New ropeless fishing technology, which can help save whales, tested off Newfoundland

NEWFOUNDLAND—Last month, acoustic technology developed by JASCO Applied Sciences was outfitted on crab and lobster traps that were deployed off the coast of Harbour Breton and just outside St. John's harbour. The test run was launched through a partnership between JASCO, the Washington-based non-profit Sea Mammal Education Learning Technology Society, and the commercial fishing arm of the Miawpukek First Nation.