by Laine Welch | Jan 26, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Hook and Line, Pot Gear, Sablefish
Lightweight, collapsible coiled pots are changing the game for Alaska black cod fishermen and in under two years, nearly 10,000 will soon be working the fishing grounds. “I’ve had more than one fisherman tell me that for the first time in a long time they...
by Laine Welch | Oct 14, 2020 | Fish Radio Programs, Pot Gear
Light-weight collapsible pots prevent whales from pirating black cod from longline hooks and give a break to small boats. “Getting whaled” is so pervasive, starting in 2017 fishery managers allowed the use of pot gear in the Gulf of Alaska. “The whale predation...
by Laine Welch | Nov 7, 2019 | Environment, Fish Radio Programs, Pot Gear
West coast fishermen are bounty hunting for lost crab gear using their cell phones. The goal is get the ropes, buoys and anchors out of the water so they don’t entangle whales. Nearly 50 whales were taken there last year in the region’s Dungeness crab...
by Laine Welch | Oct 18, 2017 | Fish Radio Programs, Hook and Line, Observers, Pot Gear
Starting next year, cameras can be used instead of humans to track what’s coming and going over the boat rails. It applies to boats using longline and pot gear with boats between 40 and 60 feet getting priority. The deadline to sign up for an electronic...
by Laine Welch | Aug 21, 2017 | Fish Radio Programs, Halibut, Hook and Line, Pot Gear
Starting next year, cameras can be used instead of a humans to track what’s coming and going over the boat rails. Sign up starts September 1 for the new electronic monitoring program for halibut longliners and pot boats between 40 and 60 feet. The chance to...
