2024-21835. Marine Mammal Protection Act List of Fisheries for 2025

Table 1—List of Fisheries—Commercial Fisheries in the Pacific Ocean

Fishery description	Estimated number of vessels/persons	Marine mammal species and/or stocks incidentally killed or injured
Category I
Longline/Set Line Fisheries:
HI deep-set longline * ^	146	Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic.
		False killer whale, HI Pelagic.1
		False killer whale, MHI Insular.
		False killer whale, NWHI.
		Kogia spp. (Pygmy or dwarf sperm whale), HI.
		Risso's dolphin, HI.
		Rough-toothed dolphin, HI.
		Short-finned pilot whale, HI.
Gillnet Fisheries:
AK Southeast salmon drift gillnet	474	Dall's porpoise, AK.
		Harbor porpoise, northern Southeast Alaska inland waters.
		Harbor porpoise, southern Southeast Alaska inland waters.1
		Harbor seal, Southeast AK.
		Humpback whale, Hawai'i.
		Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific.
		Pacific white-sided dolphin, North Pacific.
		Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.
Category II
Gillnet Fisheries:
CA thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet (≥14 in mesh) *	21	Bottlenose dolphin, CA/OR/WA offshore.
		California sea lion, U.S.
		Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/WA.
		Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
		Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA.1
		Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA.
		Long-beaked common dolphin, CA.
		Minke whale, CA/OR/WA.
		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.
		Short-finned pilot whale, CA/OR/WA.1
		Sperm Whale, CA/OR/WA.
CA halibut/white seabass and other species set gillnet (>3.5 in mesh)	41	California sea lion, U.S.
		Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
		Harbor seal, CA.
		Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA.1
		Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA.
		Long-beaked common dolphin, CA.
		Northern elephant seal, CA breeding.
		Southern 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	8	California sea lion, U.S.
		Long-beaked common dolphin, CA.
		Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA.
AK Bristol Bay salmon drift gillnet 2	1,521	Beluga whale, Bristol Bay.
		Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
		Harbor seal, Bristol Bay.
( print page 77799)
		Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific.
		Pacific white-sided dolphin, North Pacific.
		Spotted seal, Bering.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Bristol Bay salmon set gillnet 2	855	Beluga whale, Bristol Bay.
		Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
		Harbor seal, Bristol Bay.
		Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific.
		Spotted seal, Bering.
AK Kodiak salmon set gillnet	128	Harbor porpoise, GOA.1
		Harbor seal, GOA.
		Humpback whale, Hawai'i.
		Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific.
		Humpback whale, Western North Pacific.
		Northern sea otter, Southwest AK.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Cook Inlet salmon set gillnet 2	479	Beluga whale, Cook Inlet.
		Dall's porpoise, AK.
		Harbor porpoise, GOA.
		Harbor seal, Cook Inlet/Shelikof Strait.
		Humpback whale, Hawai'i.
		Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific.
		Northern sea otter, Southcentral AK.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Cook Inlet salmon drift gillnet	355	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	148	Dall's porpoise, AK.
		Harbor porpoise, GOA.
		Harbor seal, GOA.
		Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific.
AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands salmon set gillnet 2	75	Harbor porpoise, Bering Sea.
		Northern sea otter, Southwest AK.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Prince William Sound salmon drift gillnet	483	Dall's porpoise, AK.
		Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
		Harbor porpoise, GOA.1
		Harbor seal, Prince William Sound.
		Humpback whale, Hawai'i.
		Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific.
		Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific.
		Pacific white-sided dolphin, North Pacific.
		Northern sea otter, Southcentral AK.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.1
AK Yakutat salmon set gillnet	95	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
		Harbor Porpoise, Yakutat/Southeast Alaska offshore waters.1
		Harbor seal, Southeast AK.
		Humpback whale, Hawai'i.
		Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific.
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)	136	Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/WA.
		Harbor porpoise, inland WA.1
		Harbor seal, WA inland.
Trawl Fisheries:
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands flatfish trawl	29	Bearded seal, Beringia.
		Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
		Harbor seal, Bristol Bay.
