2012 List of Fisheries - Office of Protected Resources

2012 List of Fisheries (LOF)

The List of Fisheries (LOF) classifies U.S. commercial fisheries into Categories according to the level of interactions that result in incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals organized in four tables:

Pacific Ocean
Category:
Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean
Category:
High Seas
Category:

Click on the fishery links in the table below for descriptions (current and historical) of each Category I and II fishery.

See the Federal Register notice [pdf] (76 FR 73912) for more information.

Table 1 - Commercial Fisheries in the Pacific Ocean

Fishery Description	Estimated # of vessels/ persons	Marine mammal species and stocks incidentally killed or injured
CATEGORY I
LONGLINE/ SET LINE FISHERIES:
HI deep-set (tuna target) longline/ set line *^	124	Blainville's beaked whale, HI Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic False killer whale, HI Insular ¹ False killer whale, HI Pelagic ¹ False killer whale, Palmyra Atoll Humpback whale, Central North Pacific Pantropical spotted dolphin, HI Risso's dolphin, HI Short-finned pilot whale, HI Striped dolphin, HI
CATEGORY II
GILLNET FISHERIES:
CA halibut/ white seabass and other species set gillnet (>3.5 in mesh)	50	California sea lion, U.S. Harbor seal, CA Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA ¹ Long-beaked common dolphin, CA Northern elephant seal, CA breeding Sea otter, CA Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA
CA yellowtail, barracuda, and white seabass drift gillnet (mesh size ≥3.5 in and <14 in) ²	30	California sea lion, U.S. Long-beaked common dolphin, CA Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA
CA thresher shark/ swordfish drift gillnet (≥14 in mesh) *	45	California sea lion, U.S. Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA ¹ Long-beaked common dolphin, CA Northern elephant seal, CA breeding Northern right-whale dolphin, CA/OR/WA Pacific white-sided dolphin, CA/OR/WA Risso's dolphin, CA/OR/WA Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA
AK Bristol Bay salmon drift gillnet ²	1,862	Beluga whale, Bristol Bay Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor seal, Bering Sea Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Pacific white-sided dolphin, North Pacific Spotted seal, AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Bristol Bay salmon set gillnet ²	983	Beluga whale, Bristol Bay Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor seal, Bering Sea Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Spotted seal, AK
AK Kodiak salmon set gillnet	188	Harbor porpoise, GOA ¹ Harbor seal, GOA Sea otter, Southwest AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Cook Inlet salmon set gillnet	738	Beluga whale, Cook Inlet Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor porpoise, GOA Harbor seal, GOA Humpback whale, Central North Pacific ¹ Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Cook Inlet salmon drift gillnet	571	Beluga whale, Cook Inlet Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor porpoise, GOA ¹ Harbor seal, GOA Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Peninsula/ Aleutian Islands salmon drift gillnet ²	162	Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor porpoise, GOA Harbor seal, GOA Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific
AK Peninsula/ Aleutian Islands salmon set gillnet ²	115	Harbor porpoise, Bering Sea Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Prince William Sound salmon drift gillnet	537	Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor porpoise, GOA ¹ Harbor seal, GOA Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Pacific white-sided dolphin, North Pacific Sea otter, South Central AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S. ¹
AK Southeast salmon drift gillnet	476	Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor porpoise, Southeast AK Harbor seal, Southeast AK Humpback whale, Central North Pacific ¹ Pacific white-sided dolphin, North Pacific Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.
