May 2015

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 to Friday, October 25, 2013 Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA Mortality from longline bycatch threatens marine mammal species and populations such as the false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) in the insular Hawaiian Islands, and Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) and pilot whales (Globicephala spp.) in the Northwest Atlantic. Fishermen also lose valuable target […]

Submitted by Kate McClellan on June 25, 2014 – 00:00 
The Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction has won the 2013 Katerva Ecosystem Conservation Award! The Katerva award is hailed as “the Nobel Prize of Sustainability.” The Katerva Award, now in its third year, draws upon a network of experts from science, business, academia, finance, and […]

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Monday, February 27, 2012 to Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Lobstermen invited to give their thoughts on whales and lobster gear The Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) has scheduled a series of meetings, one in each of the state’s seven lobster zones, to discuss current research on interactions between lobster gear and endangered whales. The purpose of […]

Saturday, November 26, 2011 Addressing Bycatch in Artisanal Gillnet Fisheries WORKSHOP REPORT  The Bycatch Consortium is co-hosting a workshop at the Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Description: Fisheries bycatch is the principal threat to many marine mammals. In some cases, bycatch reduction devices have been shown to mitigate the bycatch of non-target species, […]

Friday, January 20, 2012 to Sunday, January 22, 2012 The Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction will be joining the Maine Lobstermen’s Association to man a booth at the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association’s 2012 Annual Weekend at the Cape Cod Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis from January 20th to the 22nd. We will be presenting our […]

Friday, March 16, 2012 to Saturday, March 17, 2012 Lobstermen invited to give their thoughts on whale and lobster gear The Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) has scheduled a series of meetings, one in each of the state’s seven lobster zones, to discuss current research on interactions between lobster gear and endangered whales. The purpose of […]

Thursday, March 1, 2012 to Saturday, March 3, 2012 The 37th Annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum The Fishermen’s Forum provides an opportunity for fishermen and others in the seafood industry to meet with fisheries managers and state and federal representatives in a neutral setting. There are over 30 free seminars on subjects ranging from fishing gear to fishing […]

Saturday, September 15, 2012 Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia, Puerto Madryn, Argentina9 am – 5 pmConveners: Tim Werner, Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction, New England Aquarium, USA; Kike Crespo, CENPAT, Argentina Purpose: Gillnet bycatch continues to be the most immediate threat to many endangered marine animals worldwide, including a large number of small cetaceans and pinnipeds. […]

Thursday, February 27, 2014 to Tuesday, March 18, 2014 A seminar on North Atlantic right whale entanglements will be held at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum (TBD). Research on right whale vision sponsored by the Consortium and BREP will be presented as well as Consoritum sponsored research on computer simulations of entanglements.  More information about the […]