		Killer whale, Eastern North Pacific Alaska resident.1
		Killer whale, Eastern North Pacific GOA, AI, BS transient.1
		Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific.
		Ringed seal, Arctic.
		Ribbon seal.
		Spotted seal, Bering.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.1
		Walrus, AK.
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands pollock trawl	116	Bearded seal, Beringia.
		Fin whale, North Pacific.
		Harbor seal, Bristol Bay.
		Humpback whale, Hawai'i.
		Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific.
		Humpback whale, Western North Pacific.
		Pacific white-sided dolphin, North Pacific.
		Ribbon seal.
		Ringed seal, Arctic.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.1
Pot, Ring Net, and Trap Fisheries:
CA Dungeness crab pot	469	Blue whale, Eastern North Pacific.1
( print page 77800)
		Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
		Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA.1
		Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA.
		Killer whale, Eastern North Pacific GOA, BSAI transient.
		Killer whale, West Coast transient.
		Northern elephant seal, CA breeding.
CA coonstripe shrimp pot	9	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
		Harbor seal, CA.
		Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA.1
		Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA.
CA spiny lobster	174	Bottlenose dolphin, CA/OR/WA offshore.
		California sea lion, U.S.
		Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA.1
		Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA.
		Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
		Southern sea otter, CA.
CA spot prawn pot	20	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
		Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA.1
		Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA.
		Long-beaked common dolphin, CA.
OR Dungeness crab pot	352	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
		Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA.1
		Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA.
		Minke whale, CA/OR/WA.
WA/OR/CA sablefish pot	133	Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA.1
		Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA.1
WA coastal Dungeness crab pot	204	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
		Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA.1
		Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-CA/OR/WA.
Longline/Set Line Fisheries:
AK Gulf of Alaska sablefish longline	177	Northern elephant seal, California breeding.
		Sperm whale, North Pacific.1
		Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
HI shallow-set longline * ^	17	Beaked whale, unknown.
		Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic.
		False killer whale, HI Pelagic.1
		Guadalupe fur seal.
		Risso's dolphin, HI.
		Striped dolphin, HI.
American Samoa longline 2	9	False killer whale, American Samoa.
		Rough-toothed dolphin, American Samoa.
		Striped dolphin, unknown.
HI shortline 2	11	None documented.
Marine Aquaculture Fisheries:
HI offshore pen culture	1	Hawaiian monk seal.
Category III
Gillnet Fisheries:
AK Kuskokwim, Yukon, Norton Sound, Kotzebue salmon gillnet	360	Harbor porpoise, Bering Sea.
AK Prince William Sound salmon set gillnet	25	Harbor seal, GOA.
		Northern sea otter, Southcentral AK.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK roe herring and food/bait herring gillnet	15	None documented.
CA herring set gillnet	9	None documented.
HI inshore gillnet	26	Bottlenose dolphin, HI.
		Spinner dolphin, HI.
WA Grays Harbor salmon drift gillnet (excluding treaty Tribal fishing)	20	Harbor seal, OR/WA coast.
WA/OR Mainstem Columbia River eulachon gillnet	8	None documented.
WA/OR lower Columbia River (includes tributaries) drift net	207	California sea lion, U.S.
		Harbor seal, OR/WA coast.
WA Willapa Bay drift gillnet	47	Harbor seal, OR/WA coast.
		Northern elephant seal, CA breeding.
Miscellaneous Net Fisheries:
AK Cook Inlet salmon purse seine	16	Humpback whale, Hawai'i.
		Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific.
AK Kodiak salmon purse seine	159	Dall's porpoise, AK.
		Harbor seal, North Kodiak.
		Humpback whale, Hawai'i.
		Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific.
		Humpback whale, Western North Pacific.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Southeast salmon purse seine	206	Humpback whale, Hawai'i.
		Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific.
AK roe herring and food/bait herring purse seine	31	None documented.
AK salmon beach seine	2	None documented.
AK salmon purse seine (Prince William Sound, Chignik, Alaska Peninsula)	298	Harbor seal, GOA.
		Harbor seal, Prince William Sound.
( print page 77801)
WA/OR sardine purse seine	0	None documented.
CA anchovy, mackerel, sardine purse seine	56	California sea lion, U.S.
		Harbor seal, CA.
CA squid purse seine	68	California sea lion, U.S.
		Long-beaked common dolphin, CA.
		Risso's dolphin, CA/OR/WA.
		Short-beaked common dolphin, CA/OR/WA.
CA tuna purse seine *	14	None documented.
WA/OR Lower Columbia River salmon seine	0	None documented.
WA/OR herring, anchovy, smelt, squid purse seine or lampara	48	None documented.
WA salmon seine	81	None documented.
WA salmon reef net	11	None documented.
HI lift net	13	None documented.
HI inshore purse seine	None recorded	None documented.
HI throw net, cast net	12	None documented.
HI seine net	17	None documented.
Dip Net Fisheries:
CA squid dip net	19	None documented.
Marine Aquaculture Fisheries:
AK invertebrate aquaculture	46	None documented.
AK macroalgae aquaculture	39	None documented.
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.
WA salmon net pens	14	California sea lion, U.S. Harbor seal, WA inland waters.
WA/OR shellfish aquaculture	23	None documented.
Troll Fisheries:
WA/OR/CA albacore surface hook and line/troll	538	None documented.
CA halibut, white seabass, and yellowtail hook and line/handline	435	None documented.
CA/OR/WA non-albacore HMS hook and line	124	None documented.
AK Gulf of Alaska groundfish hand troll and dinglebar troll	4	None documented.
AK salmon troll	850	Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
American Samoa tuna troll	5	None documented.
CA/OR/WA salmon troll	808	None documented.
HI troll	1,186	Pantropical spotted dolphin, HI.
HI rod and reel	208	None documented.
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands tuna troll	9	None documented.
Guam tuna troll	546	None documented.
Longline/Set Line Fisheries:
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Greenland turbot longline	4	Killer whale, GOA, AI, BS transient.
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Pacific cod longline	26	Bearded seal, Beringia.
		Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands sablefish longline	8	None documented.
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands halibut longline	84	Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific.
		Sperm whale, North Pacific.
AK Gulf of Alaska halibut longline	689	Harbor seal, Clarence Strait.
		Harbor seal, Cook Inlet.
		Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.
AK Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod longline	23	Harbor seal, Cook Inlet/Shelikof Strait.
AK octopus/squid longline	0	None documented.
AK State-managed waters longline/setline (including sablefish, rockfish, lingcod, and miscellaneous finfish)	464	None documented.
WA/OR/CA groundfish, bottomfish longline/set line	296	Bottlenose dolphin, CA/OR/WA offshore.
		California sea lion, U.S.
		Northern elephant seal, California breeding.
		Sperm whale, CA/OR/WA.
		Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.
WA/OR/CA Pacific halibut longline	130	None documented.
West Coast pelagic longline	4	None documented in the most recent 5 years of data.
HI kaka line	12	None documented.
HI vertical line	Less than 3	None documented.
Trawl Fisheries:
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Atka mackerel trawl	17	Harbor seal, Aleutian Islands.
		Northern elephant seal, California.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Pacific cod trawl	64	Ribbon seal.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands rockfish trawl	22	Harbor seal, Aleutian Islands.
		Ribbon seal.
AK Gulf of Alaska flatfish trawl	16	Harbor seal, Cook Inlet/Shelikof Strait.
		Harbor seal, North Kodiak.
		Harbor seal, South Kodiak.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod trawl	12	None documented in most recent 5 years of data.
AK Gulf of Alaska pollock trawl	60	Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
AK Gulf of Alaska rockfish trawl	35	None documented in most recent 5 years of data.
AK Kodiak food/bait herring otter trawl	0	None documented.
( print page 77802)
AK shrimp otter trawl and beam trawl	12	None documented.
CA halibut bottom trawl	23	California sea lion, U.S.
		Harbor porpoise, unknown.
		Harbor seal, unknown.
		Northern elephant seal, CA breeding.
		Steller sea lion, unknown.
CA sea cucumber trawl	9	California sea lion, U.S.
