UNDERSTANDING THE PRESENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF GHOST GEAR TO PROTECT GOLDEN COD 19 PROJECT GOAL AND OBJECTIVES This project was a collaboration between WWF- • Increase knowledge of methods to identify Canada, NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC) and retrieve ghost gear; and the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MI) to mitigate the • Reduce the ghost gear within Gi. [...] The MPA monitoring and protection of the Gilbert Bay ecosystem; program results show a 95% decline in Gilbert the promotion of scientific research opportunities Bay cod biomass since the reopening of the 2J on the Gilbert Bay ecosystem; and the promotion stewardship and recreational cod fisheries in 2006 of public awareness, education and support (Janes et al., 2009). [...] UNDERSTANDING THE PRESENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF GHOST GEAR TO PROTECT GOLDEN COD 28 © Kayla Williams (Big Land Design) UNDERSTANDING THE PRESENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF GHOST GEAR TO PROTECT GOLDEN COD 29 GHOST GEAR COLLECTIONS An approximate total of two tonnes of ghost gear was retrieved from all identified sites throughout the duration of this project. [...] To test the viability of recycling gillnet, ROTR had to accomplish four main tasks: transport the gear from the gear storage point (Port Hope Simpson) to the ROTR recycling workshop in Colliers; wash the gear to remove dirt and marine debris; cut or shred the gear into small manageable pieces; and melt the plastics without excessive burning to use in a sheet press machine in a way that leads to th. [...] UNDERSTANDING THE PRESENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF GHOST GEAR TO PROTECT GOLDEN COD 42 RECOMMENDATIONS MOVING FORWARD Best management practices for the protection of Recommendations for improved protection of golden golden cod and other valuable marine species in the cod, critical marine species, critical marine habitats, Gilbert Bay MPA and ghost gear management should ghost gear management and mitigat.
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