Alaska Marine Mammal Observer Program
Alaska Marine Mammal Observer Program (AMMOP)
Cannon Beach, Yakutat, Alaska. Photo: NOAA Fisheries
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AMMOP in Yakutat 07-08
- Letter to Permit Holders, September 2007
- Letter to Set Gillnetters, March 2007
- Program Booklet (1MB PDF)
- Slide Show Overview (588KB PDF)
- Program Manual (2.5MB PDF)
- Photo Album
- Laws and Regulations
Related Information
- ADF&G Commercial Fisheries (external website)
- Alaska Marine Mammal Authorization Program
- List of Fisheries
- Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports
- National Marine Mammal Laboratory
- National Observer Program
- Observer Providers
- UAA North Pacific Fisheries Observer Training Center (external website)
Bycatch Estimation Reports
- Incidental Take and Interactions of Marine Mammals and Birds in the Kodiak Island Salmon Set Gillnet Fishery, 2002 and 2005
- Incidental Catch and Interactions of Marine Mammals and Birds in the Cook Inlet Salmon Driftnet and Setnet Fisheries, 1999-2000
- Salmon Gillnet Fisheries Observer Programs in Prince William Sound and South Unimak Alaska: 1990 and 1991
About the Alaska Marine Mammal Observer Program
NMFS is mandated by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to measure and report on the effects of commercial fisheries on marine mammal stocks. One of the ways NMFS gathers this information is through the Marine Mammal Observer Program.
The purpose of the Marine Mammal Observer Program is to:
- obtain reliable estimates of incidental serious injury and mortality of marine mammals and seabirds,
- determine the reliability of reports submitted by vessel owners and operators,
- identify changes in fishing methods or technology that may increase or decrease incidental serious injury or mortality,
- collect biological samples to support and promote scientific studies,
- record data on by-catch and discard levels of all species.
Program Coordinator
- Bridget Mansfield
PH: (907) 586-7642
Bridget.Mansfield@noaa.gov