Archives by Tag 'pelagic'

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, [...]