N.B. fishermen test new gear in bid to stay on the water

N.B. fishermen test new gear in bid to stay on the water

Source: CBC News

8/15/2024

Credit: Rhythm Rathi/CBC

As of Aug. 13, fishermen in New Brunswick were forced to pull their traps and stop fishing on 35 separate occasions this year after North Atlantic right whales were spotted.

But a new pilot program in the southwest is trying to keep lobster and crab boats on the water.

Crab fisherman Greg Beckerton and two lobster fishermen, Judson Mitchell and Peter Mawhinney, are testing five new types of ropeless gear, with the goal of choosing two for a wider test in the spring.

Traditional fishing gear uses rope that connects the traps on the ocean floor to a buoy on the surface.

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