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