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Description:The Composite Panel Bycatch Reduction Device (BRD)(See “A” in Figures 1, 2 and 3) with a Fish Deflector Cone (Cone) (See “B” in Figures 2 and 3) is an effective BRD combination that has been shown to reduce total bycatch by at least 51.3 percent by weight with 91.8 percent shrimp retention. This certified BRD requires two components – the Composite Panel BRD extension (Figure 1) and the Fish Deflector Cone behind it. (Figures 2 and 3) The Composite Panel BRD is a funnel type apparatus that is fitted in the net immediately behind the Turtle Excluder Device (TED). The “funnel” consists of two composite panels installed in the lower part of the BRD extension. Each composite panel is constructed by combining two overlapping pieces of netting, which are a diamond mesh interior piece and a square mesh exterior piece. The square mesh exterior piece provides support to the funnel structure. The properly installed funnel creates areas of slow water flow within the trawl, allowing bycatch to swim out through two triangular escape openings that are cut into the BRD extension on each side of the trawl (four total openings).
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