Researchers Study Behavior of Fish & Sharks for Breakthrough in Bycatch Prevention
#BycatchProject cruises again In world’s most productive tuna fishing grounds
Working in the Southern Tokelau Zone
David Itano gives us a look into the work being done aboard the Cape Finisterre, which is in it’s first week of bycatch research in the Pacific.
Studying life after release for sharks
Sharks get stressed too, which is why PhD student Corey Eddy has been studying the physiological response of sharks after being released from a tuna net as part of the ISSF’s #BycatchProject.
ISSF #BycatchProject Continues with Indian Ocean Research Cruise
Another installment of the #BycatchProject launched today off of the coast of the Seychelles. Marine scientist, Dr. Laurent Dagorn, leads a team of three other scientists aboard the Indian Ocean research cruise to test new scientific methods and techniques to improve tuna sustainability.
Scientists Go Underwater
Team puts remote operated vessel to test & gets up close with sharks and turtles.
Patience
We should be arriving tonight at an area north of the equator where we have a considerable number of mature FADs, these are objects we had placed at-sea during a previous cruise.
Headed for Our First FAD
It is a good feeling for this scientific cruise to finally be underway, following several months of planning and preparations. All aboard are excited about participating in this cruise, and the scientific team, Captain of the Yolanda L (Ricardo Diaz), and all crew are interacting and working well together.