Rethinking ropes: Can ropeless fishing gear end whale

Ropeless fishing gear can prevent whale entanglements and reduce discarded or lost fishing equipment but the cost is a limiting factor.

NOAA lays out plans for expanded testing of ropeless fishing

Gear-lending program has harvesters working through closures and trying ropeless fishing gear without commitment - Responsible Seafood Advocate

Maine lobster industry speaks out against Seafood Watch 'red-listing' - Responsible Seafood Advocate

Right whales vs. commercial fishing: no 'easy solution' for NOAA

State and federal officials for the first time allow ropeless

Will 'Ropeless' Fishing Gear Save the Endangered Right Whale?

Ropeless fishing gear focus of new one-year study by state agency

Preventing Whale Entanglements with Ropeless Fishing Gear

Will 'ropeless' fishing gear be seaworthy in time to save