Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 234 / Friday, December 4, 2020 / Notices 78307 

Orders on Certain Preserved Mushrooms from 

Chile, India, Indonesia, and the People’s Republic 

of China—Domestic Interested Parties’ Notice of 

Intent to Participate,’’ dated August 18, 2020 (Intent 

to Participate). 

4See Intent to Participate at 3. 

5See Domestic Interested Party’s Letters, ‘‘FiveYear (Fourth Sunset) Review of Antidumping Duty 

Order on Certain Preserved Mushrooms from 

Chile—Domestic Interested Parties’ Substantive 

Response to Notice of Initiation,’’ dated September 

2, 2020; ‘‘Five-Year (Fourth Sunset) Review of the 

Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Preserved 

Mushrooms from India—Domestic Interested 

Parties’ Substantive Response to Notice of 

Initiation,’’ dated September 2, 2020; ‘‘Five-Year 

(Fourth Sunset) Review of the Antidumping Duty 

Order on Certain Preserved Mushrooms from 

Indonesia—Domestic Interested Parties’ Substantive 

Response to Notice of Initiation,’’ dated September 

2, 2020; and ‘‘Five-Year (Sunset) Review of the 

Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Preserved 

Mushrooms from the People’s Republic of China— 

Domestic Interested Parties’ Substantive Response 

to Notice of Initiation,’’ dated September 2, 2020. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews of 

the Antidumping Duty Orders on Certain Preserved 

Mushrooms from Chile, India, Indonesia, and the 

People’s Republic of China, ’’ dated concurrently 

with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 

Decision Memorandum). 

interested parties claimed interested 

party status within the meaning of 

section 771(9)(C) of the Act as U.S. 

producers in the United States of the 

domestic like product.4

On September 2, 2020, the domestic 

interested parties filed timely and 

adequate substantive responses, within 

the deadline specified in 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(3)(i).5 Commerce did not 

receive substantive responses from any 

respondent interested party with respect 

to any of the AD Orders covered by 

these sunset reviews. As a result, 

pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), 

Commerce conducted expedited (120- 

day) sunset reviews of the AD Orders. 

Scope of the Orders 

The merchandise covered by the AD 

Orders is certain preserved mushrooms 

from Chile, India, Indonesia, and China. 

The subject merchandise is provided for 

in subheadings 2003.10.0127, 

2003.10.0131, 2003.10.0137, 

2003.10.0143, 2003.10.0147, 

2003.10.0153, and 0711.51.0000 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS). Although 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope is 

dispositive. A full description of the 

scope of the AD Orders is contained in 

the accompanying Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.6

Analysis of Comments Received 

A complete discussion of all issues 

raised in these sunset reviews, 

including the likelihood of continuation 

or recurrence of dumping in the event 

of revocation of the AD Orders and the 

magnitude of the margins likely to 

prevail if the AD Orders were to be 

revoked, is provided in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum. A list of the 

topics discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum is attached as an 

appendix to this notice. The Issues and 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at https://

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. 

The signed and electronic versions of 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum 

are identical in content. 

Final Results of Sunset Reviews 

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 

752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce 

determines that revocation of the AD 

Orders on mushrooms from Chile, India, 

Indonesia, and China would be likely to 

lead to continuation or recurrence of 

dumping, and that the magnitude of the 

dumping margins likely to prevail 

would be weighted-average margins of 

up to 148.51 percent for Chile, 243.87 

percent for India, 16.24 percent for 

Indonesia, and 198.63 percent for China. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Orders 

This notice also serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

return or destruction of proprietary 

information disclosed under APO in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 

Timely notification of the return or 

destruction of APO materials, or 

conversion to judicial protective orders, 

is hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a violation which is subject to 

sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

final results and notice in accordance 

with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 

777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218 

and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii). 

Dated: November 30, 2020. 

Jeffrey I. Kessler, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the AD Orders 

IV. History of the AD Orders 

V. Legal Framework 

VI. Discussion of the Issues 

1. Likelihood of Continuation or 

Recurrence of Dumping 

2. Magnitude of the Dumping Margins 

Likely to Prevail 

VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews 

VIII. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2020–26728 Filed 12–3–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA349] 

Draft 2020 Marine Mammal Stock 

Assessment Reports 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments 

and new information. 