AK Yakutat salmon set gillnet ²	166	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor seal, Southeast AK Humpback whale, Central North Pacific (Southeast AK)
WA Puget Sound Region salmon drift gillnet (includes all inland waters south of US-Canada border and eastward of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line-Treaty Indian fishing is excluded)	210	Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/WA Harbor porpoise, inland WA ¹ Harbor seal, WA inland
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES:
AK Cook Inlet salmon purse seine	82	Humpback whale, Central North Pacific ¹
AK Kodiak salmon purse seine	370	Humpback whale, Central North Pacific ¹
TRAWL FISHERIES:
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands flatfish trawl	34	Bearded seal, AK Harbor porpoise, Bering Sea Harbor seal, Bering Sea Killer whale, AK resident ¹ Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Spotted seal, AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S. ¹ Walrus, AK
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands pollock trawl	95	Dall's porpoise, AK Harbor seal, AK Humpback whale, Central North Pacific Humpback whale, Western North Pacific Killer whale, Eastern North Pacific, GOA, Aleutian Islands, and Bering Sea transient ¹ Minke whale, AK Ribbon seal, AK Spotted seal, AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S. ¹
POT, RING NET, AND TRAP FISHERIES:
AK Bering Sea sablefish pot	6	Humpback whale, Central North Pacific ¹ Humpback whale, Western North Pacific ¹
CA spot prawn pot	27	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA ¹
CA Dungeness crab pot	534	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA ¹
OR Dungeness crab pot	433	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA ¹
WA/ OR/ CA sablefish pot	309	Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA ¹
WA coastal Dungeness crab pot/ trap	228	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA ¹
LONGLINE/ SET LINE FISHERIES:
HI shallow-set (swordfish target) longline/ set line *^	28	Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic ¹ Bryde's whale, HI False killer whale, HI Pelagic Humpback whale, Central North Pacific Kogia sp. whale (Pygmy or dwarf sperm whale), HI Risso's dolphin, HI Striped dolphin, HI
American Samoa longline ²	26	False killer whale, American Samoa Rough-toothed dolphin, American Samoa
HI shortline 2	13	None documented
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Pacific cod longline	54	Killer whale, AK resident ¹ Ribbon seal, AK Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
CATEGORY III
GILLNET FISHERIES:
AK Kuskokwim, Yukon, Norton Sound, Kotzebue salmon gillnet	824	Harbor porpoise, Bering Sea
AK miscellaneous finfish set gillnet	3	Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Prince William Sound salmon set gillnet	30	Harbor seal, GOA Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK roe herring and food/ bait herring gillnet	986	None documented
CA set gillnet (mesh size <3.5 in)	304	None documented
HI inshore gillnet	44	Bottlenose dolphin, HI Spinner dolphin, HI
WA Grays Harbor salmon drift gillnet (excluding treaty Tribal fishing)	24	Harbor seal, OR/ WA coast
WA/ OR herring, smelt, shad, sturgeon, bottom fish, mullet, perch, rockfish gillnet	913	None documented
WA/ OR lower Columbia River (includes tributaries) drift gillnet	110	California sea lion, U.S. Harbor seal, OR/ WA coast
WA Willapa Bay drift gillnet	82	Harbor seal, OR/ WA coast Northern elephant seal, CA breeding
PURSE SEINE, BEACH SEINE, ROUND HAUL, THROW NET AND TANGLE NET FISHERIES:
AK Southeast salmon purse seine	415	None documented in the most recent 5 years of data
AK Metlakatla salmon purse seine	10	None documented
AK miscellaneous finfish beach seine	1	None documented
AK miscellaneous finfish purse seine	0	None documented
AK octopus/ squid purse seine	0	None documented
AK roe herring and food/ bait herring beach seine	4	None documented
