Archives by Tag 'longline fishing'

False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team Reaches Unanimous Consensus on a Draft Take Reduction Plan

The False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team – a diverse group that includes the Hawai‘i longline fishing community, conservation organizations, researchers and government agencies – reached a unanimous consensus agreement on a Draft Take Reduction Plan to reduce false killer whale bycatch in the Hawai‘i-based longline fleet.
The consensus Draft Plan, formally submitted on Monday, July 19, [...]

False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team (2009-Present)

In Fall 2009, CONCUR was asked to help the NOAA/NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) prepare for and convene the pre-meeting of the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team meeting held November 2009 in Honolulu, Hawaii. CONCUR’s work on this effort focused on several key tasks: (1) providing strategic planning advice to PIRO; [...]

Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Final Rule Amendment published

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has published a final rule to amend the regulations implementing the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan (weblink). The final rule, whose measures become effective in March 2010, addresses the increased incidental mortality and serious injury of the Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy stock of harbor porpoises in gillnet fisheries [...]

Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Team (2007-present)

CONCUR is facilitating the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Team for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). This work – one of four Take Reduction Teams being facilitated for NMFS by CONCUR – strives to identify consensus-supported approaches that can reduce bycatch to sustainable levels. After an initial stakeholder assessment, CONCUR convened and [...]

Facilitated Technical Workshop on Marine Turtle Post-Hooking Mortality (2004)

CONCUR was retained by the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to help design and facilitate a Technical Workshop on marine turtle mortality resulting from interactions with longline fishing gear. The Workshop took place in Bethesda, Maryland on January 14-15, 2004 and brought together 17 experts in the fields of marine turtle veterinary medicine, biology, [...]

Facilitated Dialogue on International Marine Turtle Conservation (2003)

CONCUR was retained by the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service to help design and facilitate an International Technical Expert Workshop on Marine Turtle Bycatch in Longline Fisheries. The workshop - which took place in Seattle, Washington from February 11-13, 2003 - brought together fisheries managers, leading researchers, environmentalists, and fishing industry representatives from 19 countries [...]

Facilitated Dialogue on International Fisheries Management: Longline Fishing, Seabird and Sea Turtle Mortality (2002)

CONCUR was retained by the Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council to help design and facilitate the Second Annual International Fisher’s Forum (IFF2), held in Honolulu Hawaii November 18-22, 2002. Participants included over 200 representatives of the fishing, scientific, and NGO community from 28 nations, including the U.S, New Zealand, Australia, Micronesia, Chile, Argentina, Japan, and [...]