Monday, December 31, 2007

KTVZ.com Central Oregons News, Weather and Sports Leader - Oregon shrimpers hope sustainable designation translates to sales

KTVZ.com Central Oregons News, Weather and Sports Leader - Oregon shrimpers hope sustainable designation translates to sales: "For years, boats dragged giant nets across the ocean floor, scooping up not just their targeted product but all sorts of other unwanted inhabitants of the deep.

Then, in the 1990s, the shrimp fishing fleet added grates to its equipment that allowed only shrimp and smaller fish into the net.

That substantially reduced unintended catch and sped up the amount of time it took to clear a net."

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