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Effect of mesh size, composite mesh and codend windows on otter trawl selectivity. A collaborative program developing effective methods for bycatch reduction in Northeastern Fisheries.
Bycatch reduction in small-mesh squid fisheries
Bycatch reduction in Gulf of Maine groundfish fisheries
Development of composite mesh codends - as bycatch reduction devices
Development of excluder devices - for Northwest Atlantic groundfish trawl fisheries
A collaborative program to demonstrate temporal access to Closed Area II, targeting yellowtail flounder without significant bycatch of cod and haddock.
Collaborative Partnership Building
Manomet's Marine Conservation Program Experience and Expertise:
- Gear technology and Conservation Engineering
- Animal Behavior - Description, Quantification, and Analysis
- Selectivity and Statistical Analysis
- Underwater Videography
- Research Program and Proposal Development
- Observer Services - At Sea Data Collection, Entry, Storage and Analysis
- GIS - Map Creation and Spatial Analysis
- Fish Tracking and Tagging Expertise
- SCUBA Diving
Definitions
Bycatch - As Defined by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (see below), bycatch consists of "..fish which are harvested in a fishery, but which are not sold or kept for personal use.." but does not include "..fish released alive under a recreational catch-and-release fishery"
Discard - Animals discarded after capture (either dead or alive).
Fish are defined as "..finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal and plant life other than marine mammals and birds (emphasis added).
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act - See www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/"
Sustainable Fisheries Act - See www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/"
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