AK roe herring and food/ bait herring purse seine	361	None documented
AK salmon beach seine	31	None documented
AK salmon purse seine (excluding salmon purse seine fisheries listed as Category II)	936	Harbor seal, GOA
CA anchovy, mackerel, sardine purse seine	65	California sea lion, U.S. Harbor seal, CA
CA squid purse seine	80	Long-beaked common dolphin, CA Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA
CA tuna purse seine *	10	None documented
WA/ OR sardine purse seine	42	None documented
WA (all species) beach seine or drag seine	235	None documented
WA/ OR herring, smelt, squid purse seine or lampara	130	None documented
WA salmon purse seine	440	None documented
WA salmon reef net	53	None documented
HI opelu/ akule net	16	None documented
HI inshore purse seine	5	None documented
HI throw net, cast net	22	None documented
HI hukilau net	27	None documented
HI lobster tangle net	1	None documented
DIP NET FISHERIES:
CA squid dip net	115	None documented
WA/ OR smelt, herring dip net	119	None documented
MARINE AQUACULTURE FISHERIES:
CA marine shellfish aquaculture	unknown	None documented
CA salmon enhancement rearing pen	>1	None documented
CA white seabass enhancement net pens	13	California sea lion, U.S.
HI offshore pen culture	2	None documented
OR salmon ranch	1	None documented
WA/ OR salmon net pens	14	California sea lion, U.S. Harbor seal, WA inland waters
TROLL FISHERIES:
AK North Pacific halibut, AK bottom fish, WA/ OR/ CA albacore, groundfish, bottom fish, CA halibut non-salmonid troll fisheries *	1,302 (102 AK)	None documented
AK salmon troll	2,045	Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S. Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
American Samoa tuna troll	<50	None documented
CA/OR/WA salmon troll	4,300	None documented
HI trolling, rod and reel	2,191	None documented
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands tuna troll	88	None documented
Guam tuna troll	401	None documented
LONGLINE/ SET LINE FISHERIES:
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Greenland turbot longline	29	Killer whale, AK resident
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands rockfish longline	0	None documented
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands sablefish longline	28	None documented
AK Gulf of Alaska halibut longline	1,302	None documented
AK Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod longline	440	None documented
AK Gulf of Alaska rockfish longline	0	None documented
AK Gulf of Alaska sablefish longline	291	Sperm whale, North Pacific Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.
AK halibut longline/ set line (State and Federal waters)	2,521	Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK octopus/ squid longline	2	None documented
AK State-managed waters longline/ setline (including sablefish, rockfish, lingcod, and miscellaneous finfish)	1,448	None documented
WA/ OR/ CA groundfish, bottomfish longline/ set line	367	None documented
WA/ OR North Pacific halibut longline/ set line	350	None documented
CA pelagic longline*	6	None documented in the most recent 5 years of data
HI kaka line	24	None documented
HI vertical longline	10	None documented
TRAWL FISHERIES:
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Atka mackerel trawl	9	Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Pacific cod trawl	93	Harbor seal, Bering Sea Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands rockfish trawl	10	None documented
AK Gulf of Alaska flatfish trawl	41	None documented
AK Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod trawl	62	Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Gulf of Alaska pollock trawl	62	Fin whale, Northeast Pacific Northern elephant seal, North Pacific Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Gulf of Alaska rockfish trawl	34	None documented
AK food/ bait herring trawl	4	None documented
AK miscellaneous finfish otter / beam trawl	317	None documented
AK shrimp otter trawl and beam trawl (statewide and Cook Inlet)	32	None documented
