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# EM4Fish

Monitoring the evolution of fisheries management

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- [From Vision to Standard:  How Global Collaboration Delivered the First Electronic Monitoring Interchange Format](https://em4.fish/from-vision-to-standard-how-global-collaboration-delivered-the-first-electronic-monitoring-interchange-format/) - The fisheries sector has long recognised the value of Electronic Monitoring (EM) as a tool for delivering trusted, transparent, and efficient fisheries management. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of governments and fisheries management authorities implementing EM programmes, piloting new applications, or signaling their intention to introduce EM requirements
- [Industry Focus: Eilon Engineering brings connected weighing into the digital fisheries ecosystem](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-eilon-engineering-brings-connected-weighing-into-the-digital-fisheries-ecosystem/) - Electronic monitoring (EM) is rapidly transforming how fishing vessels around the world collect data, serving multiple purposes for harvesters, processors, markets, and regulatory bodies. It’s increasingly viewed as an integral “first step” in the modernization of seafood supply chains.... But EM has never just been about cameras on boats. Demand is rapidly growing for defensible, standardized data-flows for all supply chain participants: from the harvesting skipper to the processor, to regulators and the marketplace. In this context, weight data plays a major role, especially “first weight,” captured when the harvesting vessel delivers, since it provides the foundational data point against which catch transfers, processing yields, sales records, and regulatory reporting can later be compared.
- [On the Ground in Kaohsiung: Advancing Crew Connectivity on an EM-equipped Purse Seine Vessel](https://em4.fish/on-the-ground-in-kaohsiung-advancing-crew-connectivity-on-an-em-equipped-purse-seine-vessel/) - 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 EMC4C work. Kaohsiung is Taiwan’s
- [Monitoring Fishing Activity on the Edge: mobilizing EM and edge computing to improve transparency of global longline tuna fisheries with near real‑time catch verification](https://em4.fish/monitoring-fishing-activity-on-the-edge-mobilizing-em-and-edge-computing-to-improve-transparency-of-global-longline-tuna-fisheries-with-near-real-time-catch-verification/) - The health of our oceans—and the communities and economies that depend on them—hinges on our ability to sustainably manage industrial fisheries. Yet for decades, fisheries managers have lacked timely and reliable data to keep pace with the complexity of modern fishing operations. Electronic monitoring (EM) systems have significant potential to improve fisheries management and transparency
- [Connecting Crews and Vessels: EMC4C’s Latest Milestone in Majuro](https://em4.fish/connecting-crews-and-vessels-emc4cs-latest-milestone-in-majuro/) - 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 lagoon side to the ocean side takes only minutes—a geography that keeps space tight and logistics creative. Despite its narrow footprint, it hosts one of the world’s busiest fishing ports, making it a strategic hub for advancing transparency and crew welfare at sea. 
- [1fish2fish™: Full scale implementation of an electronic fishery data collection and reporting tool](https://em4.fish/1fish2fish-full-scale-implementation-of-an-electronic-fishery-data-collection-and-reporting-tool/) - Poster by: Shawn Stebbins, Archipelago Marine Research, Ltd. Download poster file Archipelago’s dockside monitoring programs are required to collect, enter and validate dockside landings data in a timely manner (within 48 hours) in order to meet contractual obligations and facilitate in season fisheries management activities required for individual quota fisheries. Archipelago has developed a unique
- [eCatch: An electronic logbook and reporting system used by the California Risk Pool](https://em4.fish/ecatch-an-electronic-logbook-and-reporting-system-used-by-the-california-risk-pool/) - Poster by Melissa Stevens, The Nature Conservancy Download poster file eCatch is a tool developed by The Nature Conservancy that provides a simple way for fishermen to collect, map and share their fishing information. It evolved from The Conservancy’s work in Morro Bay, California. In that project we quickly realized that one of the most
- [iSnapper: Smartphone technology for fishery data collection](https://em4.fish/isnapper-smartphone-technology-for-fishery-data-collection/) - Poster by: Gregory W. Stunz, Ph.D., Texas A&M Download poster file One of the most difficult aspects of fisheries management is the ability to collect timely, quality fisheries-dependent data from the private sector. The lack of data from recreational anglers (including private anglers, head boats, and for-hire) is concerning because without readily available and robust
- [Creating Knowledge Using Integrated Electronic Fishery Information Systems—Concepts from FishTraxTM](https://em4.fish/creating-knowledge-using-integrated-electronic-fishery-information-systems-concepts-from-fishtraxtm/) - Poster by Gil Sylvia and Pete Lawson, Oregon State University Download poster file Electronic fishery monitoring, observing, and more generically “information systems” can have multiple functions depending on their design. Besides use for fishery regulation, these systems can have applications as “knowledge-based fishery tools”. If comprehensively designed they can utilize the same core data to
- [Standards for Electronic Fishery Information Solutions](https://em4.fish/standards-for-electronic-fishery-information-solutions/) - Poster by: Gil Sylvia, Oregon State University Download poster file Fisheries are evolving toward greater collaboration and self-governance in response to mandates for sustainability, catch shares, cost recovery and environmentally responsible fishing operations. These drivers, together with rapidly improving technologies, are increasing the demand for fast, reliable, and innovative systems for collecting, storing, communicating, and
- [From Hook to Cook – How Electronic Monitoring Can Be Valuable for Fishermen and Consumers](https://em4.fish/from-hook-to-cook-how-electronic-monitoring-can-be-valuable-for-fishermen-and-consumers/) - Poster by: TJ Tate, Jason DeLaCruz, Eric Brazer Download poster file The Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance believes that stewardship and leadership are key to a successful fishery. They understand that without healthy fish populations, fishing businesses will suffer and the American public loses the opportunity to eat fresh, sustainably caught fish. The
- [RFP for artisanal gillnet EM pilot program](https://em4.fish/rfp-for-artisanal-gillnet-em-pilot-program/) - This request for proposal seeks services for the installation and maintenance of EM systems on gillnet fishing vessels, generation and review of imagery (i.e., video footage or still photos) and sensor data from those systems to obtain fishing activity data, delivery of fishing activity data to a designated Data Manager, analysis of the imagery and
- [RFP: Electronic Monitoring Policy Advancement In Taiwan’s Distant Water Fisheries](https://em4.fish/rfp-electronic-monitoring-policy-advancement-in-taiwans-distant-water-fisheries/) - Ocean Outcomes has released this Request for Proposals to help further advance electronic monitoring (EM) policy in Taiwan. They are seeking qualified researchers or research teams to conduct a comprehensive analysis of Taiwan’s EM landscape, complete a feasibility assessment and make actionable recommendations for advancing EM in Taiwan’s distant water tuna longline fleet. Date Released:
- [Industry Focus: Flywire](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-flywire/) - It’s not yet dawn, but the dock is already busy with people and trucks moving fish and containers, while provisioning vessels for the next voyage. The sea birds are nearby – always hopeful for a scrap or two. As the wind picks up, the air carries a familiar blend of ocean, diesel, and fish. Given how long our waterfronts have been working, the scent seems almost like memory woven into the fabric of so many communities for so many generations. The hard work and dedication of so many people really makes one appreciate what goes into every can of tuna, fillet of cod, and every other necessary food that comes from the ocean. For millennia, supplying traders, communities, and families with nutritious food has taken the blood, sweat and tears of commercial fishermen working hard to make an honest living, but now – it also takes a lot of data.
