Coonamessett Farm Foundation’s (CFF) mission is to conduct scientific research and educational projects that support sustainable fisheries operations, local small-scale agriculture and aquaculture, and renewable energy sources for the benefits of the public.
CFF Presents at the Fourth World Seabird Conference
Sharing results from Reducing Seabird Bycatch project
Coonamessett Farm Foundation's Senior Research Biologist, Liese Siemann, joined researchers from around the world this month as a virtual presenter at the fourth World Seabird Conference - hosted in Hobart, Tasmania! During the conference, Liese shared results from the project CFF is leading to test alternative baiting methods for reducing seabird bycatch in the spiny dogfish gillnet fishery.
The presentation was featured as part of a session on Fisheries Overlap and Bycatch, bringing together researchers focused on the intersection of fishing practices and seabird conservation.
Attending the conference also gave CFF a chance to engage with the latest thinking in seabird biology and fisheries bycatch research. This…
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Our feature film, Sustaining Sea Scallops, is now available online! Watch the full documentary to learn how the collaborative research model embraced by CFF helped a flagging scallop fishing industry rebound.
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