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NMFS California/Oregon Drift Gillnet Observer Program
Observed Catch - 1992/1993 Fishing Season
May 1, 1992, through January 31, 1993

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 1992/1993 fishing season. Data were collected at sea by NMFS observers, and represent a total of 660 sets. Estimated total fishing effort for the season is 4,755 sets.

Species

Total
Caught

Number
Kept

Number Returned

Number
Damaged

Catch per
100 Sets

Alive

Dead

Unknown

Swordfish

1891

1877

14

116

286.5

Striped Marlin

13

2

11

2

2.0

Shortbill Spearfish

1

1

1

0.2

Albacore

1071

906

165

260

162.3

Bluefin Tuna

131

108

23

35

19.8

Skipjack Tuna

251

143

108

87

38.0

Yellowfin Tuna

23

19

4

5

3.5

Common Thresher Shark

383

382

1

4

58.0

Bigeye Thresher Shark

38

35

3

5.8

Shortfin Mako Shark

483

474

4

4

1

1

73.2

Blue Shark

2373

5

746

1578

44

89

359.5

Prickly Shark

1

1

0.2

Salmon Shark

9

9

1.4

Smooth Hammerhead Shark

6

1

5

0.9

Soupfin Shark

2

2

0.3

Bat Ray

2

2

0.3

Bullet Mackerel

175

119

56

18

26.5

Common Mola

3513

3390

97

26

4

532.3

Jack Mackerel

6

3

3

1

0.9

Louvar

97

85

12

32

14.7

Manta

1

1

0.2

Oarfish

1

1

0.2

Opah

290

285

5

33

43.9

Other Identified Fish

11

5

6

2

1.7

Pacific Bonito

36

26

10

5

5.5

Pacific Electric Ray

5

4

1

0.8

Pacific Hake

39

2

12

25

6

5.9

Pacific Mackerel

510

17

15

476

2

2

77.3

Pacific Pomfret

67

19

1

47

4

10.2

Pelagic Stingray

16

9

5

2

2.4

Remora

3

3

0.5

Unidentified Fish

9

2

2

5

5

1.4

Unidentified Ray

2

1

1

0.3

Bottlenose Dolphin

3

3

0.5

Short-Beaked Common Dolphin

48

48

7.3

Long-Beaked Common Dolphin

2

2

0.3

Unidentified Common Dolphin

8

1

7

1.2

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

3

3

0.5

Pacific White-sided Dolphin

2

2

0.3

Risso's Dolphin

8

8

1.2

Unidentified Dolphin

1

1

0.2

Dall's Porpoise

1

1

0.2

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

6

6

0.9

Hubbs' Beaked Whale

3

3

0.5

Mesoplodont Beaked Whale

1

1

0.2

Unidentified Beaked Whale

2

2

0.3

Pygmy Sperm Whale

1

1

0.2

Short-Finned Pilot Whale

1

1

0.2

Sperm Whale

3

2

1

0.5

Unidentified Cetacean

1

1

0.2

California Sea Lion

10

10

1.5

Steller Sea Lion

1

1

0.2

Northern Elephant Seal

16

16

2.4

Leatherback Sea Turtle

5

2

3

0.8

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

5

4

1

0.8

Unidentified Bird

1

1

0.2

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