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Correspondence (December 3-5, 2019) M 1. #12a Advanc ing Byc atc h R educ tion T ec hnology in New E ngland Small Mesh Multispec ies F isher ies Outr eac h and T ec hnology T r ansfer of the L ar ge Mesh Belly Panel Co nduc te d b y
Co nduc te d b y Co rne ll Unive rsity Co o pe ra tive E xte nsio n- Ma rine Pro g ra m F unde d b y NOAA’ s Byc a tc h Re duc tio n E ng ine e ring Pro g ra m (BRE P)
1. Correspondence (December 3-5, 2019) M
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T he g o a l o f the pro je c t is to wo rk with the fishing industry to imple me nt a no -c o st b yc a tc h re duc tio n te c hno lo g y to re duc e the b yc a tc h o f No rthe a st g ro undfish c a tc h sha re spe c ie s a nd sto c ks tha t a re o ve rfishe d a nd whe re o ve rfishing is o c c urring . Ob je c tive s: 1) I mple me nt a c o nse rva tio n g e a r te c hno lo g y a ppro a c h to a ddre ss b yc a tc h issue s in the Ne w E ng la nd sma ll me sh multispe c ie s fishe ry. 2) T
a ssista nc e pro g ra m fo r fishing ve sse l o wne rs to utilize a b yc a tc h re duc tio n g e a r type – a la rg e me sh b e lly pa ne l - a ime d a t re duc ing ye llo wta il flo unde r a nd windo wpa ne flo unde r b yc a tc h. 3) He lp re so urc e ma na g e rs a nd fishe rme n wo rk to g e the r to susta ina b ly use , pro te c t, ma inta in a nd re b uild ma rine fishe rie s. 4) Co o rdina te with g e a r supplie rs to imple me nt a L MBP vo uc he r pro g ra m tha t pro vide s fina nc ia l a ssista nc e to ve sse l o wne rs to he lp the m o b ta in a nd utilize this g e a r type .
De sc riptio n & Ba c kg ro und
T he lar ge me sh pane l is made of 80c m (32”) me sh 6mm poly we bbing, 2 me she s de e p X 16 me she s wide se wn into the standar d 16c m (6”) me sh of the be lly. With the ‘saw-toothing’ of the 16c m me sh, this yie lds an e ffe c tive ope ning of 3 full me she s de e p, a total of about 8’ of lar ge me sh. T he pane l attac he s five 16c m me she s (appr
gor e to gor e (22 me she s wide or appr
80c m la rg e me sh 1st b o tto m b e lly
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he L MBP c o nc e pt wa s te ste d o rig ina lly b y Millike n a nd De Alte ris (2004). T he y fo und tha t a la rg e me sh pa ne l c o nstruc te d o f 40.6-c m dia mo nd sha pe d stre tc he d me sh with o ra ng e -c o lo re d nylo n twine 1.6 mm in dia me te r in the lo we r b e lly o f the ne t re sulte d in a 73% re duc tio n in fla tfish c a tc h with no e ffe c t o n the c a tc h o f whiting . T ha t study g a ve suppo rting e vide nc e tha t a la rg e me sh b e lly pa ne l c o uld b e e ffe c tive in the whiting fishe ry.
ha s pe rfo rme d multiple studie s with the L MBP in re duc ing va rio us flo unde r spe c ie s sinc e 2010. CCE ’ s first study fo c use d o n re duc ing winte r flo unde r in sma ll me sh fishe rie s o f So uthe rn Ne w E ng la nd (SNE ). T ha t study re sulte d in a n 87.9% re duc tio n in winte r flo unde r c a tc h in the sma ll me sh ne t with the L MBP insta lle d (Ha sb ro uc k e t a l., 2012).
