Developing “Whale|safe” Fishing Gear

Developing Viable On-Demand Gear Systems | NOAA Fisheries

We are helping fishermen test alternatives to the buoy and line, including pop-up buoys, inflatable lift bags, and buoyant spools.

Whalesafe fishing gear

Canadian Whale Institute, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, This project will contribute to the development of a ...

New fishing gear is crucial for saving whales and fishing incomes

One advancement is on-demand fishing gear, an innovative technology that reduces whales' entanglement risk by removing the vertical buoy line.

Developing “Whale-safe” Fishing Gear - Blue Planet Strategy

“ropeless” fishing gear that can be used to fish for American lobster, Jonah crab, and sink gillnet fisheries in New England and Maritime Canadian waters.

Whale-safe Fishing Gear - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

WHOI engineers are developing a new kind of lobster trap buoy that could help keep whales from getting tangled in fishing gear.

On-Demand Fishing - Whale & Dolphin Conservation USA

Trap-pot fishing gear is most often used to fish for lobsters, crab, and some types of fish. Traps and/or pots are set on the ocean bottom to fish and are ...

How 'pop-up' fishing gear could save whales and fishermen - NPR

The new gear has the potential to help whales and fishermen alike, but it isn't a quick fix ...

The Road to Ropeless Fishing Gear - Conservation Law Foundation

Ropeless fishing gear can help reduce deadly entanglements by endangered North Atlantic right whales and other ocean wildlife.

Is ropeless fishing gear a whale-safe solution for American Lobster?

Ropeless, also called “on-demand” fishing gear aims to reduce vertical lines in the water column for trap fisheries like lobster.

Preventing Whale Entanglements with Ropeless Fishing Gear

Over the past several years, the novel field of ropeless fishing has been expanding thanks to the research and development of new concepts. These new whale-safe ...

Protected Species Gear Research - NOAA Fisheries

Testing gear with fishermen under actual fishing conditions is key to developing modifications that can reduce whale entanglements without ...

Whale Safe Gear - UCSB Engineering Capstone

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) tasks our team to develop whale safe fishing gear to prevent whale entanglements due to the fishing ...

Rope-less Fishing: A vision for how it can work - Ropeless Consortium

Fishing gear entanglements currently account for 82% of documented right whale mortalities, while the remaining 18% are caused by ship strikes. An astounding 85 ...

Protecting Whales and Sea Turtles & Ensuring Thriving Fisheries

Advance collaborative, multi-stakeholder processes to identify and develop solutions to reduce the risk of entanglement in fishing gear. 2. Best ...

Whale-Safe Gear Will Be on a Voluntary Basis in 2024, Reports DFO

Following consultation with industry members and experts, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has decided to make the adoption of ...

What Will It Cost to Create a Safer Ocean for Right Whales?

Ropeless fishing gear (also called “on-demand,” “pop-up,” and “buoyless” systems) offers a promising solution to entanglements by eliminating ...

Gear Innovation - Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

While this protects whales, fishers suffer when prevented from accessing the fishing grounds that provide their livelihoods. Participating in on-demand gear ...

Ropeless Consortium – Towards whales without rope entanglements

The development and eventual operational use of rope-less fishing has the exciting promise to eliminate all trap/pot gear entanglements, the cause of most right ...

NEFSC Gear Research Series: Lose the Rope, Give Whales Hope

#WhaleWeek NOAA Fisheries is developing ropeless fishing gear to help prevent marine mammal entanglement off the coast of New England. Watch our ...

Fishermen and Scientist Develop Rope-less Gear to Save Whales

Fishermen and Scientist Develop Rope-less Gear to Save Whales ... Fishermen are testing alternative rope-less gear in order to help an effort to ...