- [NFWF EMR Grant Program Announces 2025-2026  Request for Proposals and Informational Webinar](https://em4.fish/nfwf-emr-grant-program-announces-2025-2026-request-for-proposals-and-informational-webinar/) - The Electronic Monitoring and reporting Grant Program within the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation has released its latest RFP. The EMR Grant Program advances the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s goals for productive and sustainable fisheries and safe sources of seafood by working to partner with fishermen and other stakeholders, state agencies, and Fishery Information
- [Projects in the Field: Modernizing Fisheries Data in the Klamath Basin - A Collaborative Leap Forward](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-modernizing-fisheries-data-in-the-klamath-basin-a-collaborative-leap-forward/) - The Klamath Basin, spanning southern Oregon and northern California, is home to several native fish species now endangered or at risk of extinction, including Coho and Chinook salmon, Lost River suckers, and shortnose suckers. These species face mounting threats from habitat loss, declining water quality, failing recruitment, and other environmental changes. Amid these challenges, members of the Klamath Basin Fisheries Collaborative (KBFC) are making strides to modernize how fish data are collected and shared. The KBFC brings together over 30 organizations, including tribal governments, state and federal agencies, academic institutions, and watershed groups, working collectively to improve fish populations and habitat across the basin. At the heart of this effort is the development of a modernized data flow – streamlining submittal of field data collection to a web-based collaborative data system that enables faster access to standardized fish monitoring data.
- [Industry Focus: Woods Hole Group](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-woods-hole-group-2/) - Since its founding in 1986 on Cape Cod, Woods Hole Group (WHG) has been a trusted partner to the global marine community. As part of the French CLS Group, WHG combines decades of scientific expertise with state-of-the-art satellite and data technologies to support sustainable ocean management. With nearly 100 employees and dedicated regional offices in Delaware, Maryland, and Texas, WHG provides the tools necessary to meet the challenges of 21st century fisheries management and environmental stewardship. Our Sustainable Fisheries Management Business Unit operates at the intersection of technology, science, and regulation across three primary areas: Tracking and Monitoring, Catch and Quota Management, and Ocean Intelligence. These comprehensive services support commercial, small-scale, and recreational fisheries with reliable vessel monitoring, streamlined catch reporting, and advanced oceanographic insights, empowering fishers and managers alike to make better, faster, and more sustainable decisions.
- [NFWF Announces Slate of 2024-2025 EMR Grant Recipients](https://em4.fish/nfwf-announces-slate-of-2024-2025-emr-grant-recipients/) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announce the 2024 – 2025 slate of projects for the Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Program (EMR). Fourteen new grants totaling nearly $4.9 million were awarded. The 14 awards announced leveraged $6.1 million in matching funds from the grantees, providing a
- [EM4Humanity - Technology Meets Labor Rights in Global Fisheries](https://em4.fish/em4humanity-technology-meets-labor-rights-in-global-fisheries/) - 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 journey in Taiwan. Caught between the smell of processed tuna, cigarette smoke, and agarwood incense, our team sat on the deck of a longliner after many long days of conversations with captains and Indonesian crew about EM and satellite Wi-Fi.
- [Projects in the Field: Developing Electronic Monitoring Solutions for West Coast Highly Migratory Species.](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-developing-electronic-monitoring-solutions-for-west-coast-highly-migratory-species/) - In 2023, a new deep-set fishery targeting swordfish was approved off the U.S. West Coast, opening up fishing opportunities from Southern California to the Oregon–Washington border. Up to 300 vessels will be able to participate off Southern California using either deep-set buoy gear or linked buoy gear, while north of Point Conception the fishery operates under an open-access permit system.
- [Handing Off the Wheel](https://em4.fish/handing-off-the-wheel/) - Well, the authors we had lined up for this month’s feature article needed a little extra time, so I’ll take this opportunity to talk about some changes and new features on the way. As of March 31st, I’ll be handing off EM4Fish to my friend Huff McGonigal. Quite a few of you in the U.S. fisheries space already know Huff, as he’s been involved in many aspects of marine science and policy for 25-plus years. We met as consultants to Environmental Defense Fund’s Oceans program, where we worked to advance quota-based management policies. We also helped coordinate the 2014 and 2016 national EM workshops, which eventually—through some twists and turns and a successful grant application—served as a springboard for creating this platform. 
- [Industry Focus: CVision AI](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-cvision-ai/) - CVision AI is a small company of software engineers, data scientists, and machine learning experts, focused on delivering software solutions for video analytics at scale. Our work spans several domains, but we are primarily focused on the marine sciences. With a dedication to open-source solutions, adoption of cutting edge vision algorithms, and a relentless focus
- [Industry Focus: Ai.Fish and TeemFish - Establishing Electronic Monitoring Programs for Fisheries of the Future](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-ai-fish-and-teemfish-establishing-electronic-monitoring-programs-for-fisheries-of-the-future/) - With the year 2030 looming on the horizon, efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14.4 are a focus for fishing nations around the world. Global concerns that 1 in 5 wild-caught fish originate from illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing remain. Rapidly advancing technology presents a significant opportunity for cost-effective fisheries management with electronic monitoring (EM) supported by artificial intelligence (AI) being a strong candidate for widespread implementation. However, a large gap exists in knowledge to implement these technologies successfully with a view to future resilience within the program design.
- [Industry Focus: Zunibal](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-zunibal/) - For three decades, we’ve been building technology that helps the fishing industry move forward—smarter, faster and more sustainably. At Zunibal, we started this journey in 1995 with one clear mission: to drive meaningful change through innovation. We designed the first satellite-connected buoy for tuna fishing, and that breakthrough didn’t just reshape onboard operations worldwide—it redefined how the industry thinks about data, connectivity and the future. That spirit still drives everything we do.
- [Nominations Open for AFS Cooperative Fisheries Awards](https://em4.fish/nominations-open-for-afs-cooperative-fisheries-awards/) - Ahead of their annual meeting in San Antonio, the American Fisheries Society is accepting nominations for their Cooperative Fisheries Awards. Spearheaded by Sean Simmons, incoming president of the Cooperative Fisheries With Stakeholders Section of AFS (as well as CEO at Angler's Atlas), the awards will celebrate organizations that are transforming fisheries through cooperative research.
- [Projects in the Field: Saving money and time with an EM Pilot Program in the U.S. sea scallop fishery](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-saving-money-and-time-with-an-em-pilot-program-in-the-u-s-sea-scallop-fishery/) - After ranking among the most economically important fisheries in the United States (U.S.) over the last decade, accounting for more than $480 million of commercial landings in 2022 alone, the Atlantic sea scallop fishery is bracing for a few challenging years ahead. The total exploitable biomass of sea scallops appears to be on a downward trend, with climate change threatening the long-term health of the population. The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) estimated annual projected landings for the 2025 fishing year to generate only about $348.3 million (19.8 million pounds) in landings, a 28% reduction from 2024.
- [Impressions and Takeaways from SAFET 2023](https://em4.fish/impressions-and-takeaways-from-safet-2023/) - I was fortunate enough to attend the Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies Conference last month in Bali. This wasn’t the first “post-pandemic” conference I’ve attended, but it did have a liberated vibe to it. The mood was upbeat, and not only because the beach was a short walk from the hotel; it also reflected a
- [Projects in the Field: Start to finish: a case study of eLog development in the Western Gulf of Alaska](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-start-to-finish-a-case-study-of-elog-development-in-the-western-gulf-of-alaska/) - Improving data quality from the Alaska pollock trawl fishery has been a high priority for industry, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) for many years. Since 2018, there has been a massive collaborative effort between the pollock industry and NMFS agencies to test the use of EM for compliance monitoring in this fishery. Now in 2025, the pollock fleet is finally seeing the hard-won results of this nearly 7-year pilot program as the pollock Trawl EM program (TEM) begins its first year as a fully regulated program.
- [Projects in the Field: Going Paperless 2: NY Recreational For-Hire Fishermen Transition to Electronic Vessel Trip Reporting](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-going-paperless-2-ny-recreational-for-hire-fishermen-transition-to-electronic-vessel-trip-reporting/) - A project underway at Cornell Cooperative Extension Suffolk County will prepare hundreds of for-hire fishermen in New York to transition from paper-based trip reports to newly mandated electronic reporting. Fishermen hailing from the Northeast states between Maine and North Carolina have long been required to submit paper Vessel Trip Reports (VTRs) related to their fishing efforts. VTRs enable fishery managers to track what was caught, where it was caught, what gear types were used and where it was sold. Electronic vessel trip reporting has been an approved method of vessel trip report submission in the Northeast since 2011, but had been voluntary.
