Characterization of the southeastern US black sea bass (Centropristis striata) pot commercial fishery and implications for western North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) management and policy |
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| Authors: | Juan C Levesque |
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| Institution: | Levesque Environmental and Fisheries Research, 8021 Quail Hollow Boulevard, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544, USA |
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| Abstract: | A vital component of marine policy is the conservation and management of diverse marine resources. In the southeastern US, commercial fishermen target black sea bass (Centropristis striata) with pots from North Carolina to Cape Canaveral, Florida. During the fall through spring fishing season, western North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) distribution overlaps the black sea bass commercial pot fishery. Fishermen interviews revealed that the number of pots set ranged from 3 to 240 and the number of pots set per trawl ranged from 1 to 18. Generally, the amount of gear increased from south to north. |
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| Keywords: | Black sea bass Centropristis striata Pot fishery Western North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis ALWTRP Whale management Mortality Entanglement |
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