Seafoodnews.com, December 3, 2015 By John Sackton Halibut deck sorting has helped flatfish catcher-processors reduce halibut bycatch this season. The fleet also used halibut excluders and changed locations to avoid halibut hotspots. The net result is that the flatfish...
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Opinion], May 30, 2014 By John Gauvin John Gauvin is the science director for the Alaska Seafood Cooperative, and one of the most experienced developers of gear modifications to reduce bycatch in the industry. I read Mr. Laukitis’ opinion piece on...