Maine Sea Grant - Knotless Mesh Codend Selectivity

Knotless Mesh Codend Sensitivity

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	Capt. Kelo Pinkham describes the overall goal of the project
	Capt. Bill Lee describes the video work done on his boat, June 2003
	Bill Lee describes some of the camera equipment used to gather underwater video of the nets and fish
	Bill Lee (left), Peter Johnson (middle) and Kelo Pinkham (right) attaching the camera system to the knotless codend
	Peter, Kelo and Bill getting the camera back after a tow
	A codfish captured in the knotless codend.
	A whiting escaping from the knotless twine codend
	A hake escapes from the knotless control codend (knotted twine)
	A determined flounder makes its way out of the knotted twine codend
	Being able to see what's happening in real time is not only exciting, it leads to a better understanding of the problems and opportunities in selective gear research.
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