All Caught Up: Bycatch Engineering Challenge
Overview
Design and build a net to target one specific species while also excluding others.
Highlights
Program Type: Lab
Program Duration: 1.25 Hours
Trip Season: Sept-June
Student Limit: Up to 20
Ocean Literacy Principle: #5: The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
Trip Description
Bycatch is a serious problem for many marine fisheries. In this engineering challenge focused on fisheries and conservation, students learn about bycatch and then design fishing nets that will maximize catch of a target species while minimizing bycatch. We’ll test the nets in a fishing competition, then redesign them to improve performance. Discussion will include examples drawn from fisheries management.