The Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research, PIER, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in Oceanside, California. PIER is dedicated to the advancement of sustainable fisheries management through applied field research and public education.

 

Field Notes

 

 

WINTER 2012

PIER researchers had a productive swordfish field season testing deep-set buoy gear off the California coast.  This work is part of a NOAA (Saltonstall Kennedy) sponsored project which develops and trials the experimental gear in Southern California. The gear is intended to have minimal bycatch interactions and selectively target swordfish at depth. Watch the PIER team tag a swordfish with the experimental gear. Watch Here

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Thursday, 17-May-2012 18:46:23 PDT