Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Team

Orientation Meeting Presentations

• How Gillnet Harbor Porpoise Bycatch Estimates Are Calculated
• Harbor Porpoise Background Information
• The Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Team/Plan Overview
• Overview of Sections 117 and 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

Day 1 Presentations

• Abundance and Population Information
• Gillnet Harbor Porpoise Bycatch Estimates and Factors influencing Bycatch
• HPTRP Updates from Previous Meetings and Recent Activities
• Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Team/Plan: History and Updates
• Overview of The Northeast Fisheries Observer Program
• Overview of Northeast Fisheries
• Regional Review of Bycatch Patterns