Report on the Alternative Platform Observer Program in North Carolina: March 2006 to March 2007
In February 2006, an Alternative Platform Observer Program (APP) was implemented in North Carolina (NC) to observe commercial gillnet trips by small vessels [<24 ft (7.2 m)] in nearshore waters out to three nm (5.6 km). Efforts began with outreach to the fishing industry while simultaneously gath...
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ftoceandocs:oai:aquadocs.org:1834/19956 2023-05-15T18:51:07+02:00 Report on the Alternative Platform Observer Program in North Carolina: March 2006 to March 2007 Kolkmeyer, Trip Guthrie, Barry Byrd, Barbie L. Hohn, Aleta A. 2007 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1834/19956 en eng NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service/Southeast Fisheries Science Center Beaufort, NC NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC http://hdl.handle.net/1834/19956 http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/2137 403 2011-09-29 19:32:32 2137 United States National Marine Fisheries Service Management Ecology Fisheries monograph 2007 ftoceandocs 2023-04-06T17:01:32Z In February 2006, an Alternative Platform Observer Program (APP) was implemented in North Carolina (NC) to observe commercial gillnet trips by small vessels [<24 ft (7.2 m)] in nearshore waters out to three nm (5.6 km). Efforts began with outreach to the fishing industry while simultaneously gathering information to be incorporated in a Database of Fishermen. From 30 March 2006 through 31 March 2007, 36 trips were observed. Observed trips of the NC nearshore gillnet fishery targeted seven species: kingfish (Menticirrhus spp.), Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus), spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), striped bass (Morone saxatilis), and weakfish (Cynoscion regalis). Of the 36 trips, 20 (55.6%) were with vessels that were new to the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP), having never carried an observer. Based on the landings data for small vessels from North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF), the APP has achieved 10.1% coverage by number of trips and 4.0% by pounds landed. No incidental takes of bottlenose dolphins were observed by the APP, although bottlenose dolphins were sighted during 19 (52.8%) observed trips. The APP has drastically increased the number of observed trips of small vessels in the nearshore waters of NC. When combined with trips observed by NEFOP (n=205), the APP resulted in a 15.6% increase in the number of observed gillnet trips. (PDF contains 34 pages) Book spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias IODE-UNESCO: OceanDocs - E-Repository of Ocean Publications |
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In February 2006, an Alternative Platform Observer Program (APP) was implemented in North Carolina (NC) to observe commercial gillnet trips by small vessels [<24 ft (7.2 m)] in nearshore waters out to three nm (5.6 km). Efforts began with outreach to the fishing industry while simultaneously gathering information to be incorporated in a Database of Fishermen. From 30 March 2006 through 31 March 2007, 36 trips were observed. Observed trips of the NC nearshore gillnet fishery targeted seven species: kingfish (Menticirrhus spp.), Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus), spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), striped bass (Morone saxatilis), and weakfish (Cynoscion regalis). Of the 36 trips, 20 (55.6%) were with vessels that were new to the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP), having never carried an observer. Based on the landings data for small vessels from North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF), the APP has achieved 10.1% coverage by number of trips and 4.0% by pounds landed. No incidental takes of bottlenose dolphins were observed by the APP, although bottlenose dolphins were sighted during 19 (52.8%) observed trips. The APP has drastically increased the number of observed trips of small vessels in the nearshore waters of NC. When combined with trips observed by NEFOP (n=205), the APP resulted in a 15.6% increase in the number of observed gillnet trips. (PDF contains 34 pages) |
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Report on the Alternative Platform Observer Program in North Carolina: March 2006 to March 2007 |
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Report on the Alternative Platform Observer Program in North Carolina: March 2006 to March 2007 |
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Report on the Alternative Platform Observer Program in North Carolina: March 2006 to March 2007 |
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Report on the Alternative Platform Observer Program in North Carolina: March 2006 to March 2007 |
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Report on the Alternative Platform Observer Program in North Carolina: March 2006 to March 2007 |
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report on the alternative platform observer program in north carolina: march 2006 to march 2007 |
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NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service/Southeast Fisheries Science Center |
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