Gulf of Maine; trawl fisheries for groundfish in the Bering Sea 

 and Gulf of Alaska; and the foreign mackerel trawl fishery off 

 the southern New England and mid-Atlantic states. The marine 

 mammal species taken most freguently in these fisheries include 

 the California sea lion, Steller sea lion, North Pacific fur 

 seal, harbor seal, northern elephant seal, harbor porpoise, 

 Dall's porpoise, pilot whale, humpback whale, and California sea 

 otter. Several species or populations have been substantially 

 affected and are discussed in detail in Chapter III. 



In 1990, the Commission, in consultation with its Committee 

 of Scientific Advisors, will continue to review and provide 

 advice to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Fish and 

 Wildlife Service, and the Department of State on actions needed 

 to minimize the adverse effects of marine mammal/fisheries 

 interactions on both the affected fisheries and the affected 

 marine mammals. 



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