SUMMARY: NMFS reviewed the Alaska, 

Atlantic, and Pacific regional marine 

mammal stock assessment reports 

(SARs) in accordance with the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). SARs 

for marine mammals in the Alaska, 

Atlantic, and Pacific regions were 

revised according to new information. 

NMFS solicits public comments on the 

draft 2020 SARs. NMFS is also 

requesting new information for strategic 

stocks that were not updated in 2020. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

March 4, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The 2020 draft SARs are 

available in electronic form via the 

internet at https://www.fisheries 

.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammalprotection/draft-marine-mammal-stockassessment-reports. 

Copies of the Alaska Regional SARs 

may be requested from Marcia Muto, 

Alaska Fisheries Science Center; copies 

of the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and 

Caribbean Regional SARs may be 

requested from Elizabeth Josephson, 

Northeast Fisheries Science Center; and 

copies of the Pacific Regional SARs may 

be requested from Jim Carretta, 

Southwest Fisheries Science Center (see 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

below). 

You may submit comments or new 

information, identified by NOAA– 

NMFS–2020–0130, through the Federal 

e-Rulemaking Portal: 

1. Go to www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2020- 

0130. 

2. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

and complete the required fields. 

3. Enter or attach your comments. 

Instructions: NMFS may not consider 

comments if they are sent by any other 

method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period. Due to delays in 

processing mail related to COVID–19 

and health and safety concerns, no mail, 

courier, or hand deliveries will be 

accepted. All comments received are a 

part of the public record and will 

generally be posted for public viewing 

on www.regulations.gov without change. 

All personal identifying information 

(e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential 

business information, or otherwise 

sensitive information submitted 

voluntarily by the sender will be 

publicly accessible. NMFS will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Zachary Schakner, Office of Science and 

Technology, 301–427–8106, 

Zachary.Schakner@noaa.gov; Marcia 

Muto, 206–526–4026, Marcia.Muto@

noaa.gov, regarding Alaska regional 

stock assessments; Elizabeth Josephson, 

508–495–2362, Elizabeth.Josephson@

noaa.gov, regarding Atlantic, Gulf of 

Mexico, and Caribbean regional stock 

assessments; or Jim Carretta, 858–546– 

7171, Jim.Carretta@noaa.gov, regarding 

Pacific regional stock assessments. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 117 of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 

1361 et seq.) requires NMFS and the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to 

prepare stock assessments for each stock 

of marine mammals occurring in waters 

under the jurisdiction of the United 

States, including the U.S. Exclusive 

Economic Zone (EEZ). These reports 

must contain information regarding the 

distribution and abundance of the stock, 

population growth rates and trends, 

estimates of annual human-caused 

mortality and serious injury (M/SI) from 

all sources, descriptions of the fisheries 

with which the stock interacts, and the 

status of the stock. Initial reports were 

completed in 1995. 

The MMPA requires NMFS and FWS 

to review the SARs at least annually for 

strategic stocks and stocks for which 

significant new information is available, 

and at least once every three years for 

non-strategic stocks. The term ‘‘strategic 

stock’’ means a marine mammal stock: 

(A) For which the level of direct humancaused mortality exceeds the potential 

biological removal level or PBR (defined 

by the MMPA as the maximum number 

of animals, not including natural 

mortalities, that may be removed from a 

marine mammal stock while allowing 

that stock to reach or maintain its 

optimum sustainable population); (B) 

which, based on the best available 

scientific information, is declining and 

is likely to be listed as a threatened 

species under the Endangered Species 

Act (ESA) within the foreseeable future; 

or (C) which is listed as a threatened 

species or endangered species under the 

ESA. NMFS and FWS are required to 

revise a SAR if the status of the stock 

has changed or can be more accurately 

determined. 

Prior to public review, the updated 

SARs under NMFS’ jurisdiction are 

peer-reviewed within NMFS Fisheries 

Science Centers and by members of 

three regional independent Scientific 

Review Groups, established under the 

MMPA to independently advise NMFS 

on information and uncertainties related 

to the status of marine mammals. 

The period covered by the 2020 draft 

SARs is 2014 through 2018. NMFS 

reviewed the status of all marine 

mammal strategic stocks as required and 

considered whether significant new 

information was available for all other 

stocks under NMFS’ jurisdiction. As a 

result of this review, NMFS revised a 

total of 81 reports representing 84 stocks 

in the Alaska, Atlantic, and Pacific 

regions to incorporate new information. 

