News and Announcements | NOAA Fisheries

The Cost of Saving Sea Turtles from Gillnets

In small-scale fisheries around the world, gillnets are helping individual fishermen put food on the table day in and day out. But at the same time, this non-selective fishing gear is inadvertently catching bycatch.

April 26, 2016 - Feature Story ,

Pacific Islands

In the left foreground, a set of hands hold a gillnet with green LED sticks attached. In the background the sunsets in an array of pinks, purples, yellows and oranges in the clouds over the water.

Inspiring Underserved Students Through Fisheries Bycatch Research

Learn how students are gaining real-world research experience that's opening them up to a world of possibilities.

February 18, 2016 - Feature Story ,

Pacific Islands

U.S. Fishermen Get Cameras To Track Bycatch

Fleet-wide electronic monitoring system counts incidental catch of Atlantic bluefin tuna.

September 16, 2015 - Feature Story ,

National

The Bycatch You Can't See

Researchers tackle unseen crab mortality in Alaskan groundfish fisheries, win best paper award.

July 28, 2014 - Feature Story ,

Alaska

Hooked on Sharks

Can a special type of hook called a circle hook help vulnerable shark populations to recover? Scientists and fishermen team up to find out.

August 04, 2013 - Podcast ,