Observed Catch by Fishing Season 2006

NMFS California/Oregon Drift Gillnet Observer Program Observed Catch - 2006/2007 Fishing Season May 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007

This table summarizes the total catch and final disposition, by species, of all fish, marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds observed caught in the California/Oregon drift gillnet fishery during the 2006/2007 fishing season. Data were collected at sea by contract observers, and represent a total of 284 sets. Estimated total fishing effort for the season is 1,353 sets.

Species	Total Caught	Number Kept	Number Returned		Unknown	Number Damaged	Catch per 100 Sets
Species	Total Caught	Number Kept	Alive	Dead	Unknown	Number Damaged	Catch per 100 Sets

Swordfish	1025	998	7	20		201	360.9
Striped Marlin	11			11		2	3.9
Unidentified Billfish	1			1			0.4

Albacore	94	89		5		7	33.1
Bluefin Tuna	13	13				1	4.6
Skipjack Tuna	458	24		428	6	368	161.3
Yellowfin Tuna	8	4		4		2	2.8
Unidentified Tuna	6			6		6	2.1

Common Thresher Shark	180	180				1	63.4
Bigeye Thresher Shark	39	14	1	24			13.7
Shortfin Mako Shark	283	263	6	14			99.6
Blue Shark	104		44	47	13	2	36.6
Basking Shark	1			1			0.4
Soupfin Shark	1	1					0.4

Bat Ray	1		1				0.4
Bullet Mackerel	2	2					0.7
Common Mola	3063	12	2759	163	129	3	1078.5
Louvar	9	7		2		3	3.2
Oilfish	4		1	3			1.4
Opah	258	246		12		33	90.8
Other Identified Fish	1			1			0.4
Pacific Bonito	145	73		72		9	51.1
Pacific Mackerel	410	6	3	401		4	144.4
Pacific Pomfret	3	1		2		1	1.1
Pelagic Stingray	21	1	14	5	1		7.4
Remora	3		3				1.1
Unidentified Fish	2			2			0.7
Unidentified Rockfish	1		1				0.4
Yellowtail	3	3					1.1

Short-Beaked Common Dolphin	5			5			1.8
Long-Beaked Common Dolphin	2			2			0.7
Unidentified Common Dolphin	1			1			0.4

California Sea Lion	12			12			4.2

Loggerhead Sea Turtle	1		1				0.4