Dataset: sea urchin abundance
Deployment: NEC-MH2007-1

Examining Fishing Practices of Divers in the Maine Sea Urchin Fishery
Principal Investigator: 
Margaret Hunter (Maine Department of Marine Resources, Maine DMR)
BCO-DMO Data Manager: 
Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
Current State: 
Final no updates expected
Version Date: 
2011-11-15
Description

Project Objectives
In this project, working collaboratively with industry divers, we planned to:
1) Evaluate impacts of non-size-selective harvesting by divers, or 'straight raking', as compared with size-selective harvesting practices, or 'culling on bottom', by simulating harvest methods observed in the current fishery and then comparing long-term effects with control areas,
2) Increase the number of industry divers who have been trained in field assessment techniques,
3) Evaluate the effectiveness of translocating (replanting) culled urchins, using techniques available to any harvester,
4) Inform industry members, managers, and the public of our findings.

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