Gearing Up

A Northern European project working with & for #fishermen seeking guidance on how to modify their gear to improve fishing #selectivity & meet the #LO

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.@smartfishh2020 are investigating the use of lights to improve in-water selectivity which may help deter non-target fish species from entering nets. They are also using AI to count fish as they are landed 👉 https://t.co/JxqD6qq1Q0

GearingUp tool: https://t.co/DSPqQgyCo8

[Mindfully Wired @MWCMarine]

COMMERCIAL #FISHERMEN! We're looking for video footage from UK fishermen fishing in ALL weather conditions. 🌧️🌊

Footage may be used in a new national #fishing safety campaign we're working on w/ @seafishuk & @MCA_media. Only fishermen in PFDs.

Send 🎥's to the email 👇

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After more than two decades at the front-line of UK gear innovation - Mike Montgomerie, Gear Technologist @Seafish has retired. The Gearing Up team thank him for his incredible industry knowledge & wish him a happy retirement! Read his account here ➡️ https://t.co/2KjkX0lmd2

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Want to add your own selectivity trial to Gearing Up tool? We are looking at organising a seminar in 2020 to help teach you how! Please get in touch if you are interested ➡️ [email protected]

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ICYMI: Read how Kongsberg Maritime’s VP Fishery, Olav Vittersø, believes unlocking the potential of #gear innovation could help improve #fishing performance and achieve #sustainability for the industry 👉https://t.co/BY9fTHI749

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Are you up to date with your technical gear requirements? ⛴️ All #fishermen are encouraged to use selective gear designs to avoid unwanted catch. Read up on #selectivity requirements here 👉https://t.co/ut4hkCDra0 & check out our tool more gear advice: https://t.co/DSPqQgyCo8

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Do you know someone doing great work to improve their #selectivity? 🐟Why not nominate them for the @YourFishingNews #Sustainability Award? Nominations close at midnight on 11th February 2020. Cast your votes here 👉https://t.co/dbFnmPW4dI

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@NOAAFisheries awards $2.3 million funding to innovative #bycatch projects, including those testing gear modifications to avoid by-catch in Pacific cod & halibut pot fisheries. Been involved in a gear trial? Visit our website & get in touch ➡️ https://t.co/4d5e9r3AV3

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The new & improved Hampidjan #Bacalao demersal trawl lifts clear of the seabed, helping to improve #selectivity, and catches fewer gilled #fish. Check it out ➡️ https://t.co/v50Iob2JIg

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Trial 98 of the #GearingUp Tool looked to reduce #cod, #haddock, #plaice & other whitefish in demersal #fisheries. By using a 200mm square mesh panel, fewer smaller cod, haddock, plaice, #megrim & #anglerfish were caught. Take a look ➡️ https://t.co/Fvfd7kxYE4

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#Scottish fishermen trial a new real-time reporting app to avoid unwanted catches of cod & whiting.The project is led by the Scottish Fishermen's Organisation (SFO), @aberdeenuni & @fiscotorg w/ support from @SWFPA, @seafishuk & Chordata. Take a look ➡️ https://t.co/qlGRqaDZYF

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@NetYourProblem @seafishuk Thanks for your interest! If you'd like any more information about individual sessions, it's best to contact @seafishuk. Get in touch by emailing [email protected].

[Gearing Up @GearingUp_]

The next @seafishuk #Discard Action Group, taking place at Friend's House, London, is coming up on *Wednesday 6 November*! On the agenda is the #LandingObligation, #GearSelectivity & #gear recycling.

If you would like to attend, register by emailing [email protected].

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Major beam trawler operator @WaterdanceLtd has said that its use of highly selective #fishing gear has enabled it to fulfil the requirements of the #LandingObligation, with only the capture of small #monkfish being a cause for concern. https://t.co/hvUGCrsd0s

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Trial 301 on the #GearingUp Tool hoped to reduce unwanted catches of undersized #whiting in #nephrops fisheries using a coverless #trawl. The trawl reduced unwanted catches of whiting, improved fuel efficiency & reduced sorting times. Take a look ➡️ https://t.co/7t7YuhAVax

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. @HeriotWattUni are offering a PhD project looking at the ecosystem effects of static #fishing #gear with the aim of quantifying factors such as #bycatch. Want to contribute to research underpinning #GearSelectivity? Take a look: https://t.co/4S2hLEVBAK

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Trial 171 of the #GearingUp Tool hoped to reduce #cod, #haddock & #saithe #bycatch in mixed #fisheries. By fully inserting a square mesh panel into the #codend, the #selectivity of haddock significantly increased. Take a look ➡️ https://t.co/9xtJnrjaBF #GearSelectivity

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. @ITECHMER 2019 is right around the corner (16-18 Oct) & it promises to showcase tons of #innovative & #selective #fishing gear. @Morgeretrawls will be displaying their Exocet & Osprey trawl doors that are designed to #fish just above the seabed ➡️ https://t.co/gq57A1vzw9

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#DYK that #SelectiveGear often doesn't negatively affect marketable catch? Trial 236 on the #GearingUp Tool shows that while #selectivity of undersized fish in Belgian #flatfish #fisheries increased, marketable catches of #doversole & #plaice did also ➡️ https://t.co/3qJ5Pf0dAW

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The next #Discard Action Group meeting is happening on *Wednesday 6 November* - On the agenda is advances in #SelectiveGear, #LandingObligation analysis & gear #recycling. Interested in having your say? Register NOW by emailing Karen Green - [email protected]