- [Scaling Technology Solutions to Tackle Fisheries Challenges](https://em4.fish/scaling-technology-solutions-to-tackle-fisheries-challenges/) - For decades, headlines about illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, overfishing, and destructive fishing practices have loomed large over the seafood industry, threatening sustainability, profits, and livelihoods. What is less reported is how the seafood industry has made great strides in addressing these challenges. Many successful solutions, such as electronic monitoring systems and blockchain for traceability, have already proven effective in specific contexts. The key now is to replicate these successes more widely. By sharing what works and learning how to adapt these solutions to fit different regions and needs, the industry can tackle these challenges on a much larger scale. For example, electronic monitoring has successfully reduced IUU fishing in many areas, making fishing operations safer and more transparent.
- [Marking an important step and remembering the lost](https://em4.fish/marking-an-important-step-and-remembering-the-lost/) - Bubba Cook, longtime Western & Central Pacific Tuna Program Manager for World Wildlife Fund, posted the following statement to his LinkedIn account in December. Bubba is a good friend to EM4Fish as he is to hundreds of fish people near and far. He gave us his permission to share this post with EM4Fish readers and
- [Industry Focus: OnDeck Fisheries AI](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-ondeck-fisheries-ai/) - OnDeck is bringing a new age of artificial intelligence (AI) to fisheries monitoring. Electronic monitoring (EM) is an especially challenging domain for AI, and the AI techniques used in the EM industry have been lagging far behind the global frontier. This has left EM programs with unmet promises, failing programs, and missed potential. Our mission is simple: bring the level of software innovation present in other industries and make it accessible and useful to fisheries.
- [Building Regional Capacity for Electronic Monitoring across Taiwan](https://em4.fish/building-regional-capacity-for-electronic-monitoring-across-taiwan/) - Across Northeast Asia, Ocean Outcomes is facilitating the uptake of new technologies such as electronic monitoring to support better fisheries management and improve fishing practices. Taiwan represents a significant proportion of the world’s distant water fleet, harvesting highly valuable commercial fish such as tuna that are vital to global food systems. However, these fisheries are plagued with critical issues: they operate with fewer than 5% onboard observer or electronic monitoring coverage, relying heavily on potentially biased self reporting. Moreover, bycatch and interactions with Endangered Threatened and Protected (ETP) species persist as serious concerns. This situation fosters an environment where many vessel operators engage in Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing practices, including underreporting catches, shark finning, retention of ETP species. Tragically, labor and human rights abuse also stain these operations.
- [A Swedish EM Program Targets Porpoise Bycatch](https://em4.fish/lachlan-fetterplace-how-em-is-helping-harbour-porpoises-in-sweden/) - At the Swedish University of Agricultural Science’s Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua), we are collaborating with commercial fishers on electronic monitoring projects to study bycatch of marine mammals, seabirds and elasmobranches. Of particular interest is our work relating to bycatch of critically endangered Baltic harbour porpoises in the small-scale gillnet fleet in southern Sweden. The reason for the focus on the Baltic harbour porpoise? The population is estimated to be down to less than 500, with the impacts of fishing and pollution playing a large role in the collapse since the mid-20th century. There is a real concern that the population faces extinction and an urgent need to better assess, understand and minimize bycatch levels.
- [Projects in the Field: Integrating a Billfish Angler Tagging Reporting Program within Regulatory Reporting Requirements](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-integrating-a-billfish-angler-tagging-reporting-program-within-regulatory-reporting-requirements/) - It is well understood that high quality data inputs are essential for proper management of fishery stocks. These inputs come from a variety of sources with the goal of covering as much of a particular fishery as possible. Fishery dependent catch and effort data derived from self-reported catch and effort logbooks is one such input that has undergone significant changes over the last decade as new technologies are applied to data collection, primarily in the form of electronic logbooks (ELBs). Bluefin Data, LLC (BFD) and The Billfish Foundation (TBF) have partnered on a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) funded project to streamline mandatory reporting for captains, anglers, and commercial fishers while at the same time providing them with the opportunity to participate in the TBF billfish tagging program.
- [A tale of two EM programs: A look at the development of US electronic monitoring in the New England and Pacific groundfish fisheries](https://em4.fish/a-tale-of-two-em-programs-a-look-at-the-development-of-us-electronic-monitoring-in-the-new-england-and-pacific-groundfish-fisheries/) - Every Electronic Monitoring (EM) program has different management goals, species to account for, and politics to navigate. In most cases, the impacts of the design decisions cannot be compared across EM programs. However, the multi-species groundfish fisheries in New England and the Pacific have more in common than most programs. This overview discusses how each region addressed some of the main issues that any EM program faces, such as stakeholder engagement approaches, field testing, video review, and regulation development. We want to take an honest look at the implications of different design choices in similar US fisheries.
- [Projects in the Field: EM in the CGOA Rockfish Program - The next step in monitoring modernization for Gulf of Alaska trawl catcher vessels](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-em-in-the-cgoa-rockfish-program-the-next-step-in-monitoring-modernization-for-gulf-of-alaska-trawl-catcher-vessels/) - Gulf of Alaska (GOA) trawl fishermen have been strong proponents of using Electronic Monitoring (EM) to improve monitoring and data accountability in their fisheries and are now working to expand EM from the pelagic pollock fishery to the CGOA Rockfish Program (RP), where they use both pelagic and non-pelagic gear. As a short-duration, high-cost fishery with a 100% monitoring requirement, using EM and other technology to provide cost-effective monitoring and better PSC accounting has always been a goal for the trawl catcher vessels (CVs). In 2007 and 2008, Alaska Groundfish Data Bank (AGDB) received Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) to test the use of EM to quantify at-sea halibut discards in the RP. While the EFPs showed that EM was possible, limitations in the use of EM at the time meant it was not a cost-effective or feasible option to implement at scale. Fast forward more than fifteen years later, and the EM capacity of the GOA trawl fleet has grown substantially....
- [NFWF’s Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program Seeks Innovative Ideas, New Participants](https://em4.fish/nfwfs-electronic-monitoring-and-reporting-grant-program-seeks-innovative-ideas-new-participants-2/) - As some EM4Fish readers may have seen, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) recently posted the 2024 Request for Proposals for its Electronic Monitoring and Reporting (EMR) Grant Program. Since its inception in 2015, NFWF’s EMR Grant Program has been a major catalyst for the continued evolution of electronic technologies (ET) as they pertain
- [Electronic Monitoring & Reporting Grant Program Releases RFP: $4.8M available, webinar July 31](https://em4.fish/electronic-monitoring-reporting-grant-program-releases-rfp-4-8m-available-webinar-july-31/) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) will award grants that catalyze the voluntary implementation of electronic technologies (ET) for fisheries catch, effort, and/or compliance monitoring, and improvements to fishery information systems in U.S. fisheries. The foundation anticipates awarding up to $4.8 million through this solicitation. Full details in PDF
- [Projects in the Field: Trialing Innovative Electronic Monitoring for the Gulf of Mexico Headboat and Multi-Passenger Charter Fishing Industry](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-trialing-innovative-electronic-monitoring-for-the-gulf-of-mexico-headboat-and-multi-passenger-charter-fishing-industry/) - In an era where sustainable fishing practices are more critical than ever, the Gulf Fisheries Research Foundation (GFRF), in partnership with Integrated Monitoring Inc. (IM) and LGL Ecological Research Associates, is leading a groundbreaking initiative to enhance data collection in the Gulf of Mexico's headboat and multi-passenger charter fishing industry. This project, funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program, aims to revolutionize the way we monitor and manage fishery resources by trialing a Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) system tailored specifically for this unique sector.
