PIER continues to work with local and international scientists and resource managers to identify responsible and sustainable options for both our conservation and fishing communities. PIER is working on a Federal award from the NOAA Bycatch Reduction and Engineering Program (NMFS NA23NMF4720407) that explores the use of artificial baits in the Mexican longline fishery. The project explores ways to increase gear selectivity and also develops an international collaboration that aims to share bycatch mitigation and gear development research with our neighbors in Mexico. PIER is also working with the research team in the Sosa-Nishizaki Laboratory at CICESE on opah and white seabass age, growth and reproductive studies.
