Sea turtle gear interaction collected in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic from 1989-01-14 to 2015-06-02 (NCEI Accession 0144841)

The Southeast Fisheries Science Center Mississippi Laboratories is responsible for new gear development and testing to reduce bycatch and incidental interactions of protected species. A gear repository and associated fishing gear database are maintained and updated quarterly to track all reported human interactions with sea turtles strandings. Fishing gear and other articles from human interactions are collected by the Southeast Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN) and shipped to the gear repository for analysis and archiving. The gear is reviewed by staff gear experts that have a background in the particular fishery or commercial/recreational application.

东南渔业科学中心密西西比实验室负责新式渔具的研发与测试，旨在降低误捕和受保护物种的偶然接触。该实验室维护并定期更新渔具存储库及其相关渔具数据库，以追踪所有报告的人类与海龟搁浅事件之间的互动。东南海龟搁浅与救助网络（STSSN）收集来自人类互动的渔具及其他物品，并将其运送至存储库进行分析与存档。具备特定渔业或商业/休闲应用背景的设备专家将对渔具进行审查。