Preliminary Test of a Modified Groundfish Trawl to Reduce the Catch of SNE Winter Flounder in the Large Mesh Groundfish Fishery
- Program: Winter Flounder Bycatch Reduction
- Total Amount Awarded: $29,952
- Project Duration: Apr 1, 2011 - Sep 30, 2011
- Status: Completed. Final report submitted and currently being reviewed by the Conservation Engineering Review Panel
Project Team:
- Pingguo He (Project Leader, UMASS Dartmouth)
- Sally Roman (UMASS Dartmouth)
- Tor Bendiksen (Reidars Manufacturing Inc.)
- Aaron Williams (Captain, F/V Tradition)
Project Summary:
The goal of this project is to test a modified groundfish trawl to reduce winter flounder while targeting cod in Southern New England. This project is designed to test a concept with a trawl groundgear with escape openings and a modified belly panel with large meshes.
RELATED DOCUMENTS:
Final Report
Data from Sea Trials