National Bycatch Report: Fishery-Specific Estimates from 2010 to Present

2010 to present data on fishery bycatch estimates collected by NOAA Fisheries across all five U.S. regions. The report documents fishery- and species-specific bycatch for fish, marine mammals, sea turtles, seabirds, and corals using observer and self-reported logbook data. It is produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to help monitor trends and inform fishery management.

Use Cases

• Monitor bycatch trends for specific fisheries based on the fishery-specific estimates mentioned in the description.
• Improve stock assessments for marine species based on the inclusion of bycatch data for fish, mammals, turtles, and birds.
• Set fishery monitoring priorities based on the reported estimates across all NOAA Fisheries regions.
• Analyze impacts on protected species like sea turtles and marine mammals based on the species-specific bycatch data.

Strengths

• Data covers all five NOAA Fisheries regions, providing a national scope.
• Includes bycatch estimates for multiple taxonomic groups: fish, marine mammals, sea turtles, seabirds, and corals.
• Uses multiple data sources, including observer data and self-reported logbook data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is presented in PDF format, which may hinder direct computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected from observer programs and self-reported fishery logbooks across all NOAA regions.

Time Range

2010 to present

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-11 23:32:54.510372; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (all five NOAA Fisheries regions)