Malaysia Inshore trawl Cetacean Vessel 1997-2004 Low annual cetacean catch/1,000 trips = (Jaaman et al., reporting 0.17; number of vessels = 34; 2009). Sarawak Irrawaddy dolphin, using crew number of vessels reporting region bottlenose dolphin, interviews bycatch = 14; vessels in the fleet = spinner dolphin, 750 pantropical spotted dolphin, Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin and finless porpoise United States National fleet Marine mammal Observer 2005 High Dolphins and porpoises constituted (National estimate, 39 bycatch totalled the vast majority of cetacean Marine fisheries 1,887 animals Fisheries Estimated annual bycatch of large Service, 2011), whales was 10.0 (SE 2.8). pg 16-17 of NOAA report for more detail United States The West Coast Cetacean 100% 2005 High large-volume Total bycatch estimate of 1.6 M lb, see NOAA mid-water hake observer (graded fishery, with total resulting in a low fishery bycatch (National trawl (at-sea coverage Tier 3 in retained weight of ratio of 0.01. Marine processing) report) approximately 280 Fisheries 4 cetaceans were caught in 2005 M lb Service, 2011) pgs 317 for the observer program details.
Malaysia Sarawak region Inshore trawl Cetacean Irrawaddy dolphin, bottlenose dolphin, spinner dolphin, pantropical spotted dolphin, Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin and finless porpoise Vessel reporting using crew interviews 1997-2004 Low annual cetacean catch/1,000 trips = 0.17; number of vessels = 34; number of vessels reporting bycatch = 14; vessels in the fleet = 750 (Jaaman et al., 2009). United States National fleet estimate, 39 fisheries Marine mammal bycatch totalled 1,887 animals Observer 2005 High Dolphins and porpoises constituted the vast majority of cetacean Estimated annual bycatch of large whales was 10.0 (SE 2.8). (National Marine Fisheries Service, 2011), pg 16-17 of NOAA report for more detail United States The West Coast mid-water hake trawl (at-sea processing) Cetacean 100% observer coverage 2005 High (graded Tier 3 in report) large-volume fishery, with total retained weight of approximately 280 M lb Total bycatch estimate of 1.6 M lb, resulting in a low fishery bycatch ratio of 0.01. 4 cetaceans were caught in 2005 see NOAA (National Marine Fisheries Service, 2011) pgs 317 for the observer program details.