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NMFS California/Oregon Drift Gillnet Observer Program
Observed Catch - 1990/1991 Fishing Season
July 1, 1990, through January 31, 1991

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 1990/1991 fishing season. Data were collected at sea by NMFS observers, and represent a total of 195 sets. Estimated total fishing effort for the season is 4,375 sets.

Species

Total
Caught

Number
Kept

Number Returned

Number
Damaged

Catch per
100 Sets

Alive

Dead

Unknown

Swordfish

509

494

15

56

261.0

Striped Marlin

13

2

11

2

6.7

Albacore

62

45

17

20

31.8

Bluefin Tuna

54

41

13

19

27.7

Skipjack Tuna

40

37

3

3

20.5

Yellowfin Tuna

1

1

1

0.5

Common Thresher Shark

330

329

1

26

169.2

Bigeye Thresher Shark

18

16

2

9.2

Pelagic Thresher Shark

1

1

0.5

Shortfin Mako Shark

245

243

2

6

125.6

Blue Shark

759

13

746

71

389.2

Bay Pipefish

1

1

0.5

Bullet Mackerel

216

112

104

48

110.8

Common Mola

1234

1

1233

7

632.8

Louvar

19

17

2

9

9.7

Opah

75

75

6

38.5

Other Identified Fish

2

2

1.0

Pacific Bonito

67

50

17

21

34.4

Pacific Electric Ray

2

2

1.0

Pacific Hake

1

1

0.5

Pacific Mackerel

58

37

21

2

29.7

Pacific Pomfret

1

1

0.5

Pelagic Stingray

2

2

1.0

Unidentified Fish

28

10

18

5

14.4

Unidentified Ray

1

1

0.5

Yellowtail

3

2

1

1.5

Short-Beaked Common Dolphin

6

6

3.1

Unidentified Common Dolphin

9

9

4.6

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

1

1

0.5

Pacific White-sided Dolphin

3

3

1.5

Risso's Dolphin

2

2

1.0

Dall's Porpoise

2

2

1.0

Mesoplodont Beaked Whale

1

1

0.5

Short-Finned Pilot Whale

1

1

0.5

California Sea Lion

2

2

1.0

Unidentified Sea Lion

3

1

2

1.5

Northern Elephant Seal

5

5

2.6

Leatherback Sea Turtle

1

1

0.5

Unidentified Bird

1

1

0.5

02/27/08

 

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