CRD 07-20 Table 9

Home Table 9. 2006 harp seal 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	1^b	0.037^c	17	96%	1-53
South of Boston	1^b	0.087	38	101%	1-130
South of Cape Cod^a	0	0.000	0
East of Cape Cod	1^b	0.019	10	81%	1-25
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	0	0.000	0
Great S. Channel Closure	0	0.000	0
Subtotal	3		65	66%	3-160
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	0	0.000	0
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	0		0
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	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
Offshore Closure	0	0.000	0
Midcoast Closure	0	0.000	0
Mass Bay Closure	0	0.000	0
South Cape Closure^a	0	0.000	0
Subtotal	0		0
2006 Total	3		65	66%	3-160
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) to Tables 10-14

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