A bycatch reduction device (BRD) is any gear or trawl modification designed to allow finfish to escape from a shrimp trawl. BRDs are required for use in shrimp trawls fished shoreward of the 100-fathom (183-meter) depth contour in the Gulf of Mexico, and within the EEZ of the South Atlantic region. BRDs may have different capabilities according to different fishing conditions, and having a wide variety of BRDs for use in the fisheries allows fishermen greater flexibility to choose the most effective BRD for the specific local fishing conditions.
For information regarding the BRDs, please contact:
NOAA Fisheries' Pascagoula Lab Harvesting Technology Branch
3209 Frederic Street Pascagoula, Mississippi 39568
Phone: (228) 762-4591
List of Certified BRDs
- Fisheye
- Jones Davis
- Modifies Jones Davis
- Cone Fish Deflector Composite Panel
- Square Mesh Panel Composite Panel
Instructions and Pictures
For information regarding the BRDs, please contact:
NOAA Fisheries' Pascagoula Lab
Harvesting Technology Branch
3209 Frederic Street
Pascagoula, Mississippi 39568
Phone: (228) 762-4591
Certification of BRDs
To request certification of new BRDs, please contact:
NOAA Fisheries' Galveston Lab
4700 Avenue U
Galveston, Texas, 77551-5997
Phone: (409) 766-3500
More Information
Gulf of Mexico Branch Homepage
Shrimp Fishery Management Plan and Amendments
Sign up for Fishery Bulletins & Text Message Alerts
North Atlantic right whale Horton and newborn calf. Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919.
The branches of fast-growing elkhorn coral provide important habitat for fish. Populations of this iconic coral have declined across the Caribbean due to disease, bleaching and storms. Credit: NOAA
An oceanic whitetip shark swims near the surface of the water. Photo courtesy of John Carlson.