WA/OR/CA shrimp trawl	114	California sea lion, U.S.
WA/OR/CA groundfish trawl	104	California sea lion, U.S.
		Dall's porpoise, CA/OR/WA.
		Harbor seal, OR/WA coast.
		Northern elephant seal, CA breeding.
		Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific.
		Northern right whale dolphin, CA/OR/WA.
		Pacific white-sided dolphin, CA/OR/WA.
		Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.
Pot, Ring Net, and Trap Fisheries:
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Pacific cod pot	80	Harbor seal, Bristol Bay.
		Humpback whale, Hawai'i.
		Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific.
		Humpback whale, Western North Pacific.
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands sablefish pot	15	Sperm whale, North Pacific.
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands crab pot	73	Bowhead whale, Western Arctic.
		Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
AK Gulf of Alaska crab pot	86	None documented.
AK Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod pot	48	None documented in most recent 5 years of data.
AK Gulf of Alaska sablefish pot	129	None documented.
AK Southeast Alaska crab pot	375	Humpback whale, Hawai'i.
		Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific.
AK Southeast Alaska shrimp pot	104	Humpback whale, Hawai'i.
		Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific.
AK shrimp pot, except Southeast	77	None documented.
AK octopus/squid pot	0	None documented.
CA rock crab pot	113	Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific.
		Harbor seal, CA.
CA Tanner crab pot fishery	2	None documented.
WA/OR/CA hagfish pot	57	None documented.
WA/OR shrimp pot/trap	28	None documented.
WA Puget Sound Dungeness crab pot/trap	139	None documented.
HI crab trap	4	Humpback whale, Hawai'i.
HI fish trap	Less than 3	None documented.
HI lobster trap	Less than 3	None documented in recent years.
HI shrimp trap	3	None documented.
HI crab net	Less than 3	None documented.
HI Kona crab loop net	17	None documented.
Hook and Line, Handline, and Jig Fisheries:
AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands groundfish jig	2	None documented.
AK Gulf of Alaska groundfish jig	68	None documented in most recent 5 years of data.
AK halibut jig	5	None documented.
American Samoa bottomfish	87	None documented.
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands bottomfish	3	None documented.
Guam bottomfish	93	None documented.
HI aku boat, pole, and line	None recorded	None documented.
HI bottomfish handline	299	None documented in recent years.
HI inshore handline	158	None documented.
HI pelagic handline	382	None documented.
WA/OR/CA groundfish/finfish hook and line	689	California sea lion, U.S.
Western Pacific squid jig	0	None documented.
Harpoon Fisheries:
CA swordfish harpoon	21	None documented.
Pound Net/Weir Fisheries:
AK herring spawn on kelp pound net	143	None documented.
AK Southeast herring roe/food/bait pound net	1	None documented.
HI bullpen trap	<3	None documented.
Bait Pens:
WA/OR/CA bait pens	13	California sea lion, U.S.
Dredge Fisheries:
AK scallop dredge	108 (5 AK)	None documented.
Dive, Hand/Mechanical Collection Fisheries:
AK clam	57	None documented.
AK miscellaneous invertebrates handpick	188	None documented.
CA/OR/WA dive collection	157	None documented.
CA/WA kelp, seaweed, and algae	4	None documented.
HI black coral diving	Less than 3	None documented.
HI fish pond	None recorded	None documented.
HI handpick	24	None documented.
HI lobster diving	8	None documented.
HI spearfishing	58	None documented.
WA/OR/CA hand/mechanical collection	258	None documented.
Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel (Charter Boat) Fisheries:
( print page 77803)
AK/WA/OR/CA commercial passenger fishing vessel	>7,000 (1,006 AK)	Humpback whale, Hawai'i.
		Humpback whale, Mexico-North Pacific.
		Humpback whale, Western North Pacific.
		Killer whale, unknown.
		Steller sea lion, Eastern U.S.
		Steller sea lion, Western U.S.
Live Finfish/Shellfish Fisheries:
CA nearshore finfish trap	43	None documented.
HI aquarium collecting	12	None documented.
