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The Farallon Newsletter

  • United Nations Ocean Conference

    As official delegates to the 2025 UNOC we had the opportunity to provide a statement of an major issue and opportunity in ocean climate health. We focused on ALDFG.

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  • Photo of deep-set buoy gear with a Smart Buoy to find gear quickly and reduce ghost gear

    Deep-set Buoy Gear (September 2023)

    Deep-set Buoy Gear (DSBG) uses a hook-and-buoy system that enables fishermen to drop their hooks as deep as 1,200 feet to reach swordfish and other deep water pelagic species on a highly targeted basis.

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  • LONGLINING WITH SMART BUOYS

    Longlining with Smart Buoys (July 2023)

    “I started the season with 11 AIS beacons and 6 Smart Buoys. Of the 11 AIS beacons, only 5 are working, but all 6 Smart Buoys are working great”

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  • Responding to Fisher's Needs in Zone Closures (June 2023)

    Smart Buoys have been used in the New England lobster fishery for several years, both at the surface to track gear in real-time and with on-demand gear to provide information on when and where gear surfaces.

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  • Snow Crab Fishers used Smart Buoys in their 2023 to help reduce whale mortality risks of entanglement

    Snow Crab Season in Gulf of Saint Lawrence (May 2023)

    “Last trip, I was in an incredible fog, but was able to harvest my gear like it was a sunny day”

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Press Coverage

A man with glasses and a black CAT t-shirt sitting at a table in a room with world maps on the wall behind him. On the table, there are two yellow fishing buoys connected with ropes. The subtitle reads: "My father was a fisherman, my grandfather was a fisherman."

Protecting whales and supporting fisheries: New initiative to reduce threats in Canada

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Yellow smart buoy floating inside a breakwater

“Whether we like it or not, change is coming”- Gear tracking a path to keep fisheries fishing

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Woman with wavy blonde hair holding a yellow smart buoy from Blue Ocean Gear, standing by a marina with boats in the background.

How Blue Ocean Gear Inc. hopes to make commercial fishing sustainable

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Book cover for 'Planet & Purpose' featuring a blue background and an illustration of an octopus tentacle.

The Power of Collaboration — Planet & Purpose August 2023

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A yellow smart buoy with fishing nets

The Top 5 Commercial Fishing Gear Products and Innovations

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A smiling woman on a boat surrounded by fishing gear, including nets, ropes, and buckets.

Fishing startups are making the industry more sustainable

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