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Sea Turtles and Vertical lines Research Needs
Research Priorities and Needs for Protected Resources
in the Greater Atlantic Region Sea Turtles
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- Study on determining the catch efficiency of a cable sorting grid in the summer flounder trawl fishery
Status: Final report has been received and posted.
- Study on mitigating sea turtle bycatch in the gillnet fishery.
Status: Contract awarded to AIS. On-going (3/17).






Click HERE for a file on two flounder TED designs.
We are asking for feedback on research priorities for reducing sea turtle bycatch in trawl fisheries. If you have any suggestions, please submit them to our forum.(Click here to enter forum).

Links

Greater Atlantic Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
Southeast Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
Southwest Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
Northwest Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
Alaska Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
Pacific Islands Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources
NOAA Fisheries Office of Sustainable Fisheries
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2017
- Parkins C, Smolowitz R, Hopkins N. 2017. Determining the Catch Efficiency of a Cable Sorting Grid in the Summer Flounder Trawl Fishery. [Final Report; 52 p.] NOAA NMFS Contract No. EE-133F-15-SE-1415.
2015
- Matzen E, Milliken HO, Lowell N. 2015. Development and testing of a tow time data logger to monitor and enforce tow time restrictions in trawl fisheries. NOAA Tech Memo NMFS NE-234; 15 p.
- Parkins C, Smolowitz R. 2015. A Feasibility Test of Two NMFS Flounder Turtle Excluder Device (TED) Designs With Large Opening in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Scallop Trawl Fishery. [Final Report; 52 p.] NOAA NMFS Contract No. EE-133F-13-SE-2036.
2014
- Yong C, Jocelyn Runnebaums J. 2014. A preliminary study for Improving survivability of cusk bycatch in the Gulf of Maine lobster trap. [Final report; 15 p.] NOAA NMFS Contract No. EE1333F12SE2038.
- Gahm M, DeAlteris J, Parkins C. 2014. Evaluation of a Topless Bottom Trawl Design with a 160 foot Headrope and Two Restrictor Lines for Fish Capture in the Summer Flounder Fishery. [Final report; 36 p.] NOAA NMFS Contract No. EA-133F-12-SE-2141.
2013
- He P, Jones N. 2013. Design and Test of a Low Profile Gillnet to Reduce Atlantic Sturgeon and Sea Turtle Bycatch in Mid-Atlantic Monkfish Fishery. [Final Report; 40 p.] NOAA NMFS Contract No. EA133F-12-SE-20
- Fox, DA, Armstrong JL, Brown LM, Wark K. 2013. Year Three, the Influence of Sink Gillnet Profile on Bycatch of Atlantic Sturgeon in the Mid-Atlantic Monkfish Fishery. [Report; 27 p.] NOAA NMFS Contract No. EA-133F-12-RQ-0697.
- National Marine Fisheries Service and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. 2013. Workshop on Sea Turtle and Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch Reduction in Gillnet Fisheries. Jan 22-23, 2013, Ocean City, MD. 48 pp.
- DeAlteris J, Parkins C, Hasbrouck E, Scotti J, Froehlich T, Costanzo J. 2013. Evaluation of a Topless Bottom Trawl with a 160 foot Headrope for Fish Capture. [Final report; 28 p.] NOAA NMFS Contract No. EA 133F-10-SE-2491, Mod. 002..
2012
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2008
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Haas, H., E. LaCasella, R. LeRoux, H. O. Milliken, and B. Hayward. 2008 . Characteristics of sea turtles incidentally captured in the U.S. Atlantic sea scallop dredge fishery. Fisheries Research Volume 93, Issue 3, 28 September 2008, Pages 289-295.
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2005
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Smolowitz, R. 2005. Sea turtle - scallop dredge interactions. [Videotape accompanying final report; 656 MB.] NOAA Contract No. EA133F04SE0968.
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Smolowitz, R.; Harnish, C.; Rudders, D. 2005. Turtle - scallop dredge interaction study. [Final report; 83 p.] NOAA Contract No. EA133F-04-SE0968.
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2004
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American Underwater Search and Survey, Ltd. 2004. Sonar survey of six pound net leaders off Kiptopeke, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. [Final report; 6 p.] NOAA Contract No. EA133F04SE0646.
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DeAlteris, J.; Chosid, D.; Silva, R.; Politis, P. 2004. Evaluation of the performance of an alternative leader design on the bycatch of sea turtles and the catch of finfish in Chesapeake Bay pound nets, offshore Kiptopeake, Va. [Fin report; 14 p. + app.] NOAA Contract No. EA133F04SE0665.
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DuPaul, W.D.; Rudders, D.B., Smolowitz. 2004. Industry trials of a modified sea scallop dredge to minimize the catch of sea turtles. [Final report; Va. Inst. Mar. Sci. Mar. Resourc. report 2004-12; 35 p.] NOAA Contract No. EA133F03SE0235.
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