F MC, CCE c o ntinue d e xpe rime nting with the L MBP in the sma ll me sh sc up fishe ry fo c using o n re duc tio n o f windo wpa ne flo unde r in the SNE sto c k a re a . T ha t study re sulte d in a b yc a tc h re duc tio n o f windo wpa ne flo unde r o f 48.04% (Ha sb ro uc k e t a l., 2016).
n e ffo rts to a ddre ss the de c lining ye llo wta il flo unde r sto c k, CCE pe rfo rme d a two -pha se L MBP pro je c t. Pha se I
c o nduc te d in the lo ng fin sq uid fishe ry o n So uthe a st Ge o rg e s Ba nk. Re sults sho we d a sta tistic a lly-sig nific a nt re duc tio n in GB ye llo wta il flo unde r c a tc h b y we ig ht (72.3 %), a nd a sta tistic a lly-sig nific a nt re duc tio n in No rthe rn windo wpa ne flo unde r c a tc h b y we ig ht (50.9%) b e twe e n the c o ntro l a nd e xpe rime nta l ne ts(Ha sb ro uc k e t a l., 2015). F unde d b y NMF S.
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Cultiva to r Sho a ls. Simila r re sults sho we d a sta tistic a lly-sig nific a nt re duc tio n in ye llo wta il flo unde r c a tc h (80.7%) a nd windo wpa ne c a tc h (59.3%) b y we ig ht b e twe e n the c o ntro l a nd e xpe rime nta l ne ts (Ha sb ro uc k e t a l., 2015a ). F unde d b y NMF S.
to the NE F MCs Re se a rc h Ste e ring Co mmitte e .
F MC, it wa s re q ue ste d tha t NOAA- NMF S ide ntify the L MBP tra wl a s a n a dditio na l a ppro ve d g e a r tha t c a n b e use d whe n the Ge o rg e s Ba nk ye llo wta il flo unde r AM is trig g e re d.
S pub lishe d a Pro po se d Rule ma king to se e k pub lic c o mme nt o n a ppro ving the L
he pro po se d rule re q ue sts,” Appro va l o f Ne w Ge a r Unde r Sma ll-Me sh F ishe rie s Ac c o unta b ility Me a sure s”(F F R 2018).
he pro po se d rule spe c ific a lly sta te s, “T he pro po se d se le c tive g e a r wo uld re duc e b yc a tc h o f g ro undfish spe c ie s, while a llo wing the ta rg e t fishe rie s to c o ntinue
S, 2018). I n the pro po se d rule NOAA-NMF S a c kno wle dg e s the b yc a tc h re duc tio n o f GB YT the L MBP o ffe rs.
T he L MBP g e a r de sc riptio n de ta ile d b e lo w is a n e xc e rpt fro m NOAA-NMF S pro po se d rule .
648.84 Ge ar
king r e quir e me nts and ge ar r e str ic tions.
(f) L arg e -me sh b e lly pane l trawl. A la rg e -me sh b e lly pa ne l tra wl is de fine d a s a fo urse a m b o tto m tra wl ne t (i.e ., a ne t with a to p a nd b o tto m pa ne l a nd two side pa ne ls) mo difie d to inc lude a la rg e -me sh pa ne l to re pla c e the first b o tto m b e lly, a s furthe r spe c ifie d in pa ra g ra phs (f)(1) a nd (2)
(1) Me sh size . T he minimum me sh size a pplie d thro ug ho ut the b o dy o f the tra wl, a s we ll a s the c o de nd me sh size , must b e c o nsiste nt with me sh size re q uire me nts spe c ifie d in §648.80. I f a ve sse l is fishing in a n e xe mptio n a re a o r a n e xe mpte d fishe ry, it must c o mply with a ll o f the re q uire me nts a nd c o nditio ns o f the e xe mptio n. (2) L arg e -me sh b e lly pane l. T he la rg e -me sh b e lly pa ne l must ha ve a minimum me sh size o f 30 in (76.2 c m) me a sure d using the sta nda rd de fine d in § 648.80(f)(2). T he width o f the pa ne l must e xte nd the full width o f the b o tto m pa ne l (i.e ., fro m o ne b o tto m g o re to the o the r b o tto m g o re ). T he de pth must b e a t le a st 90 in (228.6 c m) a nd a t le a st 3 me she s de e p (2 me she s de e p with a 15- in (38.1-c m) se wing se a m o n to p a nd b o tto m). No mo re tha n six me she s o f the sma ll me sh ne t ma y b e le ft b e hind the swe e p, b e fo re the la rg e -me sh pa ne l is se wn in (NOAA-NMF S, 2018).
