UK: Fishery in England sought to take part in new bycatch mitigation trial

Fishery in England sought to take part in new bycatch mitigation trial. The Clean Catch programme is seeking an English fishery to get involved in a new bycatch monitoring and mitigation trial, which will test ways to address bycatch of one or more species groups from among marine mammals, seabirds, sharks, skates, and rays. Clean Catch, which is funded by the UK Government, champions collaborative working to help monitor and minimise the bycatch of sensitive marine species in UK fisheries and to exchange knowledge globally. The programme is currently running a cetacean bycatch mitigation trial with small-scale gillnet fishers in Southwest England. Now, as part of an expansion in scope, the Clean Catch team is looking for an English fishery to run a second trial with. For fisheries experiencing an issue around sensitive species bycatch, the trial offers the opportunity to address this as part of a fully funded project supported by a team of researchers. In the longer-term, as well ...