The 2020 revisions to the SARs consist 

primarily of updated or revised humancaused mortality and serious injury (M/ 

SI) estimates and updated abundance 

estimates. For the Gulf of Maine 

humpback whale stock, the revisions 

include the application of an 

established capture-mark-recapture 

method to estimate the abundance and 

unobserved or cryptic mortality. Five 

stocks changed in status from ‘‘nonstrategic’’ to ‘‘strategic’’ (Eastern Bering 

Sea beluga whale, Gulf of Maine 

humpback whale, Gulf of Mexico 

spinner dolphin, Gulf of Mexico striped 

dolphin, and Gulf of Mexico Clymene 

dolphin stocks). The stock summary 

tables have been reformatted for 

consistency across each region. 

Highlights of the draft 2020 SAR 

revisions are discussed below. 

NMFS solicits public comments on 

the draft 2020 SARs. To ensure NMFS 

is aware of new information relevant to 

all strategic stocks, NMFS also requests 

new information for strategic stocks that 

were not updated in 2020. Specifically, 

new relevant information could include 

peer-reviewed information on humancaused M/SI, fishery interactions, 

abundance, distribution, stock structure, 

and habitat concerns, which could be 

incorporated into the SARs, and other 

information on emerging concerns for 

strategic stocks. 

Alaska Reports 

In 2020, NMFS reviewed new 

information for 28 stocks in the Alaska 

Region and revised 23 Stock Assessment 

Reports under NMFS’ jurisdiction: 16 

strategic stocks and 7 non-strategic 

stocks. The Eastern Bering Sea beluga 

whale stock changed from ‘‘nonstrategic’’ to ‘‘strategic’’ (see below). A 

list of the revised stocks in 2020 for the 

Alaska region is presented in Table 1. 

Information on the remaining Alaska 

region stocks can be found in the final 

2019 reports (Muto et al. 2020). 

TABLE 1—LIST OF MARINE MAMMAL STOCKS IN THE ALASKA REGION REVISED IN 2020 

Strategic stocks Non-strategic stocks 

• Steller sea lion, Western U.S.* ............................................................. • Spotted seal, Bering. 

• Northern fur seal, Eastern Pacific * ....................................................... • Ribbon seal. 

• Bearded seal, Beringia ......................................................................... • Beluga whale, Beaufort Sea. 

• Ringed seal, Arctic ................................................................................ • Beluga whale, Eastern Chukchi Sea.* 

• Beluga whale, Eastern Bering Sea * ..................................................... • Beluga whale, Bristol Bay.* 

• Beluga whale, Cook Inlet * .................................................................... • Killer whale, Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands. 

• Killer whale, AT1 Transient ................................................................... • Killer whale, West Coast Transient.* 

• Harbor porpoise, Southeast Alaska.

• Harbor porpoise, Gulf of Alaska.

• Harbor porpoise, Bering Sea *.

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TABLE 1—LIST OF MARINE MAMMAL STOCKS IN THE ALASKA REGION REVISED IN 2020—Continued 

Strategic stocks Non-strategic stocks 

• Sperm whale, North Pacific.

• Humpback whale, Western North Pacific.

• Humpback whale, Central North Pacific.

• Fin whale, Northeast Pacific.

• North Pacific right whale, Eastern North Pacific.

• Bowhead whale, Western Arctic.

* Includes updated abundance estimates. 

Stock Name Changes 

NMFS changed the stock names for 

the four ice seal stocks (bearded seal, 

ribbon seal, ringed seal, and spotted 

seal) to reflect advice in the NMFS 

Policy Directive, ‘‘Guidelines for 

preparing stock assessment reports 

pursuant to the 1994 amendments to the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act’’ (NMFS 

2016) regarding trans-boundary stocks. 

While the stocks extend beyond the 

boundaries of the U.S. EEZ, the stock 

assessment reports consider only the 

portions of the stocks that are within the 

U.S. EEZ because the relevant stock 

assessment data on abundance and 

human-caused mortality and serious 

injury are generally not available for the 

broader range of the stock or even for 

waters adjacent to the U.S. EEZ. 