List of Abbreviations and Symbols Used in table 1:
AI—Aleutian Islands; AK—Alaska; BS—Bering Sea; CA—California; ENP—Eastern North Pacific; GOA—Gulf of Alaska; HI—Hawaii; MHI—Main Hawaiian Islands; OR—Oregon; WA—Washington;
1  Fishery classified based on mortalities and serious injuries of this stock, which are greater than or equal to 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; and
^ The list of marine mammal species and/or stocks killed or injured in this fishery is identical to the list of species and/or stocks killed or injured in high seas component of the fishery, minus species and/or stocks that have geographic ranges exclusively on the high seas. The species and/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 number of vessels/persons	Marine mammal species and/or stocks incidentally killed or injured
Category I
Gillnet Fisheries:
Mid-Atlantic gillnet	4,020	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern Migratory coastal.
		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.
		Minke whale, Canadian east coast.
Northeast sink gillnet	4,924	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern Migratory coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore.
		Common dolphin, WNA.
		Fin whale, WNA.
		Gray seal, WNA.1
		Harbor porpoise, GME/BF.
		Harbor seal, WNA.
		Harp 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 and Jonah crab trap/pot	8,485	Harbor porpoise, GME/BF.
		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 *	201	Atlantic spotted dolphin, Northern GMX.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX oceanic.
		Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore.
		Common dolphin, WNA.
		Cuvier's beaked whale, WNA.
		Kogia spp. (Pygmy or dwarf sperm whale), WNA.
		Long-finned pilot whale, WNA.
		Mesoplodon beaked whale, WNA.
		Pantropical spotted dolphin, Northern GMX.
		Risso's dolphin, WNA.
		Rough-toothed dolphin, Northern GMX.
		Short-finned pilot whale, Northern GMX.
		Short-finned pilot whale, WNA.1
Category II
Gillnet Fisheries:
Chesapeake Bay inshore gillnet 2	265	Bottlenose dolphin, unknown (Northern migratory coastal or Southern migratory coastal).
		Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine.1
( print page 77804)
		Minke whale, Canadian East Coast.
Gulf of Mexico gillnet 2	248	Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, and estuarine.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Mobile Bay, Bonsecour Bay.
		Bottlenose dolphin, MS Sound, Lake Borgne, Bay Boudreau.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal.
NC inshore gillnet	1,157	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system.1
		Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system.1
Northeast drift gillnet 2	1,036	None documented.
Southeast Atlantic gillnet 2	273	Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern FL coastal.
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic shark gillnet	21	Bottlenose dolphin, unknown (Central FL, Northern FL, SC/GA coastal, or Southern migratory coastal).
		North Atlantic right whale, WNA.
Trawl Fisheries:
Mid-Atlantic mid-water trawl (including pair trawl)	320	Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore.
		Harbor seal, WNA.
		White-sided dolphin, WNA.
Mid-Atlantic bottom trawl	633	Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore.1
		Common dolphin, WNA.1
		Globicephala spp. (long-finned or short-finned pilot whale), WNA.
		Gray seal, WNA.1
		Harbor seal, WNA.
		Risso's dolphin, WNA.1
		White-sided dolphin, WNA.
Northeast mid-water trawl (including pair trawl)	542	Common dolphin, WNA.
		Gray seal, WNA.
		Harbor seal, WNA.
		Long-finned pilot whale, WNA.
		White-sided dolphin, WNA.
Northeast bottom trawl	968	Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore.1
		Common dolphin, WNA.1
		Gray seal, WNA.1
		Harbor porpoise, GME/BF.
		Harbor seal, WNA.
		Harp seal, WNA.
		Long-finned pilot whale, WNA.1
		Risso's dolphin, WNA.
		White-sided dolphin, WNA.1
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawl	10,824	Atlantic spotted dolphin, Northern Gulf of Mexico.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Barataria Bay Estuarine System.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal.1
		Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine.1
		Bottlenose dolphin, GMX continental shelf.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Mississippi River Delta.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Mobile Bay, Bonsecour Bay.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GA/Southern SC estuarine system.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal.1
		Bottlenose dolphin, Pensacola Bay, East Bay.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Perdido Bay.
