Impact Stories

Real results from real partnerships.

Explore how the Bycatch Solutions Hub is driving measurable change across the world’s fisheries.

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Massachusetts Lobster Fishers and the NEFSC Conduct Successful Trials of Fully Ropeless Trawls in Closed Fishing Areas

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Potential Opening of Right Whale Closed Areas to Black Sea Bass Fishermen Using On-demand Gear

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Modified Purse Seines in Chile Greatly Reduce Seabird Bycatch

Purse Seine
Turtle-excluder devices greatly reduce bycatch risks to sea turtles

Trawls
Seabird mitigation best practices nearly eliminated albatross and petrel bycatch

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Best practice adoption drastically reduced sea turtle bycatch

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Smart Buoys can decrease bycatch impacts

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Sharkguard trials result in a 90% decrease of the blue shark bycatch rate

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Year 3 of the NEFSC On-Demand Gear Library has resulted in over 1000 successful ropeless gear hauls

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The CanFISH Gear Lending Program supports Canadian snow crab harvesters

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