Beluga Whale, Eastern Bering Sea 

The updated abundance estimate, 

derived from aerial surveys in 2017, is 

9,242 beluga whales. This is an increase 

from the previous estimate of 6,994. The 

updated minimum population estimate 

is 8,357, previously considered 

unreliable for calculating a PBR as the 

survey data were more than eight years 

old. The Eastern Bering Sea beluga 

whale stock changed from non-strategic 

to strategic because the calculated PBR 

of 167 is less than the estimated humancaused mortality and serious injury of 

198 beluga whales. 

Beluga Whales—Cook Inlet 

A new approach using video data was 

applied to address bias in the group-size 

estimation process of previous methods. 

The updated best estimate of abundance 

in 2018, derived using this new 

analytical method on aerial survey data 

from 2014, 2016, and 2018, is 279 

beluga whales. This is a decrease from 

the previous estimate of 327. During the 

most recent 10-year time period (2008– 

2018), the estimated exponential trend 

in the abundance estimates is a decline 

of 2.3 percent per year (95 percent 

Probability Interval: –4.1 percent to –0.6 

percent), with a 99.7 percent probability 

of a decline, and a 93.0 percent 

probability of a decline that is more 

than 1 percent per year (Wade et al. 

2019). 

Harbor Porpoise, Bering Sea 

The abundance estimate for harbor 

porpoise in the eastern Bering Sea, 

derived from vessel surveys in 

association with pollock stock 

assessment surveys in 2008, is 5,713 

harbor porpoise. However, this estimate 

is for only a small portion of the range 

of this stock. Because the survey data 

are more than eight years old, the 

minimum population estimate (NMIN) is 

now considered unknown, and the PBR 

is now considered undetermined. 

Atlantic Reports 

In 2020, NMFS reviewed all 116 

stocks in the Atlantic region for new 

information (including the Atlantic 

Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. 

territories in the Caribbean). This year, 

NMFS revised 33 reports in the Atlantic 

region (13 strategic and 20 nonstrategic). Four stocks (Gulf of Maine 

humpback whale, Gulf of Mexico 

spinner dolphin, Gulf of Mexico striped 

dolphin, and Gulf of Mexico Clymene 

dolphin) changed from ‘‘non-strategic’’ 

to ‘‘strategic’’ (see below). A list of the 

revised stocks in the Atlantic region for 

2020 is presented in Table 2. 

Information on the remaining Atlantic 

region stocks can be found in the final 

2019 reports (Hayes et al. 2020). 

TABLE 2—LIST OF MARINE MAMMAL STOCKS IN THE ATLANTIC REGION REVISED IN 2020 

Strategic stocks Non-strategic stocks 

• North Atlantic right whale, Western North Atlantic (WNA) * ................. • Minke whale, Canadian East Coast.* 

• Fin whale, WNA * .................................................................................. • Common dolphin, WNA.* 

• Sei whale, Nova Scotia ......................................................................... • Harbor porpoise, Gulf of Maine. 

• Humpback whale, Gulf of Maine .......................................................... • Gray seal, WNA. 

• Common bottlenose dolphin, WNA Northern Migratory coastal .......... • Blainville’s beaked whale, Gulf of Mexico.* 

• Common bottlenose dolphin, WNA Southern Migratory coastal .......... • Cuvier’s beaked whale, Gulf of Mexico.* 

• Common bottlenose, Northern North Carolina Estuarine System ....... • Gervais’ beaked whale, Gulf of Mexico.* 

• Common bottlenose, Southern North Carolina Estuarine System ....... • Bottlenose dolphin, Gulf of Mexico, Oceanic.* 

• Bryde’s whale, Gulf of Mexico * ............................................................ • Dwarf sperm whale, Gulf of Mexico.* 

• Clymene dolphin, Gulf of Mexico * ........................................................ • Pygmy sperm whale, Gulf of Mexico.* 

• Sperm whale, Gulf of Mexico * ............................................................. • False killer whale, Gulf of Mexico.* 

• Spinner dolphin, Gulf of Mexico * ......................................................... • Fraser’s dolphin, Gulf of Mexico.* 

• Striped dolphin, Gulf of Mexico* ........................................................... • Killer whale, Gulf of Mexico.* 

• Harbor seal, WNA. 

