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NMFS California/Oregon Drift Gillnet Observer Program
Observed Catch - 1994/1995 Fishing Season
May 1, 1994, through January 31, 1995

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 1994/1995 fishing season. Data were collected at sea by NMFS observers, and represent a total of 662 sets. Approximate total fishing effort for the season is 3,689 sets.

Species

Total
Caught

Number
Kept

Number Returned

Number
Damaged

Catch per
100 Sets

Alive

Dead

Unknown

Swordfish

977

974

3

46

147.6

Striped Marlin

65

14

2

48

1

4

9.8

Blue Marlin

4

4

0.6

Black Marlin

1

1

0.2

Sailfish

1

1

0.2

Other Identified Billfish

1

1

0.2

Albacore

659

592

67

123

99.5

Bluefin Tuna

161

161

7

24.3

Skipjack Tuna

54

48

6

3

8.2

Yellowfin Tuna

6

6

0.9

Common Thresher Shark

585

583

2

8

88.4

Bigeye Thresher Shark

48

41

1

6

7.3

Pelagic Thresher Shark

1

1

0.2

Shortfin Mako Shark

334

328

3

3

50.5

Blue Shark

993

16

272

683

22

20

150.0

Prickly Shark

1

1

0.2

Salmon Shark

1

1

0.2

Sevengill Shark

1

1

0.2

Smooth Hammerhead Shark

2

2

0.3

Big Skate

1

1

0.2

California Barracuda

2

2

0.3

Common Mola

2218

13

2087

90

28

5

335.0

Jack Mackerel

24

9

1

14

3

3.6

Louvar

38

35

3

8

5.7

Northern Anchovy

2

1

1

0.3

Oarfish

3

3

2

0.5

Opah

222

215

6

1

13

33.5

Other Identified Fish

22

5

2

14

1

1

3.3

Pacific Bonito

2

2

1

0.3

Pacific Electric Ray

3

1

1

1

0.5

Pacific Hagfish

1

1

0.2

Pacific Hake

47

4

43

3

7.1

Pacific Mackerel

1151

225

11

914

1

61

173.9

Pacific Pomfret

73

66

7

2

11.0

Pacific Sardine

2

2

1

0.3

Pelagic Stingray

31

25

4

2

4.7

Remora

12

11

1

1.8

Round Stingray

2

1

1

0.3

Unidentified Fish

18

18

16

2.7

Unidentified Ray

1

1

0.2

Yellowtail

3

2

1

0.5

Short-Beaked Common Dolphin

23

23

3.5

Long-Beaked Common Dolphin

1

1

0.2

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

6

6

0.9

Pacific White-sided Dolphin

3

3

0.5

Striped Dolphin

1

1

0.2

Dall's Porpoise

2

2

0.3

Baird's Beaked Whale

1

1

0.2

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

4

4

0.6

Hubbs' Beaked Whale

2

2

0.3

Stejneger's Beaked Whale

1

1

0.2

Unidentified Beaked Whale

1

1

0.2

Humpback Whale

1

1

0.2

Minke Whale

1

1

0.2

California Sea Lion

3

3

0.5

Steller Sea Lion

1

1

0.2

Northern Elephant Seal

20

20

3.0

Leatherback Sea Turtle

1

1

0.2

Unidentified Bird

1

1

0.2

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