NOAA: Fishermen and Scientists Pioneer Cooperative Rockfish Survey
July 15, 2020
July 15, 2020
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 15 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story:
When Gulf of Alaska rockfish fishermen approached NOAA Fisheries biologist Mark Zimmermann with an innovative proposal, he saw a potential solution to a rocky problem.
"They offered to collect scientific data in 'untrawlable' areas where standard NOAA Fisheries survey trawls can't sample fish populations. I was impressed with the advanced tec . . .
When Gulf of Alaska rockfish fishermen approached NOAA Fisheries biologist Mark Zimmermann with an innovative proposal, he saw a potential solution to a rocky problem.
"They offered to collect scientific data in 'untrawlable' areas where standard NOAA Fisheries survey trawls can't sample fish populations. I was impressed with the advanced tec . . .