A new video system will help provide data to better inform management of New England’s beleaguered cod population, say researchers with the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology scientists say their new video system will help assess the species in the Gulf of Maine. The system uses open-ended fishing net with video cameras mounted on its frame to take pictures of fish passing through.
The university says the scientists tested the system in January on Stellwagen Bank, a fishing ground located about 15 miles southeast of Gloucester to about six miles north of Provincetown, with good results.
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