What type of fish are caught with this gear?

Purse seine- salmon, tuna, menhaden
This foundational international treaty, often called the “constitution for the oceans,” requires countries to protect and preserve the marine environment and biodiversity.
United Nations Convention on the Laws of the Sea. (UNCLOS)
What is the difference between fixed and mobile gear? Give an example for both.
Fixed=set in place (gill net, longline, pots) mobile=towed gear(bottom trawl, purse seine)
Name 3 strategies to reduce bycatch?
Reduce fishing, spatial/temporal closures, improved gear, by-catch quota
What is Ghost fishing and how does it impact the environment?
Lost, thrown out gear. Continues to ensnare animals
Name a species targeted with this type of gear? 
Tuna, swordfish, halibut, cod
Under this international law, coastal nations control resources and conservation measures within 200 nautical miles of their shoreline.
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
What gear is this and what fishery is it used for?

Scallop Dredge-scallops, oyster, clams etc.
What type of gear affects seabirds as by-catch?
Longline
What is the Exclusive Economic zone and how far does it extend.
The EEZ extends up to 200 nautical miles. Coastal nations have sovereign rights over resources in the water column and on the seabed.
What fishery is this?

King and snow crab using pots
Ocean management tool that restricts human activies like fishing or drilling to protect biodiversity, habitats, ecosystems?
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
____ is when one or more baited fishing lines are drawn through the water behind a moving boat.
Trolling
What kind of Whale is often found entangled in fishing gear along the Atlantic Coast?
Right whale
What type of gear has the greatest impact on the environment?
Active gear, bottom trawls
What fishery is this?

Clam dredger
This U.S. law is the primary statute governing federal fisheries management, and was later strengthened to address habitat protection and bycatch.
Sustainable Fisheries Act
What type of gear is outlawed by all nations, but still sometimes used illegally? 
High Seas Drift Nets
What percent of global marine catches is bycatch?
40% of all catch is bycatch
What fishery and gear is most concern for marine mammals?
Purse seine, tuna
How is this species most often fished?

Mostly midwater pelagic trawls, less often purse seine ( mackerel)
Describe how to measure a trawl net during a CG fishery boarding.
–Get the average mesh,
–if below regulation, ask Captain to point another area for measurement
–If small mesh, seize catch, call NMFS, escort vessel to port
Describe what is happening with these 2 boats. What gear are they using and for what fishery?

Shrimp pair trawling. They are towing the trawl net together
Draw and describe the design of a TED.
Grids set with bars oriented in angles, spacing and angle is regulated. Larger turtles cannot escape .
What type of fixed gear has very little effect on the bottom habitat and does not largely negatively impact the environment?
Lobster pots