This projects funding would support a 1.5-day workshop to bring together fishermen, scientists, engineers, and others for concentrated learning and idea exchange towards the shared goal of reducing…

This projects funding would support a 1.5-day workshop to bring together fishermen, scientists, engineers, and others for concentrated learning and idea exchange towards the shared goal of reducing incidental catch of endangered species act (ESA)-listed pacific salmon. In addition to knowledge sharing, the applicants expect to foster new connections across stakeholders, and to develop a plan for new projects, technologies, and collaborations. The workshop would: contextualize current pacific salmon catch in the pacific hake fishery; discuss existing mitigation measures for all pacific hake sectors; generate new ideas for mitigation measures in two categories: physical and behavioral; prioritize mitigation measures for each category; identify needs for testing and implementation of priority measures; and identify and share resources participants could use to develop collaborative mechanisms and seek funding for testing and implementing priority mitigation measures.