Observed Catch By Fishing Season 2002

NMFS California/Oregon Drift Gillnet Observer Program Observed Catch - 2000/2001 Fishing Season May 1, 2000, through January 31, 2001

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 2000/2001 fishing season. Data were collected at sea by contract observers, and represent a total of 444 sets. Approximate total fishing effort for the season is 1,953 sets.

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

Swordfish	985	971		14		103	221.8
Striped Marlin	6			6		1	1.4
Blue Marlin	2			2			0.5

Albacore	1524	1294		230		414	343.2
Bluefin Tuna	427	395		32		96	96.2
Skipjack Tuna	17	1		16		11	3.8
Yellowfin Tuna	51	39		12		23	11.5

Common Thresher Shark	327	326	1			7	73.6
Bigeye Thresher Shark	9	9					2.0
Shortfin Mako Shark	391	365	8	18		8	88.1
Blue Shark	1452	3	637	793	19	66	327.0
Salmon Shark	1			1			0.2
Sixgill Shark	1		1				0.2
Smooth Hammerhead Shark	7			7			1.6
Unidentified Shark	1				1		0.2

Big Skate	1		1				0.2
Bullet Mackerel	56	4		52		18	12.6
Common Mola	4003	24	3881	84	14	2	901.6
Dolphinfish	1	1					0.2
Jack Mackerel	43	41		2		2	9.7
Louvar	57	46	1	10		27	12.8
Northern Anchovy	1		1				0.2
Opah	170	161	2	7		22	38.3
Other Identified Fish	4		1	3			0.9
Pacific Bonito	5	5				1	1.1
Pacific Electric Ray	3		1		2		0.7
Pacific Hake	10			10			2.3
Pacific Mackerel	433	106	5	322		103	97.5
Pacific Pomfret	50	33	1	16		1	11.3
Pelagic Stingray	27	1	21	3	2		6.1
Remora	4		4				0.9
Unidentified Fish	21			21		20	4.7
White Seabass	2	2					0.5
Yellowtail	9	9				1	2.0

Short-Beaked Common Dolphin	17			17			3.8
Northern Right Whale Dolphin	11			11			2.5
Pacific White-sided Dolphin	1			1			0.2
Risso's Dolphin	2			2			0.5

California Sea Lion	11			11			2.5
Northern Elephant Seal	5			5			1.1

Northern Fulmar	16		14	2			3.6