Connectivity-based solutions: how technology can keep the world’s largest fisheries on track
Electronic monitoring (EM) – a suite of cameras, sensors and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies installed on fishing vessels to track activity – is gaining traction. Governments, companies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are investing in EM to improve transparency, comply with domestic and international rules, respond to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing concerns, and meet market demands for traceable, sustainable seafood. EM holds promise as a scalable fisheries management tool that enhances supply chain transparency, especially in distant-water and high seas fleets where human observers are costly or infeasible.
Electronic monitoring (EM) – a suite of cameras, sensors and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies installed on fishing vessels to track activity – is gaining traction. Governments, companies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are investing in EM to improve transparency, comply with domestic and international rules, respond to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing concerns, and meet market demands for traceable, sustainable seafood. EM holds promise as a scalable fisheries management tool that enhances supply chain transparency, especially in distant-water and high seas fleets where human observers are costly or infeasible.
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