- [Fisheries management and EM in the European Union: Tradition or Transition?](https://em4.fish/fisheries-management-and-em-in-the-european-union-tradition-or-transition/) - I have been a proponent of EM for nearly 20 years. My journey to EM started with a new vision of how fisheries management could evolve. To quote a science report commissioned by the European Parliament in 2018: "(EM) is…potentially the most adequate and cost-effective way to implement the discard ban and to move away from stringent technical rules into a more flexible management system focusing on impact and controllability." But since that report was published, actual systemic change towards EM in the European Union has been glacially slow. In this article, I lay out my suggestions for breaking policy logjams and implementing future-focused fisheries management.
- [Projects in the Field: A globe-spanning AI partnership drives discard quantification in New England ](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-a-globe-spanning-ai-partnership-drives-discard-quantification-in-new-england/) - The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has long been recognized as a potential path to cost savings in EM programs, but has not yet been formally implemented as a review standard within a US fishery. In New England, a project implemented by Teem Fish and Lynker Analytics has the potential to change that. After several years of successful experimentation in electronic monitoring (EM), the New England groundfish fishery went to a full implementation as an operational program in fishing year 2021. This transition to full implementation and the subsequent costs are currently being managed by the federal government, but there is a distinct understanding that this reimbursement process is temporary and the cost burden of the EM program will ultimately land on the fishers and sectors participating in the programs.
- [A tipping point for EM adoption? The Marine Stewardship Council’s Evidence Requirements Framework](https://em4.fish/a-tipping-point-for-em-adoption-the-marine-stewardship-councils-evidence-requirements-framework/) - Voluntary fishery certification is newly positioned to catalyse EM adoption. Under its updated Fisheries Standard released in late 2022, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) will require fisheries to have independent monitoring in place, such as that provided by EM and human fishery observers. As a result, many fisheries will need to augment their monitoring to
- [Call for Abstracts: How can camera-based electronic monitoring improve bycatch management?](https://em4.fish/ices-call-for-abstracts-how-can-camera-based-electronic-monitoring-improve-bycatch-management/) - The 2024 ICES Annual Science Conference is September 9-12 in Gateshead, United Kingdom. One session that may be of interest to EM4Fish readers is Theme Session H, hosted by members of the WGTIFD (Working Group for Technology Integration for Fisheries-Dependent Data). This session's prompt is "How can camera-based electronic monitoring improve bycatch management?" Its aim
- [2023 saw regional progress for EM implementation in tuna fisheries](https://em4.fish/2023-saw-regional-progress-for-em-implementation-in-tuna-fisheries/) - Two key tuna management organizations took a significant step forward in the adoption of electronic monitoring (EM) in 2023. The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted standards for the use of EM for fishery monitoring in their convention areas. The adoption of standards follows
- [Projects in the Field: The Center for Fisheries Electronic Monitoring at Mote](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-the-center-for-fisheries-electronic-monitoring-at-mote/) - What is CFEMM? The Center for Fisheries Electronic Monitoring at Mote Marine Laboratory (CFEMM), located in Sarasota, FL is the only program dedicated to developing and implementing electronic monitoring (EM) video technology as a tool in the Gulf of Mexico commercial reef fish fishery to provide industry and management with accurate, independent data required to
- [EM Community in Asia-Pacific Taking Shape](https://em4.fish/em-community-in-asia-pacific-taking-shape/) - Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies (SAFET) is beginning the process of organizing the Electronic Monitoring Community: Asia Pacific (EMCAP), a cross-sector community of practice and innovation comprised of industry, technology developers, NGOs, and fishery managers that will meet on a regular basis to advance the adoption of EM systems and standards in the region. "What
- [Industry Focus: Seadog Fishing Solutions, Inc.](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-seadog-fishing-solutions-inc/) - Seadog Fishing Solutions, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides mobile and web applications for commercial and recreational fisheries around the world. Our focus is on utility, affordability, and security. Mobile The Seadog mobile application is a digital assistant for commercial and recreational fishing. With this app, users can securely log their fishing activity,
- [Projects in the Field: Washington State Coastal Dungeness Crab EM Proof-of-Concept Project Phase 2](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-washington-state-coastal-dungeness-crab-em-proof-of-concept-project-phase-2/) - Improving Fishery Data The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has relied on commercial fishers to report their fishing location using paper logbooks since 2008. Paper logbooks present several challenges to timely fisheries management due to recording inaccuracies, poor rates of fisher compliance, and the time required for data entry. WDFW has recognized electronic
- [NFWF’s Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program Seeks Innovative Ideas, New Participants](https://em4.fish/nfwfs-electronic-monitoring-and-reporting-grant-program-seeks-innovative-ideas-new-participants/) - As many EM4Fish readers have likely seen, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Electronic Monitoring and Reporting (EMR) Grant Program Request for Proposals is currently live, with applications due on October 16, 2023 by 11:59pm Eastern time. Since its inception in 2015, NFWF’s EMR Grant Program has been a major catalyst for the continued
- [Projects in the Field: Operationalizing Machine Learning in the Alaska Fixed Gear Electronic Monitoring Program](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-operationalizing-machine-learning-in-the-alaska-fixed-gear-electronic-monitoring-program/) - Introduction Alaska is home to over 6000 resident fishing vessels employing over 19,000 resident fishermen harvesting almost $2 billion USD in seafood every year. More than 10% of these earnings come from the Alaska Fixed Gear Halibut and Sablefish program. This program has become a model for the implementation of fishery management to increase profitability
- [NFWF Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program 2023 RFP and Webinar](https://em4.fish/nfwf-electronic-monitoring-and-reporting-grant-program-2023-rfp-and-webinar/) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with NOAA, is now soliciting Full Proposals for the 2023 Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program. The Request for Proposals is available here. The Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program will give priority to projects that: Implement electronic technologies for the support of fisheries conservation and management; and Modernize
- [EMoptim: A new open-source tool for determining budget-appropriate EM review rates](https://em4.fish/em-review-how-much-is-enough-for-your-fishery/) - Whatever the fishery monitoring method, a common question is how much monitoring is enough to get the information needed to manage a fishery? That question usually comes with another – how much will it cost? With three colleagues, I set about answering such questions as part of a project funded by Pew’s international fisheries project.
