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National Bycatch Report 2010 - Present
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This system collects bycatch data and fishery landings data from all five NOAA Fisheries
Regions and automates the generation of the tables required to publish the National
Bycatch Report (NBR). The NBR documents bycatch estimates, using observer data and
self-reported logbook data, for all fisheries for which this information is available.
NBR bycatch estimates are fishery- and species-specific. The NBR includes bycatch
estimates for fish, marine mammals, sea turtles, seabirds, and corals. Future NBR
reports will include additional bycatch estimates as new fisheries are monitored and
new data are analyzed. Over time, the NBR, along with other information sources,
should help improve NOAA Fisheries' ability to monitor bycatch trends, improve stock
assessments, and set fishery monitoring priorities, as well as serve as a useful data
tool for NOAA Fisheries' management partners.
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