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The Farallon Newsletter
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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 (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”
Press Coverage
“Whether we like it or not, change is coming”- Gear tracking a path to keep fisheries fishing
How Blue Ocean Gear Inc. hopes to make commercial fishing sustainable
The Power of Collaboration — Planet & Purpose August 2023
The Top 5 Commercial Fishing Gear Products and Innovations
Fishing startups are making the industry more sustainable