Whats the purpose of a SAR?
SARs are written to inform the public and marine mammal experts about the status of marine mammal stocks and are used to determine if commercial fishing operations are killing or injuring marine mammals at unacceptable levels. If it is determined that these fisheries are having an unacceptable effect on the population, the SAR finding will trigger efforts to reduce the number of marine mammals killed or injured by the fishery.
