Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan (BDTRP)

Overview
The goal of the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan (BDTRP) is to reduce serious injuries and deaths of Atlantic coastal bottlenose dolphins incidental to commercial fishing.

Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Photo: Yuki Ogino

The Plan

• Final Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan [pdf] [1.9 MB]
  (71 FR 24776, April 26, 2006)
• Final BDTRP Environmental Assessment [pdf] [1.3 MB]- April 2006

The Team

• List of BDTRT Members
• BDTRT Recommendations
  • May 2003 [pdf]
  • May 2002 [pdf]
• Recent and Upcoming Meetings

More Information

• NMFS Southeast Regional Office BDTRP Information
• Take Reduction Planning
• Bottlenose Dolphin Species Information
• Bottlenose Dolphin Stock Assessment Reports
• Review of Coastal Bottlenose Dolphin Bycatch Mortality Estimates in Relation to the Potential Effectiveness of the Proposed CBDTRP [pdf]
  • Figures and Tables [pdf] [593 KB]
• Federal Register Notice to Conduct an Environmental Assessment [pdf]

Contact
Stacey Carlson
NOAA Fisheries Southeast Region
263 13th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727-824-5312
Stacey.Carlson@noaa.gov