Developement of an Electronic Monitoring System to controll fisheries (Fish'EM)

Background and Objective

The purpose of the project was to evaluate and further develop possibilities for the determination of reliable discards by means of electronic monitoring, to test the feasibility of a management approach using a reversal of the burden of proof, and to evaluate different incentives to fulfil the observation by electronic monitoring.

Fish’EM is part of the joint AutoMAt project "Development of innovative and non-invasive monitoring systems for fisheries research".

Approach

In co-operation with the potential users an Electronic Monitoring System was developed to fulfill the requirements and needs of the fisheries and control authorities.

Results

Within the scope of the project, a pre-prototype of an EM system was developed for small vessels. A further development and adaptation of the system would be necessary for the usage on large and complex fishing vessels. However, the further developemen to a final stage is particularly dependent on the development of the landing obligation. A major success within the project was a continuous expansion of cooperation with the future users of the electronic monitoring systems (control authority and fishery sector).

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Development of innovative and non-invasive monitoring systems for fisheries research (AutoMAt)