AK State-managed waters of Cook Inlet, Kachemak Bay, Prince William Sound, Southeast AK groundfish trawl	2	None documented
CA halibut bottom trawl	53	None documented
WA/ OR/ CA shrimp trawl	300	None documented
WA/ OR/ CA groundfish trawl	160-180	California sea lion, U.S. Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/WA Harbor seal, OR/ WA coast Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific Pacific white-sided dolphin, CA/OR/WA Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.
POT, RING NET, AND TRAP FISHERIES:
AK statewide miscellaneous finfish pot	293	None documented
AK Aleutian Islands sablefish pot	8	None documented
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Pacific cod pot	68	None documented
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands crab pot	297	None documented
AK Gulf of Alaska crab pot	300	None documented
AK Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod pot	154	Harbor seal, GOA
AK Southeast Alaska crab pot	433	Humpback whale, Central North Pacific (Southeast AK)
AK Southeast Alaska shrimp pot	283	Humpback whale, Central North Pacific (Southeast AK)
AK shrimp pot, except Southeast	15	None documented
AK octopus/ squid pot	27	None documented
AK snail pot	1	None documented
CA coonstripe shrimp, rock crab, tanner crab pot or trap	305	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific Harbor seal, CA
CA spiny lobster	225	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific
OR/ CA hagfish pot or trap	54	None documented
WA/ OR shrimp pot/ trap	254	None documented
WA Puget Sound Dungeness crab pot/ trap	249	None documented
HI crab trap	5	None documented
HI fish trap	13	None documented
HI lobster trap	1	Hawaiian monk seal
HI shrimp trap	2	None documented
HI crab net	5	None documented
HI Kona crab loop net	46	None documented
HANDLINE AND JIG FISHERIES:
AK miscellaneous finfish handline/ hand troll and mechanical jig	445	None documented
AK North Pacific halibut handline/ hand troll and mechanical jig	228	None documented
AK octopus/ squid handline	0	None documented
American Samoa bottomfish	<50	None documented
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands bottomfish	<50	None documented
Guam bottomfish	200	None documented
HI aku boat, pole, and line	2	None documented
HI Main Hawaiian Islands deep-sea bottomfish handline	569	Hawaiian monk seal
HI inshore handline	416	None documented
HI tuna handline	445	None documented
WA groundfish, bottomfish jig	679	None documented
Western Pacific squid jig	6	None documented
HARPOON FISHERIES:
CA swordfish harpoon	30	None documented
POUND NET/ WEIR FISHERIES:
AK herring spawn on kelp pound net	415	None documented
AK Southeast herring roe/ food/ bait pound net	6	None documented
WA herring brush weir	1	None documented
HI bullpen trap	4	None documented
BAIT PENS:
WA/ OR/ CA bait pens	13	California sea lion, U.S.
DREDGE FISHERIES:
Coastwide scallop dredge	108 (12 AK)	None documented
DIVE, HAND/ MECHANICAL COLLECTION FISHERIES:
AK abalone	0	None documented
AK clam	156	None documented
WA herring spawn on kelp	4	None documented
AK Dungeness crab	2	None documented
AK herring spawn on kelp	266	None documented
AK urchin and other fish/ shellfish	570	None documented
CA abalone	0	None documented
CA sea urchin	583	None documented
HI black coral diving	1	None documented
HI fish pond	16	None documented
HI handpick	61	None documented
HI lobster diving	39	None documented
HI spearfishing	144	None documented
WA/ CA kelp	4	None documented
WA/ OR sea urchin, other clam, octopus, oyster, sea cucumber, scallop, ghost shrimp hand, dive, or mechanical collection	637	None documented
WA shellfish aquaculture	684	None documented
COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING VESSEL (CHARTER BOAT) FISHERIES:
AK/ WA/ OR/ CA commercial passenger fishing vessel	>7,000 (2,702 AK)	Killer whale, stock unknown Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S. Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
HI charter vessel	114	None documented
LIVE FINFISH/ SHELLFISH FISHERIES:
CA nearshore finfish live trap/ hook-and-line	93	None documented