		Bottlenose dolphin, SC/GA coastal.1
		Bottlenose dolphin, Southern migratory coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal.1
Virginia shrimp trawl	12	None documented.
Trap/Pot Fisheries:
MA mixed species trap/pot	1,240	Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine.1
Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico stone crab trap/pot 2	1,101	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, Sarasota Bay, Little Sarasota Bay.
Atlantic mixed species trap/pot 2	3,493	Fin whale, WNA.
		Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine.
Atlantic blue crab trap/pot	6,679	Bottlenose dolphin, Biscayne Bay estuarine.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Central GA estuarine system.1
		Bottlenose dolphin, Charleston estuarine system.1
		Bottlenose dolphin, Indian River Lagoon estuarine system.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Jacksonville estuarine system.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern FL coastal.1
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GA/Southern SC estuarine system.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern Migratory coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system.1
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern SC estuarine system.
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		Bottlenose dolphin, SC/GA coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Southern GA estuarine system.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Southern Migratory coastal.1
		Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system.
		West Indian manatee, FL.
Purse Seine Fisheries:
Gulf of Mexico menhaden purse seine	40-42	Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Mississippi River Delta.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, Bay Boudreau.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal.1
		Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal.1
Mid-Atlantic menhaden purse seine 2	17	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern Migratory coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Southern Migratory coastal.
Haul/Beach Seine Fisheries:
Mid-Atlantic haul/beach seine	359	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern Migratory coastal.1
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system.1
		Bottlenose dolphin, Southern Migratory coastal.1
NC long haul seine	10	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system.1
		Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system.
Stop Seine/Weir/Pound Net:
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.
Stop Net Fisheries:
NC roe mullet stop net	1	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system.
		Bottlenose dolphin, unknown (Southern migratory coastal or Southern NC estuarine system).
Pound Net Fisheries:
VA pound net	20	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern migratory coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine system.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Southern Migratory coastal.1
Marine Aquaculture Fisheries:
Aquaculture rafts 2	<15	None documented.
Bottom culture (trays/cages) with buoys 2	Unknown	None documented.
Longline aquaculture 2	Unknown	None documented.
Category III
Gillnet Fisheries:
Caribbean gillnet	127	None documented in the most recent 5 years of data.
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	Bottlenose dolphin, Northern SC estuarine system.
Trawl Fisheries:
Atlantic shellfish bottom trawl	>58	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	Bottlenose dolphin, SC/GA coastal.
Marine Aquaculture Fisheries:
Net pen aquaculture	~25	Harbor seal, WNA.
On-bottom/off-bottom culture (trays/cages) without buoys	Unknown	None documented.
Shellfish aquaculture	Unknown	None documented.
Purse Seine Fisheries:
Gulf of Maine Atlantic herring purse seine	>7	Harbor seal, WNA.
Gulf of Maine menhaden purse seine	>2	None documented.
FL West Coast sardine purse seine	10	None documented.
Longline/Hook and Line Fisheries:
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic bottom longline/hook-and-line	>1,207	None documented.
Gulf of Maine, U.S. Mid-Atlantic tuna, shark, swordfish hook-and-line/harpoon	2,846	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	39	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	680	None documented.
U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico trotline	unknown	Bottlenose dolphin, Galveston Bay, East Bay, Trinity Bay.
Trap/Pot Fisheries:
Caribbean mixed species trap/pot	154	Bottlenose dolphin, Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands.
Caribbean spiny lobster trap/pot	40	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.
		Bottlenose dolphin, FL Keys.
Gulf of Mexico blue crab trap/pot	4,113	Bottlenose dolphin, Barataria Bay.
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		Bottlenose dolphin, Caloosahatchee River.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, Bay Boudreau.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Mobile Bay, Bonsecour Bay.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Waccasassa Bay, Withlacoochee Bay, Crystal Bay.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal.
		West Indian manatee, FL.
Gulf of Mexico mixed species trap/pot	unknown	None documented.
