Design, testing, and evaluation of an acoustic release system for offshore lobster pot buoy lines

Authors:

DeAlteris, J

Year:

1999

Journal/Publisher Name:

Final Report to the National Marine Fisheries Service. Project No. 40EANF800065

An acoustic release system for offshore lobster buoy lines was successfully developed and tested for reducing right whale (Eubalanea glacialis) entanglements with vertical lines in the Gulf of Maine and southern New England lobster pot fishery.
Field Studies:

Location	Fishing gear	Reduction technique	Bycatch species	Effect on bycatch species	Catch	Effect on target catch	Type
Gulf of Maine	Traps	Acoustic releases	Large Cetaceans (maximum length > 7.5 meters)	Gear successfully developed and tested for feasbility	Lobster		In the wild