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Get the most interesting and important stories from the 51精品视频.A group of 51精品视频 students were published in the Journal of Science Policy and Governance
Five environmental studies students at the 51精品视频 wrote a paper that has been published in the most recent edition of the Journal of Science Policy and Governance.
The then undergraduates 鈥擩ulia Evers, Trevor Freyvogel, Olivia Selkirk, Jillian Smith and Zoe Spaide 鈥 authored the paper, 鈥淏ycatch Mitigation Strategies in the Gulf of Alaska,鈥 in Assistant Professor Patrick Shirey鈥檚 Environmental Law and Policy class.
The group鈥檚 paper recommends two measures to reduce bycatch 鈥 or animals that are catch and then discarded 鈥 in Alaska, which is dependent on commercial fishing for economic stability. The students recommend electronic monitoring on all vessels in the form of deep learning cameras as well as a 鈥渇reeze the footprint鈥 approach on bottom trawling to protect key seafloor habitats.