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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Kirk J. Havens, Plainview, VA (US);
Donna Marie Bilkovic, Gloucester Point, VA (US);
David M. Stanhope, Hayes, VA (US);
Kory T. Angstadt, Gloucester, VA (US);
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Abstract
Herein we describe fishing gear having a polyhydroxyalkanoate degradable component, as well as methods for ensuring that such gear has reduced functionality after becoming derelict. Derelict fishing gear has a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use gear that will lose the ability to catch and retain fish over time. Incorporating a degradable apparatus into such gear provides an effective, economical solution. Suitable degradable components are described herein.