Tests were conducted aboard deep-set Hawaii tuna longline vessels to determine differences in catches, fish size selectivity and survival on 18/0 circle hooks vs. Japanese style tuna hooks size 3.6 sun and vs.
Two bycatch reduction devices (BRD), the Florida fisheye (FFE) and large-mesh extended-mesh funnel (EMF) were tested in roller-frame trawls to determine their effectiveness in reducing bycatch. Tests were conducted at two locations (Tarpon Springs and Biscayne Bay, FL) using a paired trawl design with the BRD equipped net deployed off one side and the control net off the other side. The FFE did not significantly reduce overall finfish bycatch but did retain shrimp at both locations. At Tarpon Springs, the EMF reduced bycatch significantly and shrimp loss was low, while at
Tests were conducted in the Hawaii-based tuna longline fishery to determine if removing the shallowest hooks from pelagic longline sets would maximize the catches of target species while minimizing the incidental catch of non-target species. Catch rates of bigeye tuna were not significantly different between the two set types but catch rates of sickle pomfret were significantly higher in experimental compared to control sets. Statistically fewer wahoo, dolphinfish, blue marlin, striped marlin and shortbill spearfish were caught on the experimental sets.
On Monday, June 27, I took the Casco Bay Ferry in Portland to Long Island Maine with Heather Tetreault and Sarah Paquette from the Maine Lobstermen's Association and Kate Dawson from Maine Sea Grant to meet with local lobstermen and women as part of our project to document lobster fishing practices in Maine. We were lucky to be traveling through the picturesque southern Maine islands on one of the most beautiful days of the summer so far.
On Monday, June 27, I took the Casco Bay Ferry in Portland to Long Island Maine with Heather Tetreault and Sarah Paquette from the Maine Lobstermen's Association and Kate Dawson from Maine Sea Grant to meet with local lobstermen and women as part of our project to document lobster fishing practices in Maine. We were lucky to be traveling through the picturesque southern Maine islands on one of the most beautiful days of the summer so far.
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This study aimed to quantify the risks to Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) and New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) populations from bycatch in a trap (rock lobster) and demersal gillnet fishery off South Australia.
Techniques for Reducing Marine Mammal-Gillnet Bycatch Workshop, October 17-20, 2011, Woods Hole, MA, USA.
The workshop will be held in Clark 507 located in the Quissett Campus of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). Accommodation will be covered for the nights of October 16-19 at the Inn on the Square (Falmouth, MA), and a shuttle bus will be available for transportation to and from the Inn and WHOI.
I sat down to talk about the Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction's work with Andrew Lewin, who founded Speak Up for Blue, a website dedicated to communicating about ocean conservation.
I sat down to talk about the Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction's work with Andrew Lewin, who founded Speak Up for Blue, a website dedicated to communicating about ocean conservation.
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