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Identifying potential modifications to sink gillnet gear to reduce harbor porpoise bycatch : report of a workshop held September 20-23, Falmouth, Massachusetts

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    The report of the workshop is structured into three major sections, corresponding to the discussion within the workshop. In the first section. the fishing gear and its use were described by fishermen and indi\iduals involved in collection and analysis of data on fishing activity. While primary emphasis was given to fishing in the Gulf of Maine. the sink gill-net fishery in the Bay of Fundy between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia was also discussed. To a lesser degree, the New England fishery was contrasted with those in California. Washington, and New Zealand. Although not discussed during the workshop, a recent study by (Larrivee et al.) has revealed a similar fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Bycatch of harbor porpoise br other small cetaceans is characteristic of these fisheries. The second section includes a review of previous scientific studies and fisheries experiments potentially relevant to bycatch reduction in the Gulf of Maine fishery. The discussion, and hence the report, were organized using Working Paper 4, "Mitigating porpoise - gill-net interactions: a selected bibliography of potentially useful research." The manuscript summarizes existing relevant literature, divided into subtopics under two broad areas: acoustic methods and animal behavior. Based on the information presented during the workshop (including the working papers, listed in Appendix 3), a list of all potential gear modifications, research needs, and data needs was developed by allowing each workshop participant to nominate candidates. These candidates were grouped subsequently into the three subject lists. The list of potential gear modifications and more general research needs were put in priority order by consensus. The third list, pertaining to data needs, was not ranked. All lists are found in Appendix 3. Workshop participants agreed that future research and experimental studies should proceed along the priority order developed, and that the identified data needs should be considered especially in conducting the observer program.
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    edited by T. Frady, S. Northridge, and T. D. Smith.

    "July 1994."

    Includes bibliographical references and index.

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    Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document ; 94-14
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    Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
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