- [Summary Report from Pew's Electronic Monitoring Service Providers for RFMO Engagement workshop](https://em4.fish/summary-report-from-pews-electronic-monitoring-service-providers-for-rfmo-engagement-workshop/) - On May 22, 2023, The Pew Charitable Trusts convened 20 electronic monitoring (EM) service providers and other key participants to discuss ways to bolster their engagement at regional fishery management organizations (RFMOs). The workshop was organized in response to recommendations from the Global Electronic Monitoring Symposium (GEMS) which identified a critical gap in communications between
- [Five Recommendations for Better Utilizing VMS Data to Enhance Fisheries Management](https://em4.fish/five-recommendations-for-better-utilizing-vms-data-to-enhance-fisheries-management/) - As the oceans become busier and climate change upends our expectations of stability, information about where and when fishing happens is vitally important. Location data is critical to achieving NMFS’ fisheries conservation and management mission and for planning for a sustainable ocean future. However, there is limited spatial information on fishing areas to support science,
- [We're Not Obsolete Just Yet: A brief interview with Chat GPT3 (and a note on fish anatomy)](https://em4.fish/the-robots-will-take-it-from-here-a-brief-interview-with-chat-gpt-and-a-note-on-fish-anatomy/) - Your faithful editor recently sat down with the OpenAI chatbot, ChatGPT3, for a conversation about EM. Edited for length, here it is: EM4: You probably know that electronic monitoring of commercial fisheries is considered increasingly important for streamlining data collection for fisheries stock assessments. It is also hoped that efficient electronic monitoring, or EM, can
- [Indian Ocean Tuna Commission is the first Regional Fisheries Management Organization to Adopt Electronic Monitoring Standards for Multi-Billion Dollar Fisheries](https://em4.fish/indian-ocean-tuna-commission-is-the-first-regional-fisheries-management-organization-to-adopt-electronic-monitoring-standards-for-multi-billion-dollar-fisheries/) - The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) has become the first regional fishery management organization (RFMO) to adopt electronic monitoring (EM) standards. The decision — made during the tuna RFMO’s 27th Session held May 8-12 in Mauritius — marks a significant step forward in promoting responsible and data-driven fisheries management in the Indian Ocean. RFMOs are tasked
- [Projects in the Field: A Fishing Logbook, with a Purpose](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-a/) - Much of the attention over the past few years in electronic reporting has focused on the commercial and for-hire fishing industries. Until recently, these two sectors reported data on paper logs that were sent to fisheries managers via snail mail. When corrections were needed, captains received a letter in the mail along with their paper
- [PEW Workshop May 22: Electronic Monitoring Service Providers for RFMO Engagement](https://em4.fish/pew-to-host-may-workshop-for-em-service-providers/) - The Pew Charitable Trusts is hosting a workshop on May 22, 2023 in Aberdeen, UK on RFMO Engagement for Electronic Monitoring (EM) Service Providers. The workshop aims to convene EM service providers and experts from around the world to discuss options to increase engagement with regional governing bodies, including Regional Fishery Management Organizations, as they
- [NFWF announces shift to EMR RFP schedule](https://em4.fish/nfwf-announces-shift-to-emr-rfp-schedule/) - For the past few years, NFWF's Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program has released their annual Request for Proposals in the April-May time-frame. They've just announced that this year it will be released in August instead, which will shift the prospective time for award announcements to March 2024. EMR Program Manager Gray Redding indicates the
- [Surveying Scottish whitefish fishers' perceptions of remote electronic monitoring](https://em4.fish/scottish-whitefish-fishers-perceptions-of-remote-electronic-monitoring/) - Researcher Helen Holah is seeking participants for a survey to inform a thesis investigating "the effects of REM on fleet dynamics (fishers' choices) in the Scottish whitefish sector." If you participate in the Scottish whitefish sector, please scan this QR code to learn more and to complete the survey. And if your network includes whitefish
- [Assistance Sought in Designing IUU Reporting App](https://em4.fish/assistance-sought-for-usability-of-iuu-reporting-app/) - Nautical Crime Investigation Services (NCIS) provides technological solutions for national security and maritime defense. This includes use of artificial intelligence and tracking technologies for risk assessment and detection of crimes at sea and on land. Their goal is to increase transparency, accountability, protection of human rights and due process in crime detection. NCIS has a
- [Key Questions and Considerations for Development of Integrated Monitoring Programs](https://em4.fish/key-questions-and-considerations-for-development-of-integrated-monitoring-programs/) - Discussion and consideration of electronic monitoring (EM) continues in many fisheries jurisdictions globally. Moving from pilots and trials to full implementation remains slow, however. There are many reasons for this. For example, understanding costs versus benefits; which program model to utilise (e.g., single service provider); whether to invest in internal government review to support local
- [Projects in the Field: Washington Coastal Commercial Dungeness Crab EM Proof-of-Concept](https://em4.fish/6534-2/) - The Washington coastal commercial Dungeness crab fishery is the most economically significant commercial fishery in Washington State, with an average annual ex-vessel value of approximately $46.5 million. The fishery is managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Along most of the state’s coast, the fishery is co-managed with four coastal treaty tribes,
- [A CCCFA and Net Gains Alliance Report: Incentivizing Accountability and Data Modernization in the New England Groundfish Fishery — Applications of Electronic Monitoring Information in Stock Assessment](https://em4.fish/a-cccfa-and-net-gains-alliance-report-incentivizing-accountability-and-data-modernization-in-the-new-england-groundfish-fishery-applications-of-electronic-monitoring-information-in-stock-as/) - In New England, groundfish fishermen have been piloting electronic monitoring systems since 2005. At first, their interest in EM related to the flexibility and safety that comes with having one less human aboard a small boat (35-40’) and the cost savings of using a camera instead of an observer. The ensuing 15-plus years have seen
- [Projects in the Field: Exploring Strategies to Improve Electronic Reporting in the Recreational Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-exploring-strategies-to-improve-electronic-reporting-in-the-recreational-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-fishery/) - Accurately and promptly estimating recreational fishery catch and effort data is critical for informing effective management of recreationally popular species. However, with an enormous potential “universe” of anglers on the water, the unpredictability of when and where fish will be available, and data lags associated with surveys such as NOAA Fisheries’ Marine Recreational Information Program
- [Projects in the Field: Demonstrating EM Data Quality and Cost-Effectiveness in the Alaska Pollock Trawl Fishery](https://em4.fish/ruth-et-al/) - Since 2019, volunteer catcher vessels and shoreside processors from the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska pelagic pollock fisheries have been participating in a National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) grant research project. This project was designed to assess the efficacy of electronic monitoring for compliance with a full salmon prohibited species catch (PSC) retention
- [Industry Focus: Woods Hole Group](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-woods-hole-group/) - Woods Hole Group solves environmental engineering problems worldwide with a focus on serving clients along the coast, in the ocean, and in wetland and terrestrial environments. Relying on service, excellence, and leadership, our experienced engineers, scientists, and technicians – along with over 30 years of experience – we work to exceed client objectives while safeguarding
- [Introducing EM4Minutes - bite-sized conversations with EM & fishtech innovators](https://em4.fish/introducing-em4minutes-bite-sized-conversations-with-interesting-people/) -  Much of the impetus behind EM4Fish is about advancing communications among stakeholders in this emerging sector or "space" that we’re all engaged in. The idea is that the sharing of ideas, methods, innovations and frustrations might just rebound to everyone’s benefit over time. So it’s partly with that in mind that we’re introducing EM4Minutes,
- [Net Gains Alliance Releases Key Metrics to Track National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Data Modernization Progress](https://em4.fish/net-gains-alliance-releases-key-metrics-to-track-national-marine-fisheries-service-nmfs-data-modernization-progress/) - September 8, 2022 - Annapolis, MD Comment from the Net Gains Alliance: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for the stewardship of the nation’s ocean resources and their habitat throughout 4.2 million square miles of the ocean. This work requires trusted, timely, and accessible data across a wide range of topics. Like many
- [Projects in the Field: Implementing EM for Compliance Monitoring in the Bering Sea & Gulf of Alaska Shoreside Pollock Catch Vessel Fisheries](https://em4.fish/implementing-em-for-compliance-monitoring-in-the-bering-sea-gulf-of-alaska-shoreside-pollock-catcher-vessel-fisheries/) - Projects in the Field is a series of independently produced articles profiling work supported by NFWF's Electronic Monitoring & Reporting Grant Program, and is meant to raise awareness and support for these important initiatives. As always, your questions and comments are welcome. Over the course of 2019 and 2020, volunteer vessels from the Bering Sea
