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Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program

The Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) works to find creative solutions to fishery bycatch challenges.

NOAA Fisheries supports the development of technological solutions and changes in fishing practices designed to minimize bycatch. Our mission is to find creative approaches and strategies for reducing bycatch, seabird interactions, and post-release mortality in federally managed fisheries.

High-priority areas for Fiscal Year 2023 projects include:

  • Researching new technology
  • Encouraging technology adoption
  • Reducing post-release mortality
  • Avoiding habitat interactions
  • Conducting international research

Review previously funded projects: 

Resources

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Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

Further Reading Laws and Policies: Magnuson-Stevens Act

Publications

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Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program Annual Report to Congress, 2015

NOAA Fisheries has long been committed to reducing bycatch. TheBycatch Reduction Engineering Program supports technological solutions and…

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Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program Annual Report to Congress, 2013

This report highlights outcomes and management applications of projects funded through the Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) in FY 2012.

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Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program Annual Report to Congress, 2014

In support of our mission to sustainably manage the nation’s fisheries, NOAA Fisheries has been investing in technological and engineering…

Understanding Bycatch

Fishing operations sometimes result in “bycatch” of non-target species. Learn how NOAA Fisheries is working with partners to reduce bycatch.

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