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

Juan C. Levesque

Marine Policy, 2009, vol. 33, issue 1, 40-48

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.

Keywords: Black; sea; bass; Centropristis; striata; Pot; fishery; Western; North; Atlantic; right; whale; Eubalaena; glacialis; ALWTRP; Whale; management; Mortality; Entanglement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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