List of Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Table 1:

AK - Alaska
CA - California
GOA - Gulf of Alaska
HI - Hawaii
OR - Oregon
WA - Washington
1 Fishery classified based on serious injuries and mortalities of this stock, which are greater than 50 percent (Category I) or greater than 1 percent and less than 50 percent (Category II) of the stock's PBR
2 Fishery classified by analogy
* Fishery has an associated high seas component listed in Table 3
^ The list of marine mammal species or stocks killed or injured in this fishery is identical to the list of species or stocks killed or injured in high seas component of the fishery, minus species or stocks have geographic ranges exclusively on the high seas. The species or stocks are found, and the fishery remains the same, on both sides of the EEZ boundary. Therefore, the EEZ components of these fisheries pose the same risk to marine mammals as the components operating on the high seas.

Table 2 - List of Fisheries -- Commercial Fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean

Fishery Description	Estimated # of vessels/ persons	Marine mammal species and stocks incidentally killed or injured
CATEGORY I
GILLNET FISHERIES:
Mid-Atlantic gillnet	6,402	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern Migratory coastal ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Southern Migratory coastal ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA Gray seal, WNA Harbor porpoise, GME/ BF Harbor seal, WNA Harp seal, WNA Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine Long-finned pilot whale, WNA Minke whale, Canadian east coast Short-finned pilot whale, WNA White-sided dolphin, WNA
Northeast sink gillnet	3,828	Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA Fin whale, WNA Gray seal, WNA Harbor porpoise, GME/ BF ¹ Harbor seal, WNA Harp seal, WNA Hooded seal, WNA Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine Minke whale, Canadian east coast North Atlantic right whale, WNA Risso's dolphin, WNA White-sided dolphin, WNA
TRAP/ POT FISHERIES:
Northeast/ Mid-Atlantic American lobster trap/ pot	11,767	Harbor seal, WNA Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine Minke whale, Canadian east coast North Atlantic right whale, WNA ¹
LONGLINE FISHERIES:
Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico large pelagics longline *	94	Atlantic spotted dolphin, GMX continental and oceanic Atlantic spotted dolphin, WNA Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX oceanic Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX continental shelf Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA Cuvier's beaked whale, WNA Gervais beaked whale, GMX oceanic Killer whale, GMX oceanic Long-finned pilot whale, WNA ¹ Mesoplodon beaked whale, WNA Northern bottlenose whale, WNA Pantropical spotted dolphin, Northern GMX Pantropical spotted dolphin, WNA Risso's dolphin, Northern GMX Risso's dolphin, WNA Short-finned pilot whale, Northern GMX Short-finned pilot whale, WNA ¹ Sperm whale, GMX oceanic
CATEGORY II
GILLNET FISHERIES:
Chesapeake Bay inshore gillnet ²	3,328	None documented in the most recent 5 years of data
Gulf of Mexico gillnet ²	724	Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, and estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal
NC inshore gillnet	2,250	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system ¹
Northeast anchored float gillnet ²	414	Harbor seal, WNA Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine White-sided dolphin, WNA
Northeast drift gillnet ²	414	None documented
Southeast Atlantic gillnet ²	779	Bottlenose dolphin, Southern Migratory coastal Bottlenose dolphin, SC/ GA coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Northern FL coastal
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic shark gillnet	30	Atlantic spotted dolphin, WNA Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Northern FL coastal North Atlantic right whale, WNA
TRAWL FISHERIES
