May 2002 Advisory Gear Workshop

In May 2002 the states of Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island sponsored an advisory gear workshop facilitated by Rhode Island Sea Grant. A report of the workshop can be found here: Report of the Atlantic Whale Fishing Gear Advisory Workshop

Appendices to the report can be found here:

• Workshop Attendees
• Scott Kraus Presentation
• NERO Presentation on Whale Entanglement
• Massachusetts DMR Fixed Gear Characteristics Survey
• A fifth appendix, "Gear Descriptions," is included at the end of the workshop report.
• The Gear Description appendix makes reference to "slip links" that can be seen on a NOAA Fisheries poster. The information about slip links can be found here (see left hand column under "Off the Shelf Weak Links").

Questions about the workshop can be directed to Dan McKiernan (Dan.McKiernan@state.ma.us), Terry Stockwell (terry.stockwell@state.me.us), or April Valliere (avallier@dem.state.ri.us).