January 2020
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Ropeless Fishing in Scotland
Scottish tests of ‘whale-friendly’ fishing creels January 16, 2020. Author: Iain MacInnes Editor: Kim Sawicki Fishing gear designed to protect whales from entanglement is being trialled off Scotland’s coast. Whales can become caught in rope that runs between shellfish creels on the seabed to a buoy on the surface. The new “ropeless creels” have this…
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Scottish Creel Fishers respond: Key Takeaway Points from a Ropeless Fishing Survey
One of the most critical aspects to the objective collection and analysis of data requires that bias be eliminated wherever and whenever possible. This means testing the gear in locations where conditions, both sea and social, present no obstacles to fishers providing feedback on design and applicability to their practices. To ensure the continued success…