Shortfin Mako Hot Sets

Program, Project, or Expedition Name:

Shortfin Mako Hot Sets – Defining High Bycatch Conditions as a Basis for Bycatch Mitigation

Data Link: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/fisheries-observers/southeast-pelagic-observer-program

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Institution	LMRCSC, UM-RSMAS
Principal Investigator	Halie O’Farrell | hofarrell@rsmas.miami.edu
Funding Agency/Contract #	N/A
Collection Start Date	N/A
Objectives of Data Collection Effort	Project applied generalized linear models to existing NOAA pelagic longline observer data to identify conditions that favor bycatch of shortfin mako sharks. No new data was collected
Collection End Date	N/A
Data Collectors Identifying Numbers	N/A
Ship or Other Platform Name	N/A
Geographic Location [Latitude(s)/longitude(s)]	Northwest Atlantic
Units	N/A
Data Parameters	N/A
Precision	N/A
Observation Methodology	N/A
Instrument/Gear  Identification of Description	N/A
Analysis Methodology	Generalized linear models applied to observer data
Data Processing/ Reduction Methodology	N/A
Explanations of Data Quality Flags	N/A
Citations of Relevant Publications and Grey Literature	O’Farrell, H. and E. A. Babcock. 2021. Shortfin mako hot sets – Defining high bycatch conditions as a basis for bycatch mitigation. Fisheries Research 244 (2021) 106123 doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2021.106123