Research on fish behavior and fishing gear technology is aimed
at the sustainable utilization of fisheries resources. Techniques
include the use of flume tanks, computer simulations, sea trials,
underwater video observations, and statistical methods to understand
how fish behave near fishing gear and in their natural habitat.
This research results in new fishing gear designs and operations
to reduce bycatch, discards and the impact of fishing on the
seabed and other marine resources.
