Proceedings Of The New England Bycatch Workshops

The following papers are included in this proceedings: 1.What is bycatch? General overview: bycatch-definition, causes, and types. Laura Skrobe and Tessa Simlick-Getchis pp. 1-5. 2.Bycatch in the New England fisheries. Quantifying bycatch: a report on the observer program. Michael Fogarty and David Potter pp. 6-12. 3.Observations by fishermen. Christopher Brown, Bud Fernandes and Joseph Rendeiro pp. 12-16. 4.Observations by party boat operators. Rocky Gauron pp. 16-17. 5.Using discard estimates in stock assessments: effects on quotas. David Simpson and Mark Gibson pp. 17-22. 6.Finally fishing for just whiting. Daniel Schick pp. 23- 24. 7.Finding solutions to bycatch in New England. Gear technology: commercial fishing. Christopher Glass pp. 25- 26. 8. Gear technology-recreational fishing: hooking mortality- what are the issues and how do we best manage them? Nancy Balcom and Mark Malchoff pp. 27-30. 9.Gear technology-commercial and recreational rod-and- reel/handline sector. Gil Pope pp. 30-33. 10.Management strategies. Paul Howard and Eric Smith pp. 33-38. 11.Panel-audience discussion: Rhode Island workshop. Dave Beutel, Doug MacPherson, Gib Brogan, Ralph Boragine and Michael Fogarty pp. 39-40. 12.Maine workshop. Sherman Hoyt pp. 40-41. 13.New Hampshire workshop. Geoffrey Smith pp. 41-42. 14.Connecticut workshop. Gib Brogan, David Potter and Eric Smith pp. 42-43. Grant no. NA86RG0076