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UGA, fishing industry expand market, protect whales
March 3, 2021
Coastal researchers test new fishing gear to keep endangered North Atlantic right whale safe
The University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant are working with commercial fishermen to test advanced gear that could expand their catch and protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, like the one found dead off the coast of South Carolina recently.
Ropeless fishing gear would allow boats easier access to black sea bass, which are caught using pots that are lowered to the ocean floor with vertical fishing lines connected to floats that sit on top of the water. Fishermen set those pots for a period of time, and black sea bass swim into them and can’t get out. The pots and lines are retrieved at the end of each trip.
Fishery Council to discuss dolphin keysnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from keysnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Eric Burnley
Newton Pond can produce good trout fishing. ERIC BURNLEY PHOTO
As I mentioned last week, the Delaware 2021 trout season was due to open Saturday, March 6, but the COVID-19 virus has caused a change in the usual opening day and the location of the downstate trout fishing area.
The trout season will now open Sunday, Feb. 28, when only youth under the age of 16 will be allowed to fish. The regular season will open Monday, March 1, with fishing hours on both days from 7 a.m. to a half-hour after sunset. Adults that accompany youths Feb. 28 are not allowed to fish.
The Angler Action Foundation is allowing anglers to quickly and easily report their catch, a goal for both federal and state fishery managers.
MyFishCount, an electronic reporting pilot project for recreational anglers, is taking another step in its development by transitioning operations to the Angler Action Foundation this month. The pilot project allows recreational anglers in the South Atlantic region and Florida the opportunity to submit information about their fishing trips and catches electronically. The pilot project consists of a website and a free smartphone app co-created by the Angler Action Foundation and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council through a grant from NOAA Fisheries.