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Tag: Bycatch

Shine bright like a gillnet
Fisheries

Shine bright like a gillnet

Fishing mostly depends on gillnets that catch many organisms besides fish, but we can change gillnets for the better…
April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 Valeria Contreras
Critically endangered ancient fish relative has life a 100 year life span
Conservation

Critically endangered ancient fish relative has life a 100 year life span

We are still making sense of coelacanths. Thought to be extinct, these rare, critically endangered, 400 million-year-old ancient fishes are…
July 20, 2021July 21, 2021 Pablo Brenes Coto
A new take on disco fever: using “the disco effect” to save sharks
Sharkbites Saturday

A new take on disco fever: using “the disco effect” to save sharks

Happy Shark Week! In this article we discuss the potential use of disco-like stimuli to deter various species sharks from…
July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 Carolyn Wheeler
Can we build a multisensory shark repellant?
Behavior Coastal Management

Can we build a multisensory shark repellant?

Human-shark interactions don't always end well on both sides. Is it possible to build a shark repellant that can keep…
January 19, 2018January 24, 2018 Megan Chen
Book Review Fisheries

Minimizing bycatch by maximizing incentives

What's the best way for fishermen to avoid catching the wrong type of animal in their nets? According to this…
June 26, 2017 Erin McLean
Fisheries

Should all shark fishing be banned?

It might seem like a no-brainer to ban shark fishing as well as the sale and trade of shark products.…
March 1, 2017March 4, 2017 Megan Chen
Biological oceanography Biology Conservation Ecology Fisheries Human impacts

Earth Week: Overview on Overfishing

We rely heavily on the oceans as a source of food. Unfortunately, fish populations have declined by over 50 percent…
April 20, 2016April 20, 2016 Ashley Marranzino
Coastal Management Conservation Coral Fisheries

How to Stop Dragging Our Assets: The World’s First Fishery Habitat Quota

Setting limits on fish catch is standard practice in fisheries management. For the first time in history, limits on habitat…
December 5, 2015December 6, 2015 Megan Chen
Conservation Fisheries Human impacts technology

Technology for Turtles: TurtleWatch Program to Protect Sea Turtles and Assist Fishermen

A technology that both benefits fishermen and helps prevent sea turtle bycatch? Yes, please! The great news is that it…
May 27, 2015May 27, 2015 Rebecca Flynn
Fisheries

Hotspots of unwanted catches: the global issue of bycatch

Incidental catches of nontarget species, also called “bycatch” have important ecological, social and economic impacts. A new study reveals the…
April 15, 2014April 15, 2014 Catarina Silva

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