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U.S. National Bycatch Report – First Edition

The National Bycatch Report and its updates provide a national compilation of bycatch estimates for living marine resources of the United States at the fishery and species level. For questions on the report, please contact Lee Benaka.

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2011 Bycatch Report	Front Matter Table of Contents Executive Summary 1. Introduction 2. Bycatch Data Sources 3. Bycatch Report Methods 4. Regional Fisheries Characteristics      4.1 Northeast Region      4.2 Southeast Region      4.3 Alaska Region      4.4 Northwest Region      4.5 Southwest Region      4.6 Pacific Islands Region  5. National Overview  6. References Appendices

Regional Factsheets

• National
• Alaska
• Northeast
• Pacific Islands
• Northwest
• Southeast
• Southwest

Additional Links

• Update of Turtle Bycatch in the Gulf of Mexico and Southeastern Atlantic Shrimp Fisheries
• Northeast Region Seabird Estimates for gillnets off the U.S. Atlantic coast, 1996-2007
• Southwest Region Fish Bycatch Estimates: Drift Gillnet Fishery, 1990-2005
• Fish & Invertebrate Bycatch Estimates for California Set Gillnet Fishery Targeting Halibut & White Seabass 1990-2006