Mid-Atlantic mid-water trawl (including pair trawl)	669	Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA Long-finned pilot whale, WNA Risso's dolphin, WNA Short-finned pilot whale, WNA White-sided dolphin, WNA ¹
Mid-Atlantic bottom trawl	1,388	Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA ¹ Harbor seal, WNA Long-finned pilot whale, WNA ¹ Risso's dolphin, WNA ¹ Short-finned pilot whale, WNA ¹ White-sided dolphin, WNA
Northeast mid-water trawl (including pair trawl)	887	Harbor seal, WNA Long-finned pilot whale, WNA ¹ Short-finned pilot whale, WNA ¹ White-sided dolphin, WNA
Northeast bottom trawl	2,584	Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA Gray seal, WNA Harbor porpoise, GME/ BF Harbor seal, WNA Harp seal, WNA Long-finned pilot whale, WNA Short-finned pilot whale, WNA White-sided dolphin, WNA ¹
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawl	4,950	Atlantic spotted dolphin, GMX continental and oceanic Bottlenose dolphin, SC/ GA coastal ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, GMX continental shelf Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine ¹ West Indian manatee, FL
TRAP/ POT FISHERIES:
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico stone crab trap/ pot ²	1,282	Bottlenose dolphin, Biscayne Bay estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, FL Bay Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine (FL west coast portion) Bottlenose dolphin, Indian River Lagoon estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Jacksonville estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal
Atlantic mixed species trap/ pot ²	3,526	Fin whale, WNA Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine
Atlantic blue crab trap/ pot	10,008	Bottlenose dolphin, Charleston estuarine system ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Indian River Lagoon estuarine system ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Jacksonville estuarine system ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, SC/ GA coastal ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GA/ Southern SC estuarine system ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Southern GA estuarine system 1 Bottlenose dolphin, Northern Migratory coastal ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Southern Migratory coastal ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Northern FL coastal ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system ¹ West Indian manatee, FL ¹
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES:
Gulf of Mexico menhaden purse seine	40-42	Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal ¹
Mid-Atlantic menhaden purse seine ²	56	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern Migratory coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Southern Migratory coastal
HAUL/ BEACH SEINE FISHERIES:
Mid-Atlantic haul/ beach seine	874	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Northern Migratory coastal ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Southern Migratory coastal ¹
NC long haul seine	372	Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system ¹
STOP NET FISHERIES:
NC roe mullet stop net	13	Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system ¹
POUND NET FISHERIES:
VA pound net	231	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Northern Migratory coastal ¹ Bottlenose dolphin, Southern Migratory coastal ¹
CATEGORY III
GILLNET FISHERIES:
Caribbean gillnet	>991	Dwarf sperm whale, WNA
DE River inshore gillnet	unknown	None documented in the most recent 5 years of data
Long Island Sound inshore gillnet	unknown	None documented in the most recent 5 years of data
RI, southern MA (to Monomoy Island), and NY Bight (Raritan and Lower NY Bays) inshore gillnet	unknown	None documented in the most recent 5 years of data
Southeast Atlantic inshore gillnet	unknown	None documented
TRAWL FISHERIES:
Atlantic shellfish bottom trawl	>86	None documented
