LED lights for bycatch reduction

A research study by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission has found that attaching of a series of LED lights to the fishing line of a shrimp trawl can significantly reduce bycatch.

Photo of the divided hopper viewed from above with a typical catch from a tow during the study. Ten green lights on the fishing line were used on the starboard net (left side of hopper). No lights were used on the port side (right side of hopper...

A research study by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission has found that attaching of a series of LED lights to the fishing line of a shrimp trawl can significantly reduce bycatch.