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NOAA: New Research Addresses Need for Bottom Trawl Survey Gear Standardization
July 14, 2022
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, July 14 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northeast Fisheries Science Center issued the following news:

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Fishermen and researchers collaborate on a new study that evaluates the use of a restrictor rope on bottom trawl surveys and its impacts on catch.

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For many years, federal and state bottom trawl surveys have worked hard to develop survey gear that performs consistently . . .

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