• Pantropical spotted dolphin, Gulf of Mexico.* 

• Pygmy killer whale, Gulf of Mexico.* 

• Risso’s dolphin, Gulf of Mexico.* 

• Rough-toothed dolphin, Gulf of Mexico.* 

• Short-finned pilot whale, Gulf of Mexico.* 

• Melon-headed whale, Gulf of Mexico.* 

* Includes updated abundance estimates. 

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North Atlantic Right Whale, Western 

Atlantic 

For the second year, western North 

Atlantic right whale stock size is based 

on a state-space model of the sighting 

histories of individual whales (Pace et 

al. 2017). Using a hierarchical, statespace Bayesian open population model 

of these histories produced a median 

abundance value of 412 individuals (95 

percent credible intervals 403–424). The 

previous best abundance estimate in the 

2019 SAR was 428 (95 percent credible 

intervals 406–447). 

The estimated annual rate of total 

mortality using this modeling approach 

is 18.6 animals for the period 2013– 

2017 (Pace et al. submitted). This 

estimated total mortality accounts for 

detected mortality and serious injury, as 

well as undetected (unobserved or 

cryptic) mortality within the 

population. When comparing the 

detected mortality and serious injury to 

the model estimates for the five-year 

period (2013–2017), the detection rate 

was 51 percent of the state space 

model’s annual morality estimate. 

Humpback Whale, Gulf of Maine 

For the Gulf of Maine humpback 

whale report, two independent 

abundance estimates are presented. One 

based on ship/aerial line-transect 

surveys, and a second based on 

applying mark and recapture methods to 

photo identification records (Robbins 

and Pace 2018). The best abundance 

estimate of 1,396 (95 percent credible 

intervals 1363–1429) is based on the 

mark and recapture method that utilizes 

a state-space model of the sighting 

histories of individual whales. Using the 

resulting NMIN associated with this 

abundance estimate of 1,380, the PBR 

for the Gulf of Maine Humpback whale 

stock is 22. 

The state-space model was also used 

to estimate total mortality as described 

above for North Atlantic right whales. 

The estimated annual rate of total 

mortality using this modeling method is 

57.6 animals for the period 2011–2015 

(estimated mortality for 2016 forward is 

not yet available due to ongoing 

processing of all photographs collected 

through 2020). The estimated human 

caused mortality and serious injury now 

exceeds PBR (22), and the Gulf of Maine 

humpback whale stock changed in 

status from ‘‘non-strategic’’ to 

‘‘strategic.’’ 

Gulf of Mexico Stocks Abundance 

Estimates 

New abundance estimates for 20 Gulf 

of Mexico stocks were generated from 

vessel surveys conducted in the 

northern Gulf of Mexico and an updated 

methodology (Garrison et al. 2020). The 

new estimates were produced using a 

new double-platform data-collection 

procedure to allow estimation of the 

detection probability on the trackline 

using the independent observer 

approach assuming point independence 

(Laake and Borchers 2004). Unlike 

previous abundance estimates, these 

estimates were corrected for the 

probability of detection on the trackline. 

Three stocks changed from ‘‘nonstrategic’’ to ‘‘strategic’’ (spinner 

dolphin, striped dolphin, and Clymene 

dolphin) because the mean modeled 

annual human-caused mortality and 

serious injury due to the Deepwater 

Horizon (DWH) oil spill exceeds PBR. 

Deep Water Horizon Mortality and 

Serious Injury Estimates 

A population model was developed to 

estimate the injury and time to recovery 

for stocks affected by the DWH oil spill, 

taking into account long-term effects 

resulting from mortality, reproductive 

failure, reduced survival rates, and the 

proportion of the stock exposed to DWH 

oil (DWH MMIQT 2015). As a result, the 

mean modeled annual human-caused 

mortality and serious injury due to the 

DWH oil spill now exceeds PBR in Gulf 

of Mexico spinner dolphin, striped 

dolphin, and Clymene dolphin stocks. 

The mortality is not associated with 

commercial fishery-related mortality 

and serious injury and does not trigger 

action under section 118 of the MMPA. 

