c A weighted bycatch rate (observed hauls with and without pingers were used to calculate a weighted bycatch rate). d Observed take from haul equipped with pingers. to Table 6

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(Modified Feb. 13 2008)