Collaborative Rockfish Survey Yields Promising Results
NOAA Fisheries NEWS - September 20, 2023 • A government-industry survey is helping fill in the gaps on rockfish distribution and abundance in areas where standard government research gear can’t sample. This is the third year of a successful pilot project in the Gulf...
What Science Says About the Sustainability of Trawling
National Fisherman - Guest Author Ray Hilborn - July 21, 2022 • With the launch of several recent advocacy campaigns, bottom trawling is squarely in the crosshairs of some environmental groups and media outlets that regurgitate their press releases. There is no...
Fishery Council Approves New Restrictions on Bering Sea Trawl Fleet’s Incidental Take of Halibut
Seattle Times - By Hal Bernton, Seattle Times staff reporter - December 13, 2021 • A federal fishery council vote Monday could set the stage for future cuts of up to 35% in the incidental halibut take of a largely Washington-based trawl fleet that targets yellowfin...