MA green crab pot	78	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/Fyke Net Fisheries:
Gulf of Maine herring and Atlantic mackerel stop seine/weir	>1	Harbor porpoise, GME/BF.
		Harbor seal, WNA.
		Minke whale, Canadian east coast.
		Atlantic white-sided dolphin, WNA.
U.S. Mid-Atlantic crab stop seine/weir	2,600	None documented.
RI floating trap	9	None documented.
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic fyke net	unknown	None documented.
Dredge Fisheries:
Gulf of Maine sea urchin dredge	unknown	None documented.
Gulf of Maine mussel dredge	unknown	None documented.
Gulf of Maine, U.S. Mid-Atlantic sea scallop dredge	>403	None documented.
Mid-Atlantic blue crab dredge	unknown	None documented.
Mid-Atlantic soft-shell clam dredge	unknown	None documented.
Mid-Atlantic whelk dredge	unknown	None documented.
U.S. Mid-Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico oyster dredge	7,000	None documented.
New England and Mid-Atlantic offshore surf clam/quahog dredge	unknown	None documented.
Haul/Beach Seine Fisheries:
Caribbean haul/beach seine	38	West Indian manatee, Puerto Rico.
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, Barataria Bay estuarine system.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Biscayne Bay estuarine.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Central FL coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Charleston estuarine system.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Choctawhatchee Bay.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, FL Bay.
		Bottlenose dolphin, GMX bay, sound, estuarine.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Indian River Lagoon estuarine system.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Jacksonville estuarine system.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, Bay Boudreau.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern FL coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GA/Southern SC estuarine.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern migratory coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern NC estuarine.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Southern migratory coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Southern NC estuarine system.
		Bottlenose dolphin, SC/GA coastal.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Western GMX coastal.
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; NY—New York; RI—Rhode Island; SC—South Carolina; VA—Virginia; WNA—Western North Atlantic;
1  Fishery classified based on mortalities and serious injuries of this stock, which are greater than or equal to 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; and
* Fishery has an associated high seas component listed in table 3.

Table 3—List of Fisheries—Commercial Fisheries on the High Seas

Fishery description	Number of HSFCA permits	Marine mammal species and/or stocks incidentally killed or injured
Category I
Longline Fisheries:
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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species *	35	Atlantic spotted dolphin, WNA.
		Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX oceanic.
		Bottlenose dolphin, WNA offshore.
		Common dolphin, WNA.
		Cuvier's beaked whale, WNA.
		False killer whale, WNA.
		Killer whale, GMX oceanic.
		Kogia spp. whale (Pygmy or dwarf sperm whale), WNA.
		Long-finned pilot whale, WNA.
		Mesoplodon beaked whale, WNA.
		Minke whale, Canadian East coast.
		Pantropical spotted dolphin, WNA.
		Risso's dolphin, GMX.
		Risso's dolphin, WNA.
		Short-finned pilot whale, WNA.
Western Pacific Pelagic (HI Deep-set component) * ‸	146	Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic.
		False killer whale, HI Pelagic.
		Kogia spp. (Pygmy or dwarf sperm whale), HI.
		Risso's dolphin, HI.
		Rough-toothed dolphin, HI.
		Short-finned pilot whale, HI.
Category II
Drift Gillnet Fisheries:
Pacific Highly Migratory Species * ‸	2	Long-beaked common dolphin, CA.
		Humpback whale, Central America/Southern Mexico-CA/OR/WA.
		Humpback whale, Mainland Mexico-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:
CCAMLR	0	Antarctic fur seal.
Purse Seine Fisheries:
Western and Central Pacific Ocean Tuna Purse Seine	14	Bottlenose dolphin, unknown.
		Blue whale, unknown.
		Bryde's whale, unknown.
		False killer whale, unknown.
		Fin whale, unknown.
		Indo-Pacific dolphin.
		Long-beaked common dolphin, unknown.
		Melon-headed whale, unknown.
		Minke whale, unknown.
		Pantropical spotted dolphin, unknown.
		Risso's dolphin, unknown.
		Rough-toothed dolphin, unknown.
		Sei whale, unknown.
		Short-finned pilot whale, unknown.
