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Meet fisheries scientist Cate O'Keefe |
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Cate O'Keefe, a graduate student in fisheries science, has partnered with New England sea scallop fishermen for a research project aimed at reducing unintended catch of yellowtail flounder.
This month’s “Voices From the Waterfront”, produced by NOAA, features Cate O’Keefe, a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) in New Bedford, Mass., who is working with sea scallop fishermen to find innovative ways to prevent the unintended catch of yellowtail flounder in scallop fishing dredges. Read the complete story from NOAA.
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MELISSA WOOD, NATIONAL FISHERMEN: Meting out the meager
May 22, 2012 - Listening to the New England Council's Groundfish Advisory Panel talk about how that industry is going to pay for monitoring costs is kind of like trying to figure out how to pay your bills when you've just lost your job. Though monitoring is important keeping costs down is critical. As Panel Member Gary Libby pointed out, "If we had 100 percent monitoring we probably wouldn't have an industry."
