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CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Stock Assessments for 2006

Appendices

Revisions (4/24/07)

NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS NE 201

U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal
Stock Assessments -- 2006 (2nd edition)

by Gordon T. Waring¹, Elizabeth Josephson¹, Carol P. Fairfield², and Katherine Maze-Foley³, Editors, with contributions from (listed alphabetically): Dana Belden¹, Timothy V.N. Cole¹, Lance P. Garrison², Keith D. Mullin³, Christopher Orphanides¹, Richard M. Pace¹, Debra L. Palka¹, Marjorie C. Rossman¹, and Fredrick W. Wenzel<sup>1

1</sup>National Marine Fisheries Serv., 166 Water St., Woods Hole, MA 02543
²National Marine Fisheries Serv., 75 Virginia Beach Dr., Miami, FL 33149
³National Marine Fisheries Serv., 3209 Frederic St., Pascagoula, MS 39567

Print publication date March 2007; web version posted March 23 2007 (original); Second edition posted April 24, 2007

Citation: Waring GT, Josephson E, Fairfield CP, Maze-Foley K, editors. 2007. U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Stock Assessments -- 2006. NOAA Tech Memo NMFS NE 201; 378 p.

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TABLE 1.	A summary of Atlantic marine mammal stock assessment reports for stocks of marine mammals under NMFS authority that occupy waters under USA jurisdiction.
STOCK ASSESSMENTS FOR 2006 NORTHERN RIGHT WHALE (Eubalaena glacialis): Western Atlantic Stock HUMPBACK WHALE (Megaptera novaeangliae): Gulf of Maine Stock FIN WHALE (Balaenoptera physalus): Western North Atlantic Stock MINKE WHALE (Balaenoptera acutorostrata): Canadian East Coast Stock RISSO'S DOLPHIN (Grampus griseus): Western North Atlantic Stock LONG-FINNED PILOT WHALE (Globicephala melas): Western North Atlantic Stock SHORT-FINNED PILOT WHALE (Globicephala macrorhynchus): Western North Atlantic Stock ATLANTIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN (Lagenorhynchus acutus): Western North Atlantic Stock WHITE-BEAKED DOLPHIN (Lagenorhynchus albirostris): Western North Atlantic Stock COMMON DOLPHIN (Delphinus delphis): Western North Atlantic Stock BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN (Tursiops truncatus): Western North Atlantic Coastal Morphotype Stocks HARBOR PORPOISE (Phocoena phocoena): Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy Stock HARBOR SEAL (Phoca vitulina): Western North Atlantic Stock GRAY SEAL (Halichoerus grypus): Western North Atlantic Stock HARP SEAL (Phagophilus groenlandica): Western North Atlantic Stock HOODED SEAL (Cystophora cristata): Western North Atlantic Stock
APPENDICES
APPENDIX I. Estimated serious injury and mortality (SI&M) of Western North Atlantic marine mammals listed by U.S. observed fisheries for 1999-2003 APPENDIX II. Summary of the confirmed human-caused mortality and serious injury ("SI") events involving baleen whales
APPENDIX III. Fisheries Descriptions -- LARGE PDF (11MB+) -- smaller sections linked below: Text Figure 1. 2000 Northeast sink gillnet observed hauls and incidental takes Figure 2. 2001 Northeast sink gillnet observed hauls and incidental takes Figure 3. 2002 Northeast sink gillnet observed hauls and incidental takes Figure 4. 2003 Northeast sink gillnet observed hauls and incidental takes Figure 5. 2004 Northeast sink gillnet observed hauls and incidental takes Figure 6. 2000 mid-Atlantic coastal gillnet observed hauls and incidental takes Figure 7. 2001 mid-Atlantic coastal gillnet observed hauls and incidental takes Figure 8. 2002 mid-Atlantic coastal gillnet observed hauls and incidental takes Figure 9. 2003 mid-Atlantic coastal gillnet observed hauls and incidental takes Figure 10. 2004 mid-Atlantic coastal gillnet observed hauls and incidental takes Figure 11. 2000 mid-Atlantic bottom trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 12. 2001 mid-Atlantic bottom trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 13. 2002 mid-Atlantic bottom trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 14. 2003 mid-Atlantic bottom trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 15. 2004 mid-Atlantic bottom trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 16. 2000 Northeast bottom trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 17. 2001 Northeast bottom trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 18. 2002 Northeast bottom trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 19. 2003 Northeast bottom trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 20. 2004 Northeast bottom trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 21. 2000 New Eng. mid-water trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 22. 2001 New Eng. mid-water trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 23. 2002 New Eng. mid-water trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 24. 2003 New Eng. mid-water trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 25. 2004 New Eng. mid-water trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 26. 2000 mid-Atl. mid-water trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 27. 2001 mid-Atl. mid-water trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 28. 2002 mid-Atl. mid-water trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 29. 2003 mid-Atl. mid-water trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 30. 2004 mid-Atl. mid-water trawl observed tows and incidental takes Figure 31. 2000-02 Atl. herring purse seine observed hauls and incidental takes Figure 32. 2003 Atlantic herring purse seine observed hauls and incidental takes Figure 33. 2004 Atlantic herring purse seine observed hauls and incidental takes Figure 34. 