UK inshore fishing boats trial VMS

Thirty one inshore vessels in the UK south west are now equipped with a low cost vessel monitoring system (VMS) and are currently reporting their movements every minute, as part of a 12-month pilot trial being run by Seafish, in conjunction with CEFAS, to monitor inshore fishing activity.

Thirty one inshore vessels in the UK south west are now equipped with a low cost vessel monitoring system (VMS) and are currently reporting their movements every minute, as part of a 12-month pilot trial being run by Seafish, in conjunction with CEFAS, to monitor inshore fishing activity.