- [NFWF Announces 2022 EMR Grantees](https://em4.fish/nfwf-announces-2022-emr-grantees/) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with the Shell Oil Company announce the 2022 slate of projects for the Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program. Twelve new grants totaling $3,701,000 were awarded. The 12 awards announced generated $6,721,000 in matching contributions from the grantees, providing a total conservation
- [Call for Tender for the Implementation of Electronic Monitoring On Board the Vessels of the Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation (DPPO)](https://em4.fish/call-for-tender-for-the-implementation-of-electronic-monitoring-on-board-the-vessels-of-the-danish-pelagic-producers-organisation-dppo/) - The DPPO’s pelagic fleet is the first in Europe to introduce fully documented fishing on all vessels. The DPPO plans to install CCTV and associated sensors on all its vessels. The DPPO’s pelagic fleet is one of the world’s most modern and advanced. Danish pelagic fishers landannually over 400,000 tonnes of healthy, sustainably caught herring,
- [Gathering Fishery-Dependent Data in the Digital Age](https://em4.fish/gathering-fishery-dependent-data-in-the-digital-age/) - From Kate Wing (@kwing, the databranch) comes this tweet, which we can hardly improve upon in introducing her latest project: "It's a guide to digitizing fisheries data collection! It's [finally] ready for your comments! Pls share with your favorite #fish manager." So here is Gathering Fishery-Dependent Data in the Digital Age: A guide for managers
- [Big Data for Dynamic Ocean Management](https://em4.fish/big-data-for-dynamic-ocean-management/) - Tools like EcoCast are helping pave way for fishermen and scientists to realize the benefits of "big data." In an article by the Washington Post, "big data" is making strides in management and conservation efforts. Thanks to satellite phones and other advances in communication technologies, managers and regulators are able to quickly communicate "fishing
- [Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies Conference](https://em4.fish/seafood-and-fisheries-emerging-technologies-conference/) - You have until January 25th to register! The Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies Conference started with a modest vision to explore and discover the potential of emerging, and potentially disruptive, technologies that could be applied to improve the conservation and management of our world's fisheries. While the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) led initial workshops and
- [NFWF Announces 2018 Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Slate](https://em4.fish/nfwf-announces-2018-electronic-monitoring-and-reporting-grant-slate/) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminsitration (NOAA) and Kingfisher Foundation announced a 2018 round of funding for Electronic Monitoring and Reporting projects. Fifteen new fisheries conservation grants totaling $3.78 million were awarded, leveraging $5.05 million in match from the grantees and generating a total conservation impact of mree
- [Electronic Monitoring Program Toolkit: A Guide for Designing and Implementing Electronic Monitoring Programs](https://em4.fish/electronic-monitoring-program-toolkit-a-guide-for-designing-and-implementing-electronic-monitoring-programs/) - This comprehensive 15-page report published in October, 2018 by The Nature Conservancy walks the reader through design and implemenation of an EM program. Download here From the Introduction: The majority of global fisheries lack the scientific and compliance data necessary for effective management. A variety of approaches and tools can facilitate data collection on the
- [Electronic Monitoring Provision Included in International Measures to Conserve Atlantic Shortfin Mako Sharks](https://em4.fish/electronic-monitoring-provision-included-in-international-measures-to-conserve-atlantic-shortfin-mako-sharks/) - Mandatory EM in the U.S. Atlantic pelagic longline fishery provides a benefit over other international longline fleets. In 2017, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) completed a stock assessment of North Atlantic shortfin mako sharks, finding that the stock was overfished and experiencing overfishing. This stock status was a marked change
- [Developing EM for trawl fisheries off Alaska](https://em4.fish/developing-em-for-trawl-fisheries-off-alaska/) - NPFMC pleased with first steps of EM development for trawl catcher vessels in the North Pacific At their meeting in Kodiak during June, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) received its first report from their new trawl Electronic Monitoring (EM) Workgroup. The EM Workgroup was reconstituted this April, to reflect a shift in focus
- [A busy conference calendar as 2018 rolls on](https://em4.fish/a-busy-conference-calendar-as-2018-rolls-on/) - Three major events are coming up that our readers might be interested in. Here’s the lineup for June-September, and if you’re aware of others we’ve missed, please drop us a line! International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Vigo, Spain Running from June 11-15, IFOMC is billed as “the premier international forum for working on
- [GMRI Position Posting: Electronic Monitoring Project Manager](https://em4.fish/gmri-position-posting-electronic-monitoring-project-manager/) - The Gulf of Maine Research Institute has a position open for an Electronic Monitoring Project Manager. Please find their announcement below! List Date: Friday, March 23, 2018 Close Date: Friday, April 6, 2018 JOB TITLE: Electronic Monitoring Project Manager SUPERVISOR: Technical Programs Manager — Fisheries Technical Assistance Program TERM: 18 month position, with possibility of
- [Invitation for Abstract Submissions: ICES Annual Science Conference EM Session](https://em4.fish/invitation-abstract-submissions-ices-annual-science-conference-em-session/) - Dear Colleagues, I am co-convening a theme session at the 2018 ICES Annual Science Conference entitled “Electronic monitoring and movement analysis in fisheries: applications of emerging science”. Theme session P abstract is here. The meeting will be held from 24-27 September 2018 in Hamburg, Germany. We welcome abstract submissions from you or your collaborators on
- [IFOMC Organizers Meet to Review Abstracts](https://em4.fish/ifomc-steering-committee-meets-review-abstracts/) - February, 6, 2018: In preparation for its June conference in Vigo, Spain, the steering committee of the International Fisheries Observer & Monitoring Conference (IFOMC) meet this week to review more than 200 abstracts received. They will then select speakers for the conference and finalize its program. "We are very happy with the participation and we
- [NFWF Announces More Than $3.59 Million in Grants from the Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program](https://em4.fish/nfwf-announces-3-59-million-grants-electronic-monitoring-reporting-grant-program/) - Foundation awards 12 grants to improve fisheries data collection, storage, and management WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 9, 2017) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced more than $3.59 million in grants to implement voluntary and cost-shared electronic monitoring and reporting programs and data system developments in fisheries in 12 states and two U.S.
- [Notice to EM Service Providers Regarding Opportunities in the Northeast](https://em4.fish/2154/) - EM and Observer Vendor Show January 30th in Portsmouth, NH The Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) are evaluating the utility of Electronic Monitoring (EM) for catch monitoring on mid-water trawl vessels in the Atlantic herring and mackerel mid-water trawl fisheries. The New England and Mid-Atlantic Councils have
- [Electronic Monitoring Expands in Hawaii](https://em4.fish/electronic-monitoring-expands-hawaii/) - EM is now on 19 vessels, spanning multiple fleets based out of Honolulu, with plans to continue expansion! It has been about 11 months since the first EM system was installed on a Hawaii longline limited entry permitted vessel as part of a pre-implementation initiative. Since then, a total of 19 vessels have volunteered to
- [Update from New Zealand's big EM rollout: 'Fishing fraternity lens its weight to camera implementation'](https://em4.fish/1884/) - Nelson Mail, August 30, 2017 The cost of rolling out monitoring cameras on their vessels is worrying Nelson's smaller fishing operators who say the costs of installing them could push a number of them out of business. Small inshore operators are concerned about the speed in which the government's vessel monitoring system Integrated Electronic Monitoring
- [NFWF Continues Investment in Fisheries Accountability and Data Modernization](https://em4.fish/nfwf-continues-investment-fisheries-accountability-data-modernization/) - By: Melanie Sturm and Erika Feller The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is pleased to announce the release of our third request for proposals (RFP) for projects that catalyze the implementation of electronic technologies (ET) for catch and compliance monitoring and improvements to fishery information systems in U.S. fisheries. Timely, accurate and reliable data
- [Gulf of Maine Explained: Electronic Monitoring](https://em4.fish/gulf-maine-explained-electronic-monitoring/) - From the Gulf of Maine Research Institute It’s easy to imagine fishing as a Wild West landscape, with fishermen heading out to sea, catching as many fish as they can, and selling them all back at the dock in a straightforward process. In reality, fishing in the Gulf of Maine is a complex, heavily-regulated industry.
- [Wide Range of EM Presentations Planned for August AFS Meeting in Florida](https://em4.fish/wide-range-em-presentations-planned-afs-meeting-florida/) - At this year’s American Fisheries Society Meeting in Tampa, Florida (August 20th-24th), we are hosting an all-day session on Monday (21st) titled, Emerging Technologies in Fisheries-Dependent Science and Catch Monitoring. We are bringing together electronic technology experts, fishery scientists, managers and other stakeholders to examine how advanced technologies can improve future fisheries-dependent data collection. You
- [Four New EM Program Summaries](https://em4.fish/four-new-em-program-summaries/) - In preparation for the 2nd National EM Workshop, we have just posted four new EM program summaries to their respective Region pages. They are: Greater Atlantic EM Program Summary, November 2016 Atlantic HMS EM Program Summary, November 2016 Alaska Regional EM Summary, November 2016 West Coast EM Program Summary - November 2016 We are expecting
- [2008-2009 Denmark North Sea program](https://em4.fish/2008-2009-north-sea-cod-program/) - Target species: Cod Period: 2008 - 2009 Number of vessels in the program: 6 Geographic scope of the program: North Sea Equipment employed in the EM / ER: The EM system used in the trial was developed by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd, Canada. It consisted of sensor, imagery, and control units (McElderry et al., 2003;
- [Marine Instruments and Archipelago Marine Research Form a Strategic Partnership](https://em4.fish/marine-instruments-archipelago-marine-research-form-strategic-partnership/) - In a news release dated June 13, 2017, Archipelago Marine Research (AMR) and Marine Instruments (MI) announced they are now working together to enable ongoing advancement and implementation of Electronic Monitoring (EM) technology around the world: Marine Instruments brings a strong worldwide presence in the marine industry as well as years of technical innovation in
- [Alaska Fish Factor: Preparing to go electric](https://em4.fish/alaska-fish-factor-preparing-go-electric/) - By Laine Welch, reprinted with permission, Alaska Fish Factor Automation is coming to Alaska fishing boats in the form of cameras and sensors to track what’s coming and going over the rails. Starting next year, Electronic Monitoring systems (EM) can officially replace human observers as fishery data collectors on Alaska boats using longline and pot
- [2013-2015 Denmark North Sea, Skagerrak and Baltic program](https://em4.fish/2013-2015-north-sea-skagerrak-and-baltic-program/) - Target species: Cod, Plaice, Hake, Haddock, Nephrops, Saithe, Whiting Program period: 2013 - 2015 Number of vessels in the program: 14 Geographic scope of the program: North Sea, Skagerrak and Baltic Sea A brief description of the equipment employed in the EM / ER: All vessels were equipped with REM from Anchor lab K/S, including
- [2010 (and ongoing) Denmark North Sea & Skagerrak program](https://em4.fish/2010-and-ongoing-denmark-north-sea-skagerrak-program/) - Target species: Cod Program period: 2010 and ongoing Number of vessels and gear type in the program: 23 Geographic scope of the program: North Sea and Skagerrak Equipment employed in the EM / ER? The system consists of a GPS (Global Positioning System), a hydraulic pressure sensor, a photoelectric drum rotation (winch) sensor, and up
- [2015 SW England/North Sea multispecies program](https://em4.fish/em-in-england-4/) - Target species: All Period: 2015 Number of vessels in the program: 3 Geographic scope of the program: South West of England and North Sea Goals of the program: To determine if REM technology can provide biological and catch data and help meet DCF/DC-MAP requirements. To compare the accuracy of REM data to that collected by
- [2015 Southwest England program](https://em4.fish/em-in-england-3/) - Target species: Sole, Anglerfish, Plaice Program Period: 2015 Number of vessels in the program: 9 Geographic scope of the program: South West of England Goals of the program: Explore methods to verify data on plaice discards collected by skippers participating in the MMO CQ scheme in the southwest of England. Investigate the potential for self-reported
- [2010-2014 England North Sea program](https://em4.fish/em-in-england/) - Target species: Cod Program period: 2010-2014 Number of vessels in the program: 6-21 Geographic scope of the program: North Sea A brief description of the equipment employed in the EM / ER: All participating vessels were fitted with REM systems supplied by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd (AMR). The REM system includes a GPS, sensors (drum
- [2010 (and ongoing) Scotland program in cod fishery](https://em4.fish/em-in-scotland/) - Target species: Cod Program period: Started in 2010 and is ongoing Number of vessels in the program: 6-27 Geographic scope of the program: North Sea Equipment employed in the EM / ER: The EM system consisted of a GPS unit, up to eight closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, and sensors for measuring force on the
- [2014 England North Sea program in cod fishery](https://em4.fish/em-in-england-2/) - Program period: 2014 Number of vessels in the program: 12 Target species: Cod Geographic scope of the program: North Sea A brief description of the equipment employed in the EM / ER A brief description of the specific goals of the program: To review historic CQM and non CQM data to see if it is
- [Pacific Council Approves Electronic Monitoring for West Coast Trawlers](https://em4.fish/pacific-council-approves-electronic-monitoring-for-west-coast-trawlers/) - SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] - April 10, 2017 The Pacific Fishery Management Council heard updates on an exempted fishing permit (EFP) and took final action to approve electronic monitoring (EM) in the bottom trawl and non-whiting midwater trawl fisheries. The Council is meeting this week in Sacramento, Calif. Fishermen, regulators and NGOs like Environmental Defense Fund
- [Ai.Fish and EDF Team Up to Bring AI to the Edge with SmartPass](https://em4.fish/ai-fish-and-edf-team-up-to-bring-ai-to-the-edge-with-smartpass/) - KAILUA, HI and WASHINGTON (October 13, 2022) – Ai.Fish, a software startup developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools for marine conservation and ocean science, and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Oceans Technology Solutions team, are pleased to present results from their collaboration to move AI technologies toward widespread deployment for automated fisheries monitoring. The SmartPass initiative,
- [Projects in the Field: ALFA, Chordata, and NPFA Work to Improve EM Image Quality in Near Real-Time](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-alfa-chordata-and-npfa-work-to-improve-em-image-quality-in-near-real-time/) - By Abigail Turner-Franke, Dan Falvey, and Eric Torgerson Maintaining high quality EM video while fishing is an important factor for keeping EM video review costs affordable and providing fishery managers with accurate data. High quality EM video is also fundamental to the development of machine learning capabilities that will further reduce review costs over
- [2011-2015 Netherlands program in cod fishery](https://em4.fish/em-in-the-netherlands/) - Program period: 2011-2015 Number of vessels in the program: 12 Target species: Cod Geographic scope of the program: North Sea Equipment employed in the EM / ER: The EM system consisted of a GPS unit, up to four closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, and sensors for measuring force on the tow cables and net drum
- [2011-2014 Germany program in Baltic Sea cod fishery](https://em4.fish/em-in-germany/) - Program period: 2011-2014 Target species: Cod Number of vessels in the program: 2 Geographic scope of the program: Baltic Sea Equipment employed in the EM / ER: System is from Archipelago Marine Research Ltd, contains four video cameras (CCTV), gear sensors (hydraulic pressure transducer, photoelectric drum rotation sensor) and GPS mapping to record profiles of
- [EM in the U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fishery](https://em4.fish/em-in-the-u-s-west-coast-groundfish-fishery/) - Electronic Monitoring on the U.S. West Coast is currently utilized only by participants in the Trawl Individual Quota (ITQ) program. There are three gear groups within the program that are using EM: midwater trawl, bottom trawl and fixed gear. The ITQ program was implemented in 2011 and the program allocates quota of several groundfish species
- [EM for the Atlantic HMS Tuna Longline Fishery](https://em4.fish/em-for-atlantic-hms/) - OVERVIEW OF THE FISHERY & PROGRAM Fishery: Pelagic longline (Swordfish/tunas) Geographic Scope: New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean regions EM Program Purpose: To monitor/verify bluefin tuna bycatch Program Implementation: June 2015 Number of Participating Vessels: 136 eligible (approximately 110 active) Questions and Challenges: The Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (AHMS) program
- [Alaska's Small Boat / Longline EM Program](https://em4.fish/em-in-the-npalaska-region/) - The Program at a Glance Fishery: Alaska Small Boat / Longline Geographic Scope: Southeast, Southcentral and Southwestern waters of Alaska. EM Program Purpose: Discard estimation from EM video footage, validation of seabird deterrent gear deployment. Pilot Project Implementation: 2014-2017 Anticipated Program Implementation: 2018 Number of Participating Vessels: Up to 60 in 2016 Pilot; up
- [Australia’s Perspectives on the Benefits of Electronic Monitoring](https://em4.fish/australias-perspectives-on-the-benefits-of-electronic-monitoring/) - Australia’s EM Program The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) implemented Electronic Monitoring (EM) in four Commonwealth fisheries in 2015 to verify logbook data and protected species interaction data collected by fishers. Logbook data is used to conduct stock assessments for the implementation and monitoring of harvest strategies and stock status, and, therefore, access to accurate
- [Call for Tenders –  Pilot Project on REM System for Bluefin Tuna Processing Vessels](https://em4.fish/call-for-tenders-pilot-project-on-rem-system-for-bluefin-tuna-processing-vessels/) - Please click here for the Call for Tenders in PDF form
- [Gulf of Maine Research Institute RFP for developing and testing dockside monitoring innovations](https://em4.fish/6562-2/) - The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is soliciting Proposals for a service vendor(s) to develop and test innovative approaches to dockside monitoring for the Maximized Retention Electronic Monitoring (MREM) program. Project Duration: September 1, 2022 – May 30, 2023 Project design elements may require an exempted fishing permit (EFP) and if so, the project start
- [Gulf of Mexico Port Ambassador Program: Peer-to-Peer Networks Can Ease Implementation of New Data Collection Systems](https://em4.fish/gulf-of-mexico-port-ambassador-program-peer-to-peer-networks-can-ease-implementation-of-new-data-collection-systems/) - INDUSTRY TAKES INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION AND THEIR FISHERY The Port Ambassador program is a peer-to-peer industry-led communications partnership that has helped smooth the implementation of the Gulf of Mexico Electronic Logbook (ELB) program and can serve as a model for other regions and programs. The ELB program addresses a longstanding problem in monitoring.
