Publications by authors named "Alexa J Goodman"
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- Abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) severely harms marine environments, and managing it in Atlantic Canada is complicated due to gaps in knowledge about loss rates, locations, and regulations.
- A collaborative study in Southwest Nova Scotia successfully removed 29,298 kg of ALDFG by working with local fishers and organizations, using towed grapples over a significant area of seafloor.
- Many of the retrieved traps were old, catching both target and non-target species, including significant numbers of lobsters and endangered fish, with an estimated $155,836 CAD in annual losses attributed to ALDFG in one fishing area.
Southwest Nova Scotia (SWNS) is Canada's most productive lobster (Homarus americanus) fishing region. Abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is widespread. This baseline study provides the first preliminary assessment of environmental and economic impacts of ALDFG on the commercial lobster industry in SWNS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMarine debris, particularly plastic and abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear, is ubiquitous in marine environments. This study provides the first quantitative and qualitative assessment of benthic debris using seafloor video collected from a drop camera system in the Bay of Fundy, Eastern Canada. An estimated 137 debris items km of seafloor were counted, comprising of plastic (51%), fishing gear (including plastic categories; 28%) and other (cable, metal, tires; 21%).
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