2000 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the pelagic longline fishery - U.S. Atlantic coast Figure 35. 2001 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the pelagic longline fishery - U.S. Atlantic coast Figure 36. 2002 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the pelagic longline fishery - U.S. Atlantic coast Figure 37. 2003 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the pelagic longline fishery - U.S. Atlantic coast Figure 38. 2004 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the pelagic longline fishery - U.S. Atlantic coast Figure 39. 2000 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the Southeast shark drift gillnet fishery Figure 40. 2001 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the Southeast shark drift gillnet fishery Figure 41. 2002 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the Southeast shark drift gillnet fishery Figure 42. 2003 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the Southeast shark drift gillnet fishery Figure 43. 2004 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the Southeast shark drift gillnet fishery Figure 44. 2000 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the pelagic longline fishery - Gulf of Mexico Figure 45. 2001 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the pelagic longline fishery - Gulf of Mexico Figure 46. 2002 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the pelagic longline fishery - Gulf of Mexico Figure 47. 2003 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the pelagic longline fishery - Gulf of Mexico Figure 48. 2004 Observed sets and marine mammal interactions in the pelagic longline fishery - Gulf of Mexico
APPENDIX IV. Marine Mammal stock assessment reports not updated in 2006:
SEI WHALE (Balaenoptera borealis):Nova Scotia Stock SPERM WHALE (Physeter macrocephalus): North Atlantic Stock DWARF SPERM WHALE (Kogia sima): Western North Atlantic Stock PYGMY SPERM WHALE (Kogia breviceps): Western North Atlantic Stock PYGMY KILLER WHALE (Feresa attenutta): Western North Atlantic Stock CUVIER'S BEAKED WHALE (Ziphius cavirostris): Western North Atlantic Stock MESOPLODON BEAKED WHALES (Mesoplodon spp.): Western North Atlantic Stock MELON-HEADED WHALE (Peponocephala electra): Western North Atlantic Stock ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN (Stenella frontalis): Western North Atlantic Stock PANTROPICAL SPOTTED DOLPHIN (Stenella attenuata): Western North Atlantic Stock STRIPED DOLPHIN (Stenella coeruleoalba): Western North Atlantic Stock FRASER’S DOLPHIN (Lagenodelphis hosei): Western North Atlantic Stock CLYMENE DOLPHIN (Stenella clymene): Western North Atlantic Stock SPINNER DOLPHIN (Stenella longirostris): Western North Atlantic Stock BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN (Tursiops truncatus): Western North Atlantic Offshore Stock BLUE WHALE (Balaenoptera musculus): Western North Atlantic Stock KILLER WHALE (Orcinus orca): Western North Atlantic Stock NORTHERN BOTTLENOSE WHALE (Hyperoodon ampullatus): Western North Atlantic Stock SPERM WHALE (Physeter macrocephalus): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock BRYDE'S WHALE (Balaenoptera edeni): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock CUVIER'S BEAKED WHALE (Ziphius cavirostris): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock BLAINVILLE’S BEAKED WHALE (Mesoplodon densirostris): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock GERVAIS' BEAKED WHALE (Mesoplodon europaeus): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN (Tursiops truncatus): Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf Stock BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN (Tursiops truncatus): Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Stocks BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN (Tursiops truncatus): Northern Gulf of Mexico Oceanic Stock BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN (Tursiops truncatus): Gulf of Mexico Bay, Sound, and Estuarine Stocks ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN (Stenella frontalis): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock PANTROPICAL SPOTTED DOLPHIN (Stenella attenuata): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock STRIPED DOLPHIN (Stenella coeruleoalba): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock SPINNER DOLPHIN (Stenella longirostris): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock ROUGH-TOOTHED DOLPHIN (Steno bredanensis): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock CLYMENE DOLPHIN (Stenella clymene): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock FRASER'S DOLPHIN (Lagenodelphis hosei): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock KILLER WHALE (Orcinus orca): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock FALSE KILLER WHALE (Pseudorca crassidens): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock PYGMY KILLER WHALE (Feresa attenuata): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock DWARF SPERM WHALE (Kogia sima): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock PYGMY SPERM WHALE (Kogia breviceps): Northern Gulf of Mexico MELON-HEADED WHALE (Peponocephala electra): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock RISSO'S DOLPHIN (Grampus griseus): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock SHORT-FINNED PILOT WHALE (Globicephala macrorhynchus): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock
APPENDIX V. West Indian manatees stock assessment: Florida (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and Antillean (Trichechus manatus manatus) stocks