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NOAA: Scientific Trawl Gear Performance Better Understood Thanks to Collaborative Research
October 07, 2021
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 7 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story:

Our long-running scientific bottom trawl survey strives to keep its net performing similarly from tow-to-tow, and tracks net performance during each deployment. We know there are differences in net performance between each tow, but when does this difference become significant enough to affect catch?

Newly published research conducted by fishermen an . . .

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