Pacific Council Advances Long-Awaited Rule Allowing Trawl Modifications in West Coast Fleet
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [Seafood News] By Susan Chambers - March 18, 2016
The West Coast trawl fleet achieved a long-awaited change to the trawl catch shares program at the Pacific Fishery Management Council this week.
Modifications to trawl gear will allow the fleet to experiment with mesh sizes, cod end changes, chafing gear and more to match their nets to fish behavior, zeroing in on target species while avoiding unwanted species and bycatch...
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