Whale entanglement data is compiled by NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region. An Interactive Map (above) can also be used to view the spatial distribution of entanglement records by species, gear type, and year.
Research by multiple scientists from the California Current IEA team found that vessels may have to travel farther and fish deeper to keep catching fish in the future as a result of climate change.
Allows for the exploration of trade-offs from user-defined zone closures. Explore % of fisheries revenue protected and % whale risk avoided under different management scenarios. To test a management scenario, select which zone/s and time-period to close, how much fisheries effort to displace, and then click Calculate Tradeoffs. For the selected inputs, returns:
Revenue - USD value of landings per grid cell using vessel monitoring system (VMS) data linked to California landings receipts registered to Dungeness crab (Samhouri et al., 2021).
