Tag Results for bycatch

Conferences and Collaborations

Scientists, Regulators, Industry Talk Right Whales at Seafood Expo

March 25, 2019

For the first time, U.S. and Canadian fishermen, regulators, policymakers, NGOs, and scientists came together to include the seafood industry in discussions around solutions to save the right whales....Read More

Right Whales

Using Computer Models to Help Solve the Right Whale Entanglement Problem

November 23, 2018

Dr. Tim Werner and his team have co-authored a new paper detailing video simulations of entanglements in Marine Mammal Science to better understand how right whales get entangled in fishing lines....Read More

Field Work

Field Testing an Electronic Decoy to Decrease Elasmobranch Bycatch in Longline Fisheries

September 7, 2018

Could an electronic decoy be the key in minimizing bycatch of sharks, skates, and rays? Our scientists are conducting experimental field trials to find out. ...Read More