		Sperm whale, unknown.
		Spinner dolphin, unknown.
Western Pacific Pelagic	0	No information.
Longline Fisheries:
CCAMLR	0	None documented.
South Pacific Albacore Troll	5	No information.
Western Pacific Pelagic (HI Shallow-set component) * ‸	17	Beaked whale, unknown.
		Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic.
		False killer whale, HI Pelagic.
		Guadalupe fur seal.
		Risso's dolphin, HI.
		Striped dolphin, HI.
Handline/Pole and Line Fisheries:
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species	0	No information.
Pacific Highly Migratory Species	39	No information.
South Pacific Albacore Troll	2	No information.
Western Pacific Pelagic	1	No information.
Troll Fisheries:
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species	0	No information.
South Pacific Albacore Troll	24	No information.
Western Pacific Pelagic	6	No information.
Category III
Longline Fisheries:
Northwest Atlantic Bottom Longline	0	None documented.
Pacific Highly Migratory Species	104	None documented in the most recent 5 years of data.
Purse Seine Fisheries:
Pacific Highly Migratory Species * ‸	1	None documented.
Trawl Fisheries:
Northwest Atlantic	0	None documented.
Troll Fisheries:
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Pacific Highly Migratory Species *	98	None documented.
List of Terms, Abbreviations, and Symbols Used in table 3:
CA—California; GMX—Gulf of Mexico; HI—Hawaii; OR—Oregon; WA—Washington; 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; and
‸ The list of marine mammal species and/or stocks killed or injured in this fishery is identical to the list of marine mammal species and/or stocks killed or injured in U.S. waters component of the fishery, minus species and/or stocks that have geographic ranges exclusively in coastal waters, because the marine mammal species and/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.

Table 4—Fisheries Affected by Take Reduction Teams and Plans

Take reduction plans	Affected fisheries
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP)—50 CFR 229.32	Category I.
	Mid-Atlantic gillnet.
	Northeast/Mid-Atlantic American lobster and Jonah crab trap/pot.
	Northeast sink gillnet.
	Category II.
	Atlantic blue crab trap/pot.
	Atlantic mixed species trap/pot.
	MA mixed species trap/pot.
	Northeast drift gillnet.
	Southeast Atlantic gillnet.
	Southeastern U.S. Atlantic shark gillnet.*
	Southeastern, U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico stone crab trap/pot.^
Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan (BDTRP)—50 CFR 229.35	Category I.
	Mid-Atlantic gillnet.
	Category II.
	Atlantic blue crab trap/pot.
	Chesapeake Bay inshore gillnet fishery.
	Mid-Atlantic haul/beach seine.
	Mid-Atlantic menhaden purse seine.
	NC inshore gillnet.
	NC long haul seine.
	NC roe mullet stop net.
	Southeast Atlantic gillnet.
	Southeastern U.S. Atlantic shark gillnet.
	Southeastern U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawl.^
	Southeastern, U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico stone crab trap/pot.^
	U.S. Mid-Atlantic mixed species stop seine/weir/pound net (except the NC roe mullet stop net).
	VA pound net.
False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan (FKWTRP)—50 CFR 229.37	Category I.
	HI deep-set longline.
	Category II.
	HI shallow-set longline.
Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan (HPTRP)—50 CFR 229.33 (New England) and 229.34 (Mid-Atlantic)	Category I.
	Mid-Atlantic gillnet.
	Northeast sink gillnet.
Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Plan (PLTRP)—50 CFR 229.36	Category I.
	Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico large pelagics longline.
Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan (POCTRP)—50 CFR 229.31	Category II.
	CA thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet (≥14 in mesh).
Atlantic Trawl Gear Take Reduction Team (ATGTRT)	Category II.
	Mid-Atlantic bottom trawl.
	Mid-Atlantic mid-water trawl (including pair trawl).
	Northeast bottom trawl Northeast mid-water trawl (including pair trawl).
List of Symbols Used in table 4:
* Only applicable to the portion of the fishery operating in U.S. waters; and
^ Only applicable to the portion of the fishery operating in the Atlantic Ocean.