Observed and Estimated Bycatch of Salmon in U.S. West Coast Fisheries, 2002–18

This data report summarizes the observed and estimated bycatch of all salmon species observed in fisheries monitored by the West Coast Groundfish Observer Program (WCGOP), the At-Sea Hake Observer Program (A-SHOP), the Electronic Monitoring (EM) Program, and the Catch Monitor (CM) Program. The WCGOP and A-SHOP are part of NOAA Fisheries’ Northwest Fisheries Science Center, and the EM and CM Programs are run by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. We present bycatch in terms of both weight and numbers of individuals. Methods used in this report follow the methods presented in the previous salmon report(Somers et al. 2015) and the most recent groundfish mortality report (Somers et al. 2019).