Fisheries
$18 million invested in fishing gear innovation to support North Atlantic right whale conservation
NFWF-NOAA funding will help develop and integrate new fishing gear in New England fisheries to help North Atlantic right whale conservation.
Responsibility
NOAA reports ‘dip’ in confirmed whale entanglements in 2022, zero involving right whales
A new report from NOAA confirms 67 large whale entanglements nationally in 2022 – none involving the North Atlantic right whale.
Fisheries
Gear-lending program has harvesters working through closures and trying ropeless fishing gear without commitment
Faced with closures to protect right whales, Canadian commercial fishers are trying ropeless fishing gear via the CanFish Gear Lending Program.
Fisheries
U.S. fishery management council wants input on ropeless fishing gear
A working group will seek ways to reduce potential conflicts between ropeless fishing gear and fisheries in the Northeast United States.