n c o lla b o ra tio n with the Co mme rc ia l F ishe rie s Re se a rc h F
RF ), CCE fa c ilita te d a fina nc ia l a ssista nc e pro g ra m in 2013-2014, in the c o mme rc ia l lo ng fin sq uid fishe ry, whic h inc lude d a vo uc he r syste m a nd c o lle c tio n o f industry surve ys. T his pro g ra m, na me d “T he Ge a r T ria ls Pro g ra m” (CF RF , 2015) wa s we ll re c e ive d b y the c o mme rc ia l fishing industry o f So uthe rn Ne w E ng la nd a nd Mid- Atla ntic .
a ssiste d g e a r supplie rs a nd fishe rme n in c o o rdina ting g e a r de live ry, g e a r pic kup a nd vo uc he r re de mptio n a s we ll a s tra c king g e a r usa g e .
he Ge a r T ria ls Pro g ra m” pro vide d 2 c o nse rva tio n te c hno lo g y g e a r type s, using a 12” dro p c ha in swe e p a nd a L MBP, to sma ll me sh fishe rme n o f the So uthe rn Ne w E ng la nd a nd Mid-Atla ntic re g io ns.
a ssiste d 63 ve sse ls in o b ta ining a nd using the b yc a tc h re duc tio n g e a r in the sma ll me sh sq uid fishe ry (Ha sb ro uc k e t a l., 2015b ).
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Sma ll me sh fishe rme n po sse ssing va lid fe de ra l pe rmits a re e lig ib le to re c e ive a L MBP vo uc he r. A simple a pplic a tio n re q ue sting info suc h a s: Ve sse l Owne r, Ve sse l Na me , F e de ra l Pe rmit # , Addre ss, Pho ne # , E ma il a nd Co mmo n Spe c ie s F ishe d F
Re c e ive Vouc he r & L MBP
25 g e a r vo uc he rs will b e issue d a fte r a pplic a tio n c o mple tio n a nd re vie w. Vo uc he rs c a n b e re de e me d a t Supe rio r T ra wl o r Re ida r’ s. L MBP’ s c a n b e insta lle d dire c tly in to e xisting ne t b y g e a r supplie r o r re c e ive d in a kit fo rm fo r fishe rme n to insta ll the mse lve s.
Usa g e Surve y
A surve y instrume nt is b e ing de ve lo pe d. Da ta e le me nts to b e inc lude d will b e : o ve ra ll g e a r pe rfo rma nc e , % o f b yc a tc h re duc e d, % o f ta rg e t spe c ie s re ta ine d. Do c kside surve ys a nd/ o r pho ne surve ys will o c c ur mo nthly a fte r L MBP ha s b e e n insta lle d.
de ntify pa rtic ipa nts a nd e ng a g e the m in inte ra c tive disc ussio ns to info rm a nd e duc a te the industry o f the b e ne fits o f the L MBP a nd the uniq ue o ppo rtunity tha t is b e ing o ffe re d b y the BRE
his pre se nta tio n to da y is the first ste p.
MBP a s a to o l to he lp e duc a te pro g ra m pa rtic ipa nts. Vide o s will inc lude c lips o f unde rwa te r vide o o f g e a r pe rfo rma nc e a nd spe c ie s b e ha vio r, insta lla tio n o f g e a r mo dific a tio n a nd pro g ra m a pplic a tio n instruc tio ns. Will b e po ste d o n the CCE a nd BRE P we b site s a s we ll a s so c ia l me dia o utle ts.
industry pa rtic ipa nts to c o mmunic a te the va lua b le info rma tio n b e ing c o lle c te d a nd re po rte d.
pre se nt a n o ve rvie w o f the da ta c o lle c te d a nd the summa ry o f fina l re sults.
S, MAF MC, NE F MC, ASMF C, a nd sta te a g e nc ie s a t re g io na l c o unc il me e ting s.
nsta lla tio n a nd use o f 25 L MBPs.
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