Gulf of Mexico butterfish trawl	2	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX oceanic Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX continental shelf
Gulf of Mexico mixed species trawl	20	None documented
GA cannonball jellyfish trawl	1	None documented
MARINE AQUACULTURE FISHERIES:
Finfish aquaculture	48	Harbor seal, WNA
Shellfish aquaculture	unknown	None documented
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES:
Gulf of Maine Atlantic herring purse seine	>6	Harbor seal, WNA Gray seal, WNA
Gulf of Maine menhaden purse seine	>2	None documented
FL West Coast sardine purse seine	10	Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal
U.S. Atlantic tuna purse seine *	5	Long-finned pilot whale, WNA Short-finned pilot whale, WNA
LONGLINE/ HOOK-AND-LINE FISHERIES:
Northeast/ Mid-Atlantic bottom longline/ hook-and-line	>1,281	None documented in the most recent 5 years of data
Gulf of Maine, U.S. Mid-Atlantic tuna, shark swordfish hook-and-line/ harpoon	>403	Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean snapper-grouper and other reef fish bottom longline/ hook-and-line	>5,000	Bottlenose dolphin, GMX continental shelf
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico shark bottom longline/ hook-and-line	<125	Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX continental shelf
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean pelagic hook-and-line/ harpoon	1,446	None documented
U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico trotline	unknown	None documented
TRAP/ POT FISHERIES
Caribbean mixed species trap/ pot	>501	None documented
Caribbean spiny lobster trap/ pot	>197	None documented
FL spiny lobster trap/ pot	1,268	Bottlenose dolphin, Biscayne Bay estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, FL Bay estuarine
Gulf of Mexico blue crab trap/ pot	4,113	Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine West Indian manatee, FL
Gulf of Mexico mixed species trap/ pot	unknown	None documented
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico golden crab trap/ pot	10	None documented
U.S. Mid-Atlantic eel trap/ pot	unknown	None documented
STOP SEINE/ WEIR/ POUND NET/ FLOATING TRAP FISHERIES:
Gulf of Maine herring and Atlantic mackerel stop seine/ weir	unknown	Gray seal, WNA Harbor porpoise, GME/ BF Harbor seal, WNA Minke whale, Canadian east coast White-sided dolphin, WNA
U.S. Mid-Atlantic crab stop seine/ weir	2,600	None documented
U.S. Mid-Atlantic mixed species stop seine/ weir/ pound net (except the NC roe mullet stop net)	unknown	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system
RI floating trap	9	None documented
DREDGE FISHERIES:
Gulf of Maine mussel dredge	unknown	None documented
Gulf of Maine, U.S. Mid-Atlantic sea scallop dredge	>230	None documented
U.S. Mid-Atlantic/ Gulf of Mexico oyster dredge	7,000	None documented
U.S. Mid-Atlantic offshore surf clam and quahog dredge	unknown	None documented
HAUL/ BEACH SEINE FISHERIES:
Caribbean haul/ beach seine	15	None documented in the most recent 5 years of data
Gulf of Mexico haul/ beach seine	unknown	None documented
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic haul/ beach seine	25	None documented
DIVE, HAND/ MECHANICAL COLLECTION FISHERIES:
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean shellfish dive, hand/ mechanical collection	20,000	None documented
Gulf of Maine urchin dive, hand/ mechanical collection	unknown	None documented
Gulf of Mexico, Southeast Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, and Caribbean cast net	unknown	None documented
COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING VESSEL (CHARTER BOAT) FISHERIES:
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean commercial passenger fishing vessel	4,000	Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal Bottlenose dolphin, Biscayne Bay estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine Bottlenose dolphin, Indian River Lagoon estuarine system Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system

