Ghost Net with Fur Seals; Oregon Coast

Oregon Coast | 2009-Apr-17

Initial Notification: At approx. 1430(PDT) on 17APR2009, ERD received a call from NOAA Fisheries Enforcement requesting a hindcast trajectory on a suspected foreign net that washed ashore with fur seals in it. The net was reported to have washed ashore in the early morning hours of 08APR2009, with Enforcements officers arriving on-scene at ~1000 the same day. The location of the net was reported as: Lat-44 32.5'N, Long-124 04.7'W. This appears to be South of Newport, OR. This request was indicated as not urgent.