Specifically, the field work will evaluate the efficacy of artificial light as a potential salmon bycatch reduction technique in the Pacific Hake fishery, test the efficacy of fishing longline-configured crab pots to reduce the presence of vertical lines and mitigate the risks of entangling marine life in the Dungeness crab fishery, and test two recompression methods in the longline rockfish fishery. This position will coordinate and conduct field research and evaluations to: (1) reduce salmon bycatch in the Pacific Hake (whiting) fishery; (2) investigate alternative fishing technologies in the Dungeness Crab fishery; and (3) develop fishing gear to reduce the effects of barotrauma and improve the survival of rockfish during longline operations.