Expand the Bycatch Avoidance Communication Network to identify and report real-time bycatch of nine species, helping to avoid the implementation of restrictive management measures associated with this bycatch. Project will enhance the network by improving daily reporting rates, recruiting additional vessels to the network, and conducting five at-sea observer days to facilitate proper reporting.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Fisheries Innovation Fund
Project Title: Implementing a Bycatch Avoidance Communication Network (RI, MA, NJ, NY)
Organization:
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
Project ID:
0303.19.065605
Description:
Award Amount:
$57620.67
Location:
Southern New England, Georges Bank, Coastal New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey