Please select your home edition
Edition

NOAA Fisheries awards $2.3 million for bycatch reduction research

by NOAA Fisheries 10 Sep 2022 19:56 UTC
Close-up of an Atlantic bluefin tuna © NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries has awarded $2.3 million to partners around the country to support 13 research projects through its Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program.

Bycatch is catch—of fish, marine mammals, or turtles—that fishermen do not want, cannot sell, or are not allowed to keep. It can have significant biological, economic, and social impacts. Preventing and reducing bycatch is a shared goal of fisheries managers, the fishing industry, and the environmental community.

Working side by side with fishermen on their boats, we've developed solutions to some of the top bycatch challenges facing our nation's fisheries.

Read brief descriptions of the selected projects

Examples of past projects include:

  • Development of a ropeless, remotely deployed lobster trap system to reduce whale entanglements and enable the New England trap fishing industry to remain open
  • Investigation of artificial baits to reduce bycatch of protected species, including oceanic whitetip sharks, while maintaining target catch rates of tuna and swordfish in Hawaii

2022 bycatch funding recipients by region

Northeast

  • Sea Mammal Education Learning Technology Society: $199,824
  • Cormac Hondros-McCarthy: $211,290
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County: $205,240
  • University of Maine: $210,822
  • Ocean Associates Incorporated: $199,154

Southeast

  • Florida Atlantic University: $197,595
  • Arizona State University: $149,000

West Coast

  • Sub Sea Sonics, LLC: $199,584
  • Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission: $166,986
  • Dylan Diefendorf: $193,295
  • University of California, Santa Cruz: $133,720

Alaska

  • FishNext Research, LLC: $139,641

Pacific Islands

  • Wildlife Computers, Inc.: $81,967

Related Articles

New study sheds light on Alaska's mysterious shark
“One-stop shop” for information critical to conserving the highly vulnerable Pacific sleeper shark Researchers created a "one-stop shop" for information critical to conserving the highly vulnerable Pacific sleeper shark. Posted on 21 Apr Fisheries Economics of the United States Report
A summary of the economic performance of U.S. marine fisheries The annual report provides a summary of the economic performance of U.S. marine fisheries and related industries and their important role in our nation's economy. Posted on 20 Apr Influence of climate on young salmon
Providing clues to future of world's largest sockeye run The world's largest run of sockeye salmon begins in Bristol Bay river systems that flow into the Bering Sea. There young salmon face a crucial bottleneck: they must find good food and conditions so they can store enough fat to survive first winter at sea. Posted on 12 Apr Revisions to the Endangered Species Act
Finalized by NOAA Fisheries & the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The agencies finalized a series of revisions to the joint regulations to improve the agencies' ability to conserve and recover listed species. Posted on 5 Apr Emergency response effort for endangered Sawfish
A project to rescue and rehabilitate smalltooth sawfish NOAA Fisheries and partners are initiating a project to rescue and rehabilitate smalltooth sawfish affected by an ongoing mortality event in South Florida. Posted on 2 Apr Diverse habitats help Salmon weather change
Chinook in three creeks may be vulnerable alone, but resilient together Restored salmon habitat should resemble financial portfolios, offering fish diverse options for feeding and survival so that they can weather various conditions as the climate changes, a new study shows. Posted on 22 Mar Enhancing Wild Red King Crab populations
An important commercial and subsistence fishery species in Alaska Scientists examine effects of release timing and size at release on survival of hatchery-reared red king crab. Posted on 18 Mar Oyster Shell recycling key to coastal protection
Gulf Coast partners will expand efforts to restore oyster populations With $5 million in NOAA funds, Gulf Coast partners will expand efforts to restore oyster populations, protect vanishing land, and reconnect communities to their coastal heritage. Posted on 9 Mar Cold Water Connection campaign reopens rivers
For Olympic Peninsula Salmon and Steelhead With $19 million in NOAA funds, nonprofit and tribal partners plan to remove 17 barriers blocking fish passage on critical spawning rivers originating in Olympic National Park, Washington. Posted on 24 Feb Sacramento river chinook salmon remain endangered
Recent progress offers hope for recovery but serious threats continue to affect species Partners have pulled together to support the recovery of endangered Sacramento winter-run Chinook salmon in the last few years. However, the species still faces threats from climate change and other factors. Posted on 9 Feb
This site and its contents are Copyright © 2024 Sail-World FishingBoating.World USA and/or the original author, photographer etc. All Rights Reserved. Photographs are copyright by law. If you wish to use or buy a photograph contact the photographer directly.
If you have any questions about advertising or editorial then please contact our team. If you encounter any technical issues then please email techsupport@sail-world.com
Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy