Deployment: NEC-CE2009-1

The Maine Department of Marine Resources, in collaboration with three fishermen, tested five gear manipulations in floating near-shore pound nets to evaluate their effectivness in reducing the incidental take of juvenile American shad (Alosa sapidissima),  blueback herring (A. aestivalis), and alewife (A. pseudoharengus), while maintaining the catch quanitity and quality of the target species. Sampling hauls generally alternated between gear manipulation and control trials on a 3-day rotation. Trips were made on various dates during 2011 and 2012 to the following locations:
   Bailey Island (approx. 43.72,-70.00)
   Cape Elizabeth/Richmond Island (approx. 43.55,-70.24)
   Phippsburg/Hermit Island/Bald Head Cove (approx. 43.70,-69.84)