List of Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Table 2:

DE - Delaware
FL - Florida
GA - Georgia
GME/ BF - Gulf of Maine/ Bay of Fundy
GMX - Gulf of Mexico
MA - Massachusetts
NC - North Carolina
SC- South Carolina
VA - Virginia
WNA - Western North Atlantic
1 Fishery classified based on serious injuries and mortalities of this stock, which are greater than 50 percent (Category I) or greater than 1 percent and less than 50 percent (Category II) of the stock's PBR
2 Fishery classified by analogy
* Fishery has an associated high seas component listed in Table 3

Table 3 - Commercial Fisheries on the High Seas

Fishery Description	Estimated # of vessels/ persons	Marine mammal species and stocks incidentally killed or injured
CATEGORY I
LONGLINE FISHERIES:
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species * +	81	Atlantic spotted dolphin, WNA Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX oceanic Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore Common dolphin, WNA Cuvier's beaked whale, WNA Long-finned pilot whale, WNA Mesoplodon beaked whale, WNA Pygmy sperm whale, WNA Risso's dolphin, WNA Short-finned pilot whale, WNA
Western Pacific Pelagic (HI Deep-set component) * ^+	124	Blainville's beaked whale, HI Blainville's beaked whale, unknown Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic Bottlenose dolphin, unknown False killer whale, HI Pelagic False killer whale, unknown Humpback whale, Central North Pacific Pantropical spotted dolphin, HI Pantropical spotted dolphin, unknown Risso's dolphin, HI Risso's dolphin, unknown Short-finned pilot whale, HI Short-finned pilot whale, unknown Striped dolphin, HI Striped dolphin, unknown
Category II
DRIFT GILLNET FISHERIES:
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species	1	Undetermined
Pacific Highly Migratory Species * ^	3	Long-beaked common dolphin, CA Humpback whale, CA/OR/WA Northern right-whale dolphin, CA/OR/WA Pacific white-sided dolphin, CA/OR/WA Risso's dolphin, CA/OR/WA Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA
TRAWL FISHERIES:
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species **	3	Undetermined
CCAMLR	0	Antarctic fur seal
Western Pacific Pelagic	1	Undetermined
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES:
South Pacific Tuna Fisheries	33	Undetermined
Western Pacific Pelagic	3	Undetermined
POT VESSEL FISHERIES:
Pacific Highly Migratory Species **	3	Undetermined
South Pacific Albacore Troll	3	Undetermined
Western Pacific Pelagic	3	Undetermined
LONGLINE FISHERIES:
CCAMLR	0	None documented
South Pacific Albacore Troll	11	Undetermined
South Pacific Tuna Fisheries **	11	Undetermined
Western Pacific Pelagic (HI Shallow-set component) * ^+	28	Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic Bottlenose dolphin, unknown Bryde's whale, HI Bryde's whale, unknown Humpback whale, Central North Pacific Kogia sp. whale (Pygmy or dwarf sperm whale), HI Kogia sp. whale (Pygmy or dwarf sperm whale), unknown Risso's dolphin, HI Risso's dolphin, unknown Striped dolphin, HI Striped dolphin, unknown
HANDLINE/ POLE AND LINE FISHERIES:
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species	3	Undetermined
Pacific Highly Migratory Species	30	Undetermined
South Pacific Albacore Troll	8	Undetermined
Western Pacific Pelagic	8	Undetermined
TROLL FISHERIES:
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species	7	Undetermined
South Pacific Albacore Troll	51	Undetermined
South Pacific Tuna Fisheries **	3	Undetermined
Western Pacific Pelagic	32	Undetermined
LINERS NEI FISHERIES:
Pacific Highly Migratory Species **	1	Undetermined
South Pacific Albacore Troll	1	Undetermined
Western Pacific Pelagic	1	Undetermined
FACTORY MOTHERSHIP FISHERIES:
Western Pacific Pelagic	1	Undetermined
MULTIPURPOSE VESSELS NEI FISHERIES:
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species	1	Undetermined
Pacific Highly Migratory Species **	5	Undetermined
South Pacific Albacore Troll	4	Undetermined
Western Pacific Pelagic	4	Undetermined
Category III
LONGLINE FISHERIES:
Pacific Highly Migratory Species * +	84	None documented in the most recent 5 years of data
PURSE SEINE FISHERIES
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species * ^	0	Long-finned pilot whale, WNA
Pacific Highly Migratory Species * ^	7	None documented
TROLL FISHERIES:
Pacific Highly Migratory Species *	258	None documented

List of Terms, Abbreviations, and Symbols Used in Table 3:

GMX- Gulf of Mexico
NEI - Not Elsewhere Identified
WNA - Western North Atlantic.
* Fishery is an extension/ component of an existing fishery operating within U.S. waters listed in Table 1 or 2. The number of permits listed in Table 3 represents only the number of permits for the high seas component of the fishery.
** These gear types are not authorized under the Pacific HMS FMP (2004), the Atlantic HMS FMP (2006), or without a South Pacific Tuna Treaty license (in the case of the South Pacific Tuna fisheries). Because HSFCA permits are valid for five years, permits obtained in past years exist in the HSFCA permit database for gear types that are now unauthorized. Therefore, while HSFCA permits exist for these gear types, it does not represent effort. In order to land fish species, fishers must be using an authorized gear type. Once these permits for unauthorized gear types expire, the permit-holder will be required to obtain a permit for an authorized gear type.
+ The marine mammal species or stocks listed as killed or injured in this fishery has been observed taken by this fishery on the high seas.
^ The list of marine mammal species or stocks killed or injured in this fishery is identical to the list of marine mammal species or stocks killed or injured in U.S. waters component of the fishery, minus species or stocks that have geographic ranges exclusively in coastal waters, because the marine mammal species or stocks are also found on the high seas and the fishery remains the same on both sides of the EEZ boundary. Therefore, the high seas components of these fisheries pose the same risk to marine mammals as the components of these fisheries operating in U.S. waters.

Updated: July 20, 2012