Bycatch News

From a pool of applicants four projects were selected focused on bycatch assessment and mitigation.

Some fishermen are taking advantage of available federal funding and gear to try out ropeless gear in Massachusetts, and increasingly in Maine as well.

Applications are now being accepted under the Global Fund for Marine Mammal Bycatch Solutions. Please see the attached file for more information including how to apply.

A recent ruling favors lobster fishing over the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale

To see a list of awarded projects go to this link: https://www.bycatch.org/sites/default/files/award%20annnouncement_0.pdf 

A second round of funding is now available to support competitive proposals focused on documenting or reducing marine mammal bycatch in non-US fisheries. 

The Global Bycatch Exchange is pleased to announce the first round of grantees for the Global Fund for Marine Mammal Bycatch Solutions

Our gear team has been awarded a grant from NOAA's Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program to evaluate offshore ropeless gear for reducing whale entanglements in pot fisheries