PAPERS

A paper by Kate Wing presented as part of the Data For Good Exchange 2018. Abstract The ocean is a vast commons, covering two-thirds of the globe. Ocean fisheries provide almost 60 million jobs and a critical food source for 3 billion people (FAO, 2018). Despite the ocean’s importance, our data on ocean uses has historically been sparse and low-quality, particularly data for …

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ABSTRACT: Quantification of marine mammal bycatch is important in the context of conservation and management of protected species. Hitherto, using on-board observers has been the most reli- able and accurate method; however, observer programs can be prohibitively expensive. To inves- tigate the potential of closed-circuit television cameras to document bycatch of marine mammals, 6 Danish …

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ABSTRACT: Denmark was the first nation in Europe to promote the use of Fully Documented Fisheries (FDF) through Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) and CCTV camera systems, with pilot schemes in place since 2008. In theory, such a scheme could supplement and even potentially replace expensive control and monitoring programmes; and when associated with a catch quota management (CQM) system, …

Read More » about Discarding of cod in the Danish Fully Documented Fisheries trials

The European fisheries management is currently undergoing a fundamental change in the handling of catches of commercial fisheries with the implementation of the 2013 Common Fisheries Policy. One of the main objectives of the policy is to end the practice of discarding in the EU by 2019. However, for such changes to be successful, it is vital to ensure stakeholders acceptance, and it is prudent to …

Read More » about Remote electronic monitoring and the landing obligation – some insights into fishers’ and fishery inspectors’ opinions

The 2013 Common Fisheries Policy introduced a landing obligation on a range of species, bringing more focus on the full accountability of all catches. To investigate the potentials and challenges of these paradigm shifts, a 6-months ‘unrestricted gear’ trial was performed in Denmark in 2015. Twelve trawlers were challenged to test their own solutions to reduce unwanted bycatch and/or choke …

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