Table 5. Predicted
bycatch rates in Mid-Atlantic bottom trawl gear. No Turtle Excluder Devices were used in latitude
zone 3941. An observed trip may occur in multiple strata. “NC” means no
observer coverage in that stratum.
Latitude Zone
Working Excluder Used
Depth Zone
SST Group
Predicted Turtles/Days Fished
Total No. Observed Hauls
Total No. Observed Trips
Lat3941
No
≥50m
>18°C
0.0007
779
125
≤18°C
0.0002
7188
687
<50m
>18°C
0.0282
1391
386
≤18°C
0.0086
4622
783
Lat3438
No*
≥50m
>18°C
0.0119
686
90
≤18°C
0.0036
1572
203
<50m
>18°C
0.4813
1023
222
≤18°C
0.1474
1074
185
Yes
≥50m
>18°C
0.0013
NC
NC
≤18°C
0.0004
12
5
<50m
>18°C
0.0529
74
11
≤18°C
0.0162
244
24
Total
18665
2721+
*Includes 18 observed hauls with non-working TEDs +While this analysis uses data collected from
1,937 unique trips, the total trips listed here account for those occurring in more than 1
stratum.