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New UMass Dartmouth Video System Can Help Count Imperiled Cod

Connecticut Public Radio | By The Associated Press
Published February 16, 2016 at 9:22 AM EST
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Researchers with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth said a new video system will help provide data to better inform management of New England's beleaguered cod population.

UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology scientists said their new video system will help assess the species in the Gulf of Maine. The system uses an open-ended fishing net with video cameras mounted on its frame to take pictures of fish passing through.

The university said the scientists tested the system on StellwagenBank in January with good results.

Cod are one of the most important food fish species in the Atlantic, but the stock has collapsed. Cod fishermen caught more than 33 million pounds of the fish in 2001 and managed only about 5.2 million  pounds in 2014.
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