What proposed technical methods to avoid unwanted catch are not supported ?

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Commonalities

Enthusiasm for further gear based technical approaches seemed to be rather muted. Most fishermen do not think that new gear modifications are really the answer, and where they have tried them have generally found them less that effective. This seemed to be based on a combination of difficulty in deployment and use, and the perception that more selective gears led to reduced catches and profits.

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DiscardLess Atlas [on line]. 2017. Reid et al., 2017. DiscardLess Deliverable D4.1: Initial avoidance manuals by case study including tactical, strategic and gear based approaches agreed by scientists and fishers. http://www.discardless.eu/fishermen_story