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NMFS California/Oregon Drift Gillnet Observer Program
Observed Catch - 1995/1996 Fishing Season
May 1, 1995, through January 31, 1996

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 1995/1996 fishing season. Data were collected at sea by NMFS observers, and represent a total of 587 sets. Approximate total fishing effort for the season is 3,918 sets.

Species

Total
Caught

Number
Kept

Number Returned

Number
Damaged

Catch per
100 Sets

Alive

Dead

Unknown

Swordfish

1265

1252

13

136

215.5

Striped Marlin

21

5

16

3.6

Blue Marlin

5

1

4

0.9

Albacore

434

369

65

105

73.9

Bigeye Tuna

2

2

0.3

Bluefin Tuna

450

373

77

164

76.7

Skipjack Tuna

1947

906

1

1040

784

331.7

Yellowfin Tuna

23

22

1

5

3.9

Common Thresher Shark

130

130

1

22.1

Bigeye Thresher Shark

55

48

1

6

2

9.4

Shortfin Mako Shark

466

460

4

1

1

5

79.4

Blue Shark

2655

7

630

1972

46

119

452.3

Bat Ray

1

1

0.2

California Barracuda

9

9

1.5

Common Mola

3668

14

3549

97

8

15

624.9

Louvar

57

44

13

32

9.7

Oarfish

1

1

1

0.2

Opah

301

291

10

30

51.3

Other Identified Fish

28

1

18

8

1

4.8

Pacific Bonito

59

11

48

43

10.1

Pacific Electric Ray

1

1

0.2

Pacific Hake

6

3

3

1.0

Pacific Mackerel

514

133

9

372

2

87.6

Pacific Pomfret

8

2

5

1

1

1.4

Pelagic Stingray

22

19

2

1

1

3.7

Remora

24

24

4.1

Unidentified Fish

121

1

1

119

119

20.6

Unidentified Ray

1

1

0.2

White Seabass

5

4

1

1

0.9

Yellowtail

1

1

0.2

Short-Beaked Common Dolphin

40

40

6.8

Long-Beaked Common Dolphin

4

4

0.7

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

9

9

1.5

Pacific White-sided Dolphin

1

1

0.2

Risso's Dolphin

6

6

1.0

Dall's Porpoise

1

1

0.2

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

6

1

5

1.0

Killer Whale

1

1

0.2

California Sea Lion

5

1

4

0.9

Northern Elephant Seal

12

12

2.0

Leatherback Sea Turtle

5

1

4

0.9

02/27/08

 

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