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ETP Cetacean Assessment
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Dolphin, Graph, LogoThe ETP Cetacean Assessment Program carries out research to assess the status of dolphin populations affected by the purse-seine fishery for yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (the “tuna-dolphin issue”). Using data gathered on research cruises, we estimate abundance and use population models The previous link is a link to non-Federal government web site. Click to review NOAA Fisheries disclaimer to assess the status of dolphin populations. We also carry out research to estimate indirect effects of the fishery on indirect effects of the dolphins

Tim Gerrodette, Leader

 

Current Research

The Tuna-Dolphin Issue

Stenella Abundance Research (STAR) project

Indirect Effects of the Fishery

Photography 

Dolphin getting out of nets

 

 

 

 


Spotted Dolphins inside a tuna purse-seine

Recent Papers
& Reports

Killer whales of the eastern tropical Pacific: a catalog of photo-identified individuals (new 9/16/2009

A Bayesian approach to line-transect analysis for estimating abundance (new 7/6/2009)

Declining reproduction in two dolphin stocks

Prevalence of the commensal barnacle Xenobalanus globicipitis on cetacean species 

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act (IDCPA)

What is the IDCPA?

IDCPA reports

Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (NMFS web site)

Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program The previous link is a link to non-Federal government web site. Click to review NOAA Fisheries disclaimer(IATTC web site)

More ETP Cetacean Papers and Reports

ETP Cetacean Assessment Program Publications (updated 11/7/2008)

Tuna Dolphin Related Publications (updated 1/8/2008)

Related Topics

Network-Precautionary Principle The previous link is a link to non-Federal government web site. Click to review NOAA Fisheries disclaimer - Science and Environmental Health

 

 

 
Last modified: 9/16/2009
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