Projects & Series
Selective Fisheries
Simon Fraser University, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the commercial fishing industry have been working on an innovative research project examining post-release mortality rates as they relate to the current selective fishery catch and release policy.
News
May 2002
Three researchers named winners of Newman award
Simon Fraser University fish physiologists Tony Farrell and Patricia Gallaugher, and statistician and environmental scientist Rick Routledge are this year's recipients of the eighth annual Murray A. Newman awards.
The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre bestows the two awards, one for excellence in aquatic conservation and the other for pioneering marine research.
Farrell, Gallaugher and Routledge were jointly honoured with both awards for their creation of a fish recovery box that is saving coho salmon caught during sockeye fisheries.
They custom made a recovery box that is preventing up to 88 percent of by-caught coho from dying. Gillnetters and seiners are now allowed to catch more sockeye because of their use of the recovery box.
The two awards also recognize Farrell, Gallaugher and Routledge for collaborating with the fishing industry, in particular commercial gillnetter Jake Fraser, in developing the recovery box and educating communities about its beneficial use.
April 2002
Jake Fraser Recipient of the Roméo LeBlanc Medal for Responsible Fishing
The Roméo LeBlanc Medal for Responsible Fishing was awarded to Jake Fraser, Madeira Park, BC, for demonstrating an exceptional contribution to responsible fishing with the development of the Fraser Revival Box.
To learn more about this award please refer to the Fisheries and Oceans Canada news release.
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