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Net Illumination Reduces Fisheries Bycatch, Maintains Catch Value, and Increases Operational Efficiency

We study how illuminating gillnets decreases bycatch and economizes resources for small-scale coastal gillnet fisheries.
January 20, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands
Image of illuminated gillnet with graph comparisons of bycatch. See publication for detailed description of data presented.

Incidental Take Program

This training and support program ensures that fishery observers collect data needed to reduce protected species bycatch in commercial fisheries.
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Secretarial Review Draft Regulatory Impact Review for Proposed Regulatory Amendment Removing processing restrictions for squids and sculpins in the BSAI and GOA

Analysis of the benefits and costs of proposed alternatives regarding processing and sale of squids and sculpins
October 20, 2021 - Analyses (non-NEPA) ,
Alaska

Annual Report for the Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Chinook Salmon Coded Wire Tag and Recovery Data for ESA Consultations

Alaska Region's data on salmon incidental catch in the Alaska groundfish fisheries, including stock of origin and coded wire tag (CWT) data for salmon. Report supplements the annual report on salmon incidental catch and salmon bycatch reduction measures.
October 06, 2021 - Other Reports ,
Alaska

Seabird Bycatch Estimates for Alaska Groundfish Fisheries: 2020

Annual update of estimates of seabirds caught as bycatch in commercial groundfish and halibut fisheries operating in Federal waters off Alaska
October 05, 2021 - Technical Memo ,
Alaska

Amendment 51 to the FMP for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) King and Tanner Crabs, Amendment 17 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska, and

NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 51 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) King and Tanner Crabs (Crab FMP), Amendment 17 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska (Scallop FMP), and Amendment…
Final Rule
,
Alaska
Published
05/26/2022

2021 Funded Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program Projects

Descriptions of projects funded in Fiscal Year 2021.
National

2021 Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program Awards

NOAA Fisheries announces $2.2 million in funding for 12 innovative bycatch reduction research projects.
September 09, 2021 - Feature Story ,
National
Large black and white sea turtle swims in the blue ocean with yellow and black striped fish One of the funded projects will include innovative technology to understand the impacts of fisheries gear entanglement on endangered leatherback sea turtles. Credit: Jason Isley/Scubazoo.

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Halibut Abundance-Based Management (ABM) of Amendment 80 Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) Limit

Notice of availability of a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS); request for comments. This DEIS is prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to assess the environmental impacts from alternatives associated with a…
Notice
,
Alaska
Published
05/26/2022

Environmental Impact Statement for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Halibut Abundance-Based Management (ABM) of Amendment 80 Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) Limit

Draft analysis on linking the Pacific halibut PSC limit for the Amendment 80 commercial groundfish trawl fleet in the BSAI to halibut abundance
September 07, 2021 - NEPA ,
Alaska