EMC4C IMPACT TO DATE (as of June 30, 2026):
- 10 vessels are now equipped with Wi-Fi and crew access agreements
- 4 crew committees have been established to handle grievance
- 6 vessels are now equipped with electronic monitoring systems
- 163 crew, 10 captains and 10 officers participated in trainings
In March 2026, the EMC4C Project Team- some traveling from abroad, others already on site – gathered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan to install Wi-Fi on an industrial purse seine vessel and provide training to crew members and captains on its use. This was the first purse seine vessel supported by the…
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In mid-February 2026, our cross-organizational team of EM, Wi-Fi, AI, fisheries and labor rights practitioners arrived in Majuro, Marshall Islands. There, our team installed EM and Wi-Fi systems on three industrial longline vessels that had just come to port. Majuro is a thin arc of land where walking from the…
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On a hot, humid day in February 2024 in Pago Pago, American Samoa, electronic monitoring (EM) service providers rushed to finish installing the last cameras and equipment onboard three Taiwanese longline vessels. The vessels were set to depart for a 4-6 month fishing venture across the Pacific, eventually ending their…
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Crew Perspectives
