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Fish Capture by Baited Pots: A Review of Fish Behaviour by: Paul Winger

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 3:00pm to 4:00pm

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SMAST East 101-103 : 836 S. Rodney French Boulevard, New Bedford MA 02744
Callie Rumbut
c.rumbut@umassd.edu
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/93758230260

Seminar Announcement
Department of Fisheries Oceanography

"​Fish Capture by Baited Pots: A Review of Fish Behaviour"
​Dr. Paul Winger
​Director of the Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources, Marine Institute, Memorial University

Wednesday, September 30, 2026
3:00 - 4:00 pm
SMAST E 101-103 and via Zoom

Abstract:

Baited pots are an attractive gear choice when gear-switching because they are fuel efficient, species-selective, produce low seabed impacts, yield high quality fish, and offer low discard mortality of nontargeted species. This talk will review fish behaviour toward baited pots. It will consider the behaviour of fish in three phases. Fish must first sense and be attracted to the gear. Once they have located the gear, they must decide to enter, which is followed by retention of correct species and sizes of fish. Each phase of the capture process involves a suite of senses, reactions, and choices.

Paul grew up in a small farm town in south-central Ontario.  In 1991 he moved to Halifax to undertake a BSc in Marine Biology and Oceanography from Dalhousie University.  He then moved to St. John’s in 1996 to start graduate school at Memorial University.  He completed an MSc under the supervision of Pingguo He, followed by PhD under the supervision of Stephen Walsh.  

He joined in the Marine Institute in 2003, and in 2005 became Director of the Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources, which is part of the School of Fisheries.

He has a broad knowledge of fisheries issues with extensive experience in the area of fishing gear innovation. He is responsible for the institute’s flume tank and has a specific interest in the development of novel fishing systems.

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For additional information, please contact Callie Rumbut at c.rumbut@umassd.edu