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WEBPAGE OF OCT 26-27th, 2010 WORKSHOP, OCEAN CITY, MD Mitigating Sea Turtle Bycatch
in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern New England Trawl Fisheries
Click here for workshop webpage.
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- Study on mitigating sea turtle bycatch in the bottom trawl fishery.
Status: Final report accepted and posted.
- Study on modifications to the bottom set gillnets to reduce sturgeon bycatch.
Status: Research completed, awaiting revisions to the final report.
- Study on mitigating harbor porpoise bycatch by testing for difference in bycatch between gillnets hung on the half and gillnets hung on the third..
Status: Contract awarded to AIS who successfully completed two years of research. Final report accepted and posted.
- Study on catch retention using a large TED and leatherback opening in the summer flounder trawl fishery.
Status: Final report accepted and posted.
- Development of a data logger to assess tow time durations.
Status: Contract awarded to Onset Computers. We have taken delivery of twelve units that are being tested in the field.
- Dredge construction and a study on the catch comparison between a new dredge design and the traditional New Bedford scallop dredge.
Status: Contract awarded to Coonamessett Farm. Project completed. Final report received, reviewed and posted.
Click HERE for a file on two flounder TED designs.
We are asking for feedback on research priorities for reducing sea turtle bycatch in trawl fisheries. If you have any suggestions, please submit them to our forum.(Click here to enter forum).
Links
Northeast Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
Southeast Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
Southwest Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
Northwest Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
Alaska Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
Pacific Islands Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources
NOAA Fisheries Office of Sustainable Fisheries
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Haas, H., E. LaCasella, R. LeRoux, H. O. Milliken, and B. Hayward. 2008 . Characteristics of sea turtles incidentally captured in the U.S. Atlantic sea scallop dredge fishery. Fisheries Research Volume 93, Issue 3, 28 September 2008, Pages 289-295.
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Smolowitz, R. 2005. Sea turtle - scallop dredge interactions. [Videotape accompanying final report; 656 MB.] NOAA Contract No. EA133F04SE0968.
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Smolowitz, R.; Harnish, C.; Rudders, D. 2005. Turtle - scallop dredge interaction study. [Final report; 83 p.] NOAA Contract No. EA133F-04-SE0968.
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American Underwater Search and Survey, Ltd. 2004. Sonar survey of six pound net leaders off Kiptopeke, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. [Final report; 6 p.] NOAA Contract No. EA133F04SE0646.
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DeAlteris, J.; Chosid, D.; Silva, R.; Politis, P. 2004. Evaluation of the performance of an alternative leader design on the bycatch of sea turtles and the catch of finfish in Chesapeake Bay pound nets, offshore Kiptopeake, Va. [Fin report; 14 p. + app.] NOAA Contract No. EA133F04SE0665.
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DuPaul, W.D.; Rudders, D.B., Smolowitz. 2004. Industry trials of a modified sea scallop dredge to minimize the catch of sea turtles. [Final report; Va. Inst. Mar. Sci. Mar. Resourc. report 2004-12; 35 p.] NOAA Contract No. EA133F03SE0235.
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