Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan
The goal of the Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan (Plan) is to reduce serious injuries and deaths of several marine mammal stocks incidental to the California/Oregon thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet fishery.
Overview
The goal of the Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan (Plan) is to reduce serious injuries and deaths of several marine mammal stocks incidental to the California/Oregon thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet fishery.
The Plan
- Final Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan (62 FR 51805, October 3, 1997)
- Environmental Assessment [pdf, 41 pages]
(September 1997) - Interim Final Rule to Amend Pinger Specifications
(64 FR 3431, January 22, 1999)
The Team
NMFS convened the Team [pdf] in February 1996 to address incidental serious injury and mortality of Baird's beaked whales, Cuvier's beaked whales, Mesoplodont species of beaked whales, short-finned pilot whales, pygmy sperm whales, sperm whales, and humpback whales in the California/Oregon swordfish drift gillnet fishery. (Note: Unlinked documents are available upon request.)
- List of Team Members [pdf]
- Team Recommendations, by Year
Forming Partnerships: U.S. West Coast Fisheries
This video highlights some West coast fisheries and their positive efforts to fish responsibly as well as interviews with scientists who discuss sustainable fishing issues.
Written, produced, directed, edited, and narrated by John Dutton.