Ropeless Fishing Gear
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Ropeless fishing gear focus of new one-year study by state agency
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State and federal officials for the first time allow ropeless lobstering in areas closed to protect right whales - The Boston Globe
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Ropeless Fishing Gear
Ropeless Conversion Desert Star Systems
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Why Everything You've Heard About 'Ropeless' Crab Fishing being False is FALSE. - Sustainable Seas Technology
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NOAA wants to expand 'ropeless' fishing gear pilot to include some
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War breaking out between crab fishers and environmentalists over
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Thurs 3/25: “AB-534 Fishing: ropeless fishing gear” – dullest title ever for life-saving legislation. – INDIVISIBLE VENTURA
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NEFSC Gear Research Series: Lose the Rope, Give Whales Hope - Science & Technology - NOAA Fisheries Video Gallery
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On-Demand Fishing - Whale & Dolphin Conservation USA