Sub Sea Sonics, LLC

Our Conservation Engineering Proposal Is Focused on Providing Economical Ropeless Fishing Systems to Support the Sustainability of Single-line Trap Fisheries. This Directly Addresses the 2022 SK Competition as Outlined in Section I.b Priority #2 Which Calls for the Development of Science and Technology-based Projects That Lead to the Strengthening of Existing, or the Creation of New Markets and Opportunities in U.s. Fishing Communities. Sustainment of These Fisheries in the Face of Restrictions Related to Marine Mammal Entanglements Requires Access to the Ropeless Technologies That Minimize These Risks. However, Most of These Technologies Have Been Developed With a Focus on Deep Water, Multi-trap Trawls With Commensurate High Levels of Sophistication and Cost, Leaving Them Out of Reach to the Inshore Single-line Trap Fisher. Singleline Trap Fisheries Such as Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimp, Crayfish, Fish, and Whelks Represent a Broad Swath of Both the Commercial and Recreational F