Wednesday, June 14, 2006

          Management Status

          Meeting Summary from the May 30 - 31, 2006 Research Steering Committee Meeting

          Final Projects Reviewed by Research Steering Committee:

• Assessment of Benthic Recovery in the Western GOM Closed Area
• Development of Video Techniques for Bycatch Reduction Study
• Near Term Observations of the Effects of Smooth Bottom Net Trawl Fishing Gear on the Seabed
• Cooperative Research Partners Initiative Study Fleet Phase II Report - July 2004 - February 2005
• Characterization of Bycatch Reduction from Codend Mesh Size Increases in the Directed Scup Bottom Trawl Fishery
• Improving the Selective Efficiency of Trawl Gear with Escape Windows and Visual Stimuli
• Smooth Bottom Net Trawl Fishing Gear Effect on the Seabed: Investigation of Temporal and Cumulative Effects

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