We work with fishers, scientists, government agencies, and NGOs to develop new solutions to reduce bycatch of vulnerable marine megafauna while maintaining fisheries. We currently work in coastal gillnet and pound net fisheries in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to reduce bycatch of threatened sea turtles, sharks, and rays. Our team developed the world’s first solar-powered bycatch reduction light, which integrates seamlessly into existing fishing gear and harnesses solar energy to reduce sea turtle bycatch.
Representative publications:
- Harnessing solar energy to reduce sea turtle bycatch (coming soon)
- Illuminated gillnets reduce elasmobranch bycatch across multiple wavelengths and taxonomic groups (coming soon)
- Illuminated pound nets reduce sea turtle bycatch (coming soon)
- Net illumination is more effective at reducing fisheries bycatch at night (coming soon)
- Net illumination reduces fisheries bycatch, maintains catch value, and increases operational efficiency
- Buoyless nets reduce sea turtle bycatch in coastal net fisheries