New Net Could Help Fishermen Reeling Over Sturgeon Listing
Waterman George Trice has been collaborating with scientists for eight years to collect data on Atlantic sturgeon.
Waterman George Trice has been collaborating with scientists for eight years to collect data on Atlantic sturgeon.
On a warm morning last August, Ryan Schloesser and his labmate, student Lauren Nys, trawled off Oyster, VA. After a summer filled with collecting fish, they worked with experienced ease, throwing around jokes as smoothly as they tossed their nets behind the boat. What they pull up in their nets should help fisheries managers better predict the size of fish populations.