NMFS California/Oregon Drift Gillnet Observer Program
Observed Catch - 1999/2000 Fishing Season
May 1, 1999, through January 31, 2000

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 1999/2000 fishing season. Data were collected at sea by contract observers, and represent a total of 528 sets. Approximate total fishing effort for the season is 2,401 sets.

Species

Total
Caught

Number
Kept

Number Returned

Number
Damaged

Catch per
100 Sets

Alive

Dead

Unknown

Swordfish

1070

1060

10

95

202.7

Striped Marlin

12

12

2.3

Blue Marlin

4

4

0.8

Albacore

2903

2111

13

779

763

549.8

Bluefin Tuna

208

189

19

47

39.4

Skipjack Tuna

26

20

6

5

4.9

Yellowfin Tuna

4

3

1

2

0.8

Common Thresher Shark

146

144

1

1

7

27.7

Bigeye Thresher Shark

10

9

1

1.9

Shortfin Mako Shark

374

358

8

8

2

70.8

Blue Shark

2559

2

1131

1379

47

100

484.7

Megamouth Shark

1

1

0.2

Pacific Angel Shark

1

1

0.2

Prickly Shark

1

1

0.2

Salmon Shark

61

8

53

11.6

Soupfin Shark

1

1

0.2

Spiny Dogfish

2

2

0.4

Bullet Mackerel

45

8

37

7

8.5

Common Mola

1739

51

1669

13

6

2

329.4

Jack Mackerel

2

1

1

0.4

Louvar

61

43

18

32

11.6

Northern Anchovy

1

1

0.2

Opah

289

270

3

16

39

54.7

Other Identified Fish

2

2

1

0.4

Pacific Bonito

9

7

1

1

1.7

Pacific Electric Ray

5

3

2

0.9

Pacific Hake

1

1

1

0.2

Pacific Mackerel

19

2

1

16

1

3.6

Pacific Pomfret

106

83

22

1

9

20.1

Pacific Sardine

1

1

0.2

Pelagic Stingray

42

33

8

1

8.0

Remora

6

1

5

1.1

Round Stingray

3

3

0.6

Unidentified Fish

4

4

4

0.8

Unidentified Mackerel

67

67

12.7

Unidentified Ray

1

1

0.2

Unidentified Skate

1

1

0.2

Short-Beaked Common Dolphin

34

34

6.4

Long-Beaked Common Dolphin

1

1

0.2

Unidentified Common Dolphin

2

2

0.4

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

3

3

0.6

Pacific White-sided Dolphin

1

1

0.2

Fin Whale

1

1

0.2

Humpback Whale

1

1

0.2

Minke Whale

1

1

0.2

California Sea Lion

8

8

1.5

Northern Elephant Seal

3

3

0.6

Green Sea Turtle

1

1

0.2

Leatherback Sea Turtle

2

2

0.4

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

1

1

0.2

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