Common Bottlenose Dolphin, Western 

North Atlantic Stocks 

An analysis of coast-wide (New Jersey 

to Florida) trends in abundance for 

common bottlenose dolphins was 

included in the WNA Northern and 

Southern Migratory Coastal SARs and 

indicated a declining trend. There was 

a statistically significant change in slope 

between 2011 and 2016, indicating a 

decline in population size. The coastwide inverse-variance weighted average 

estimate for coastal common bottlenose 

dolphins during 2011 was 41,456 

(Coefficient of Variation—CV = 0.30), 

while the estimate during 2016 was 

19,470 (CV = 0.23; Garrison et al. 2017). 

This apparent decline in common 

bottlenose dolphin abundance in coastal 

waters along the eastern seaboard may 

be a result of the 2013–2015 Unusual 

Mortality Event. 

Pacific Reports 

In 2020, NMFS reviewed all 85 stocks 

in the Pacific region (waters along the 

west coast of the United States, within 

waters surrounding the main and 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, and 

within waters surrounding U.S. 

territories in the Western Pacific) for 

new information, and revised SARs for 

28 stocks (7 strategic and 21 nonstrategic). A list revised stocks in 2020 

for the Pacific region is presented in 

Table 3. Information on the remaining 

Pacific region stocks can be found in the 

final 2019 reports (Carretta et al. 2020). 

TABLE 3—LIST OF MARINE MAMMAL STOCKS IN THE PACIFIC REGION REVISED IN 2020 

Strategic stocks Non-strategic stocks 

• False killer whale, Main Hawaiian Islands Insular ................................ • Gray whale, Eastern North Pacific. 

• Hawaiian monk seal * ............................................................................ • Rough-toothed dolphin, Hawaii.* 

• Killer whale, Eastern N Pacific Southern * Resident ............................ • Risso’s dolphin, Hawaii.* 

• Sperm whale, Hawaii * .......................................................................... • Pantropical spotted dolphin, Hawaii Pelagic.* 

• Fin whale, Hawaii * ................................................................................ • Bottlenose dolphin, Hawaii Pelagic.* 

• Fin whale, California/Oregon/Washington ............................................ • Striped dolphin, Hawaii Pelagic.* 

• Gray whale, Western North Pacific ...................................................... • Frasers dolphin, Hawaii.* 

• Melon-headed whale.* 

Æ Hawaiian islands. 

Æ Kohala Resident. 

• Pygmy killer whale, Hawaii.* 

• False Killer whale.* 

Æ Northwest Hawaiian Islands. 

Æ Hawaii Pelagic. 

• Killer whale, Hawaii.* 

• Short-finned pilot whale, Hawaii.* 

• Blainville’s beaked whale, Hawaii Pelagic.* 

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TABLE 3—LIST OF MARINE MAMMAL STOCKS IN THE PACIFIC REGION REVISED IN 2020—Continued 

Strategic stocks Non-strategic stocks 

• Cuvier’s beaked whale, Hawaii Pelagic.* 

• Longman’s beaked whale, Hawaii.* 

• Pygmy sperm whale, Hawaii.* 

• Dwarf sperm whale, Hawaii. 

• Bryde’s whale, Hawaii.* 

• Minke whale, Hawaii.* 

* Includes updated abundance estimates. 

Updated Abundance Estimates for 

Hawaiian Stocks 

The majority of Hawaii reports 

contain new abundance estimates for all 

Hawaiian Islands Cetacean Assessment 

Survey (HICEAS) years (2002, 2010, and 

2017) using a consistent analysis 

approach across years. Some stocks use 

model-based estimates of abundance 

when available. 

False Killer Whale, All Pacific Stocks 

The stock range and boundaries of the 

three Hawaiian stocks of false killer 

whales were recently reevaluated, given 

significant new information on the 

occurrence and movements of each 

stock in Bradford et al. (2015), and 

further revised for the pelagic stock in 

Bradford et al. (2020). A new modelbased methodology, taking into account 

the removal of the inner stock boundary 

for the pelagic stock, was used to 

estimate abundance. This resulted in 

new abundance, NMIN, and PBR 

estimates for the Hawaii EEZ and 

broader central Pacific study area. 

Common Bottlenose Dolphin-Hawaii 

Pelagic 

There were no sightings of bottlenose 

dolphins during systematic survey effort 

in 2017, and therefore design-based 

estimates are not available. This results 

in an undetermined abundance estimate 

(previously 21,815) and 

correspondingly, the PBR for this 

population is now undetermined 

(previously 140). 

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