{"id":6792,"date":"2017-02-24T12:18:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T16:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/?p=6792"},"modified":"2017-02-24T12:23:51","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T16:23:51","slug":"fishing-gear-innovations-creating-great-results-for-fish-fishermen-and-habitat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/2017\/02\/24\/fishing-gear-innovations-creating-great-results-for-fish-fishermen-and-habitat\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing gear innovations creating great results for fish, fishermen and habitat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Trawl gear modifications produce reductions in bycatch, fuel use and seafloor contact \u2013 all with increased catching efficiency.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Over the past couple of years EDF\u2019s Pacific team has been privileged to work with fishermen, scientists, fishing net manufacturers and many others on a three-stage project to demonstrate the feasibility of improved trawl net designs on the West Coast. The video shown here describes the amazing progress we\u2019ve made together and indicates a path-forward for disseminating our results to fishermen everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fishing gear innovations drive amazing results\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UCSRCIFOzMo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Our video tells the story of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trawl gear innovations developed by fisherman Giuseppe Pennisi, of Monterey, California<\/li>\n<li>The work of Dr. James Lindholm, of Cal State University, Monterey, along with his team of remote operated vehicle (ROV) consultants and a hardy band of grad students.<\/li>\n<li>The Trawl Gear Modifications Workshop we convened last summer, which brought together researchers, fishermen, regulators and gear manufacturers from the West Coast and Alaska to view underwater fishing footage and share their expertise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That workshop was so well received that a second one is already being planned.<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to share this video with your family, friends or colleagues. There are lots of good stories in U.S. commercial fisheries these days, and the more people who learn about them the better!<\/p>\n<p><em>P.S. Many people contributed to this project, but our special thanks go out to NOAA Fisheries and the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trawl gear modifications produce reductions in bycatch, fuel use and seafloor contact \u2013 all with increased catching efficiency. 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