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Evaluating Alternative Fishing Gear to Reduce Bluefin Tuna Bycatch in the Gulf of Mexico

Implementing Organization

Nova Southeastern University (NSU)

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$379,629

Known Leveraged Funding

$100,000

Funding Organization

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

Funding Program

NFWF Recovered Oil Fund for Wildlife

Details

Project Category

Science

Project Actions

Monitoring and Observations

Targeted Resources

Fish/Fish Habitats

Project Description

This cooperative fisheries research project will use five current commercial fishing vessels in three locations around the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico to evaluate green stick and swordfish buoy gears as potential environmentally-friendly alternatives to the current pelagic longline fishery, potentially maximizing net economic returns in local waters while reducing bycatch of depleted species such as bluefin tuna.

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