Fishery Animal Interactions

Understanding interactions between non-target species and fishing operations

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Movement

Loggerhead sea turtle interactions with gillnet fisheries in North Carolina

Project PI(s):

Catherine McClellan

Partner(s): Duke University

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Lobster Gear Configurations

Lobster gear configurations in the Gulf of Maine

Project PI(s):

Patrice McCarron and Heather Tetreault

Partner(s): Maine Lobstermen's Community Alliance

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Short-finned Pilot Whales

Pilot whale interaction with longline fisheries off North Carolina

Project PI(s):

Danielle Waples

Partner(s): Duke University

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Modeling Right Whale Entanglements

A computer model to simulate right whale entanglements in fishing gear

Project PI(s):

Dr. Laurens Howle

Partner(s): Duke University, BelleQuant Engineering

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Case Studies in North Atlantic Right Whale Fishing Gear Entanglements

Studying actual whale entanglement cases to identify promising bycatch reduction measures

Project PI(s):

Amy Knowlton, Tim Werner

Partner(s): Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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Photo: Jerry Conway. Organization: Campobello Whale Rescue Team.

Large Whale Entanglement Mitigation

Efforts to eliminate threats to large whales from entanglements in fishing gear

Project PI(s):

Scott Kraus, Tim Werner, Amy Knowlton

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