The Reflex Action Mortality Predictor (RAMP) is an alternative approach for assessing bycatch mortality (Davis, 2007, Davis and Ottmar, 2006 and Stoner, 2012a). RAMP is a methodology that relates reflex impairment to a probability of mortality. This is accomplished by, first, establishing a set of reflexes that are present in a minimally stressed individual and that give a consistent response to stimulation. Animals that are bycaught (either directly during fishing operations or through laboratory simulation) can then be scored by evaluating whether each of these reflexes is present or absent, and summing the number of missing reflexes. If five reflexes are used in the assessment, an individual that is in the healthiest condition would receive a reflex impairment score (“Score”) of zero (i.e., no reflexes are absent) and an individual lacking a response for all five reflexes would receive a Score of five. To relate the Scores to a probability of mortality, Scored individuals are held for a period of time to determine delayed mortality. The relationship between each Score and probability of mortality is then explained with RAMP, a predictor of mortality. Multiplying the probabilities of mortality associated with a given Score by the number of animals with that Score, summing over all Scores, and dividing by the total number assessed generates overall discard mortality rates for a given fishery.