Facilitate a reduction in entanglement risk to North Atlantic right whale from fixed fishing gear by increasing understanding of how acoustic geolocation of gear can replace vertical lines from traps to surface buoys. Project will evaluate the performance and feasibility of up to four different acoustic geolocation systems in various gear densities.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Fisheries Innovation Fund
Project Title: Evaluating Technologies to Replace Vertical Lines to Surface Fishing Buoys (ME)
Organization:
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Project ID:
0303.24.081541
Description:
Award Amount:
$1999992.17
Location:
Coastal Maine