NOAA has published an On-Demand Gear Guide that “outlines next steps toward providing fishermen options to use on-demand gear systems as an alternative to fishing with surface marking systems. The guide acknowledges that on-demand gear may not be an option for all fishing operations in all locations. However, operations that choose to use an on-demand system could access areas otherwise closed to fishing with buoy lines under the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan.”
Refer to the link below to access the Guide which included information regarding:
- The case for on-demand gear
- The authority for, and history of, take reduction planning in the US Northeast
- Additional take reduction tools
- Regional on-demand gear research
- Steps toward standardizing digital gear marking for detection and retrieval