#JobAlert - Seafish are looking for a Fishing Gear Innovation Manager as part of their #selective commercial #fishing gear programme. This involves working with national partners on #gear trials to improve catch #selectivity ➡️ buff.ly/2ZzP9Ui *Deadline: 6th Sept*

L’étude 132 veut améliorer la sélectivé des #chaluts à perches en réduisant les captures non désirées d’ #eglefin de petite taille. Les résultats montrent que de plus grandes mailles pourrait être plus efficace que les panneaux carrés: buff.ly/2uh6DDu

The next #Discard Action Group meeting is happening on *Wednesday 6 November* - On the agenda is advances in #SelectiveGear, #LandingObligation analysis & gear #recycling. Interested in having your say? Register NOW by emailing Karen Green - [email protected]

#DYK that #SelectiveGear often doesn't negatively affect marketable catch? Trial 236 on the #GearingUp Tool shows that while #selectivity of undersized fish in Belgian #flatfish #fisheries increased, marketable catches of #doversole & #plaice did also ➡️ buff.ly/2lMcOhZ

. ITECHMER 2019 is right around the corner (16-18 Oct) & it promises to showcase tons of #innovative & #selective #fishing gear. Morgere Trawl Doors - Morgère SAS will be displaying their Exocet & Osprey trawl doors that are designed to #fish just above the seabed ➡️ buff.ly/2V1EAVo

Trial 171 of the #GearingUp Tool hoped to reduce #cod, #haddock & #saithe #bycatch in mixed #fisheries. By fully inserting a square mesh panel into the #codend, the #selectivity of haddock significantly increased. Take a look ➡️ buff.ly/2NlKYG3 #GearSelectivity

. Heriot-Watt University are offering a PhD project looking at the ecosystem effects of static #fishing #gear with the aim of quantifying factors such as #bycatch. Want to contribute to research underpinning #GearSelectivity? Take a look: buff.ly/2AqC4hS

Trial 301 on the #GearingUp Tool hoped to reduce unwanted catches of undersized #whiting in #nephrops fisheries using a coverless #trawl. The trawl reduced unwanted catches of whiting, improved fuel efficiency & reduced sorting times. Take a look ➡️ buff.ly/2o72O4j

Major beam trawler operator Waterdance has said that its use of highly selective #fishing gear has enabled it to fulfil the requirements of the #LandingObligation, with only the capture of small #monkfish being a cause for concern. fiskerforum.com/mmos-positive-…

The next Seafish #Discard Action Group, taking place at Friend's House, London, is coming up on *Wednesday 6 November*! On the agenda is the #LandingObligation, #GearSelectivity & #gear recycling. If you would like to attend, register by emailing [email protected].

#Scottish fishermen trial a new real-time reporting app to avoid unwanted catches of cod & whiting.The project is led by the Scottish Fishermen's Organisation (SFO), University of Aberdeen & @fiscotorg w/ support from SWFPA, Seafish & Chordata. Take a look ➡️ buff.ly/2oycS6S

Trial 98 of the #GearingUp Tool looked to reduce #cod, #haddock, #plaice & other whitefish in demersal #fisheries. By using a 200mm square mesh panel, fewer smaller cod, haddock, plaice, #megrim & #anglerfish were caught. Take a look ➡️ buff.ly/2B8fzhY

The new & improved Hampidjan #Bacalao demersal trawl lifts clear of the seabed, helping to improve #selectivity, and catches fewer gilled #fish. Check it out ➡️ buff.ly/2INLite

Do you know someone doing great work to improve their #selectivity? 🐟Why not nominate them for the Fishing News #Sustainability Award? Nominations close at midnight on 11th February 2020. Cast your votes here 👉buff.ly/2Ps1STd

Are you up to date with your technical gear requirements? ⛴️ All #fishermen are encouraged to use selective gear designs to avoid unwanted catch. Read up on #selectivity requirements here 👉buff.ly/2Kz02Ot & check out our tool more gear advice: tool.gearingup.eu

ICYMI: Read how Kongsberg Maritime’s VP Fishery, Olav Vittersø, believes unlocking the potential of #gear innovation could help improve #fishing performance and achieve #sustainability for the industry 👉buff.ly/35qw6vn

Want to add your own selectivity trial to Gearing Up tool? We are looking at organising a seminar in 2020 to help teach you how! Please get in touch if you are interested ➡️ [email protected]

After more than two decades at the front-line of UK gear innovation - Mike Montgomerie, Gear Technologist @Seafish has retired. The Gearing Up team thank him for his incredible industry knowledge & wish him a happy retirement! Read his account here ➡️ buff.ly/2tyKjIJ

COMMERCIAL #FISHERMEN! We're looking for video footage from UK fishermen fishing in ALL weather conditions. 🌧️🌊 Footage may be used in a new national #fishing safety campaign we're working on w/ Seafish & Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Only fishermen in PFDs. Send 🎥's to the email 👇

.smartfishh2020 are investigating the use of lights to improve in-water selectivity which may help deter non-target fish species from entering nets. They are also using AI to count fish as they are landed 👉 buff.ly/2P5NJdE GearingUp tool: tool.gearingup.eu