Cate O'Keefe, a graduate student in fisheries science, has partnered with New England sea scallop fishermen for a research project aimed at reducing unintended catch of yellowtail flounder.
This month’s “Voices From the Waterfront”, produced by NOAA, features Cate O’Keefe, a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) in New Bedford, Mass., who is working with sea scallop fishermen to find innovative ways to prevent the unintended catch of yellowtail flounder in scallop fishing dredges.
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