- [Australia's Standards Based Electronic Monitoring Program](https://em4.fish/australias-standards-based-electronic-monitoring-program/) - This article is the first in an occasional series that we will be running on electronic monitoring in Australian fisheries. The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) uses the full suite of monitoring tools to support the implementation of efficient and cost-effective fisheries management consistent with the principles of ecological sustainable development while maximising the net
- [Projects in the Field: The Maximized-Retention Electronic Monitoring Model in New England Groundfish ](https://em4.fish/the-maximized-retention-electronic-monitoring-model-in-new-england-groundfish/) - Starting in 2013, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) has worked with several project partners to develop electronic monitoring (EM) as a cost-effective catch accounting tool for the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishery. GMRI’s focus on EM has been an extension of larger engagement with the fishery as it has transitioned from days-at-sea management to
- [Projects in the Field: Northeast USA Fishermen Going Paperless in Transition to Electronic Vessel Trip Reporting](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-going-paperless-northeast-usa-fishermen-transition-to-electronic-vessel-trip-reporting/) - Fishermen hailing from the Northeast US (states between Maine and North Carolina) have been required to submit paper Vessel Trip Reports related to their fishing efforts. Vessel Trip Reports (VTRs) are used to collect data that helps to inform fisheries management decisions- helping to keep track of what was caught, where it was caught, what
- [Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program 2022 — Now Accepting Proposals](https://em4.fish/electronic-monitoring-and-reporting-grant-program-2022-now-accepting-proposals/) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with NOAA, is now soliciting Full Proposals for the 2022 Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program. The Request for Proposals is available here. This year, the Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program will give priority to projects that: Implement electronic technologies for the support of fisheries conservation and management; and
- [Schmidt Marine Launches New $3.5 Million Global Fisheries Tech Initiative](https://em4.fish/schmidt-marine-launches-new-3-5-million-global-fisheries-tech-initiative/) - Funding to support development of new technologies that increase fisheries sustainability Schmidt Marine Technology Partners will offer up to $3.5 million in funding annually to entrepreneurs and others developing new technologies that increase the sustainability of fisheries around the world. The effort is also being funded by two anonymous philanthropic groups. Tens of millions of
- [Multiplier Announces Technology Adoption Fund for Sustainable Fisheries and Inaugural Round of Loan Funding for Fishtech Innovators](https://em4.fish/multiplier-announces-technology-adoption-fund-for-sustainable-fisheries-and-inaugural-round-of-loan-funding-for-fishtech-innovators/) - Multiplier, in collaboration with The Walton Family Foundation and Builders Initiative, is pleased to announce the Technology Adoption Fund for Sustainable Fisheries. This is a new pooled loan fund designed to make partially forgivable loans to tech companies to scale up the adoption of existing technological solutions to improve fisheries management, reduce environmental impacts of
- [Industry Focus: Vericatch](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-vericatch/) - At Vericatch, we believe that technology can help create a profitable and sustainable future for fishers and fisheries. It’s no secret that the environment – and the oceans – are at risk, and our future is closely linked to the well-being of the ocean. Therefore, we all need to adopt better practices that ensure a healthy
- [Industry Focus: Harbor Light Software](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-harbor-light-software/) - Harbor Light Software is the leader in development of mobile application software in the fisheries management market. We have developed a variety of native mobile applications for a range of organizations to aid in the collection of data used as the basis for fisheries management policy and regulations. We work with governmental agencies, non-governmental agencies
- [From the Back Deck to Low-Earth Orbit: Expanding Perspectives in a New Year](https://em4.fish/from-the-back-deck-to-low-earth-orbit-expanding-perspectives-in-a-new-year/) - At the start of this New Year, I want to acknowledge and thank all of you — the technologists, managers, agency personnel, scientists, conservationists, policymakers, fishermen* and business leaders who are driving EM innovations in a time of increasingly rapid change. Collectively, you are expanding our understanding of what EM and fishtech — and oceantech
- [Projects in the Field: Electronic Monitoring in the Gulf of Maine Scallop Fishery](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-electronic-monitoring-in-the-gulf-of-maine-scallop-fishery/) - Editors Note: For this month's edition of Projects in the Field, we're very pleased to bring you a conversation between Ben Martens and Mary Hudson,of the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, as they discuss their NFWF-funded EM work in the Gulf of Maine scallop fishery. Just click on the image below to hear it, or if
- [Industry Focus: Snap Information Technologies](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-snapit/) - Snap Information Technologies is a Nelson, New Zealand-based technology company that seeks to capture innovation to inspire transformation. From our inception in 2007, our team of highly-skilled and dedicated specialist software developers and engineers have been singularly focused on our mission to capture and distribute images of the world, to the world. Our commitment to
- [Projects in the Field: Advancing artificial intelligence technologies for fisheries management](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-advancing-artificial-intelligence-technologies-for-fisheries-management/) - One major challenge to the growth of electronic monitoring worldwide is how to efficiently review massive quantities of video data. In the absence of new techniques, the industry may soon be burdened with manual review of millions of hours of footage per year. By now, many in the fishtech world have heard of the potential
- [Industry Focus: Archipelago Marine Research](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-archipelago-marine-research/) - Archipelago is an electronic monitoring (EM) service provider based in Victoria, Canada, with offices across British Columbia, Australia, the United States, and Norway. EM represents about one third of our business, with at-sea observers, dockside monitoring, and environmental services making up the rest. Archipelago was established in 1978, and we pioneered EM in our BC
- [Industry Focus: Saltwater Inc.](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-saltwater-inc/) - Saltwater Inc. was founded in Anchorage, Alaska over 30 years ago on the belief that the health of our fisheries and oceans is one of the critical issues of our time. This belief has deepened with the accelerating impact of climate change coupled with increased global demand for seafood. Saltwater’s part in meeting these challenges
- [Projects in the Field: Integrating Artificial Intelligence Algorithms to Strengthen Electronic Monitoring](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-integrating-artificial-intelligence-algorithms-to-strengthen-electronic-monitoring/) - New England Marine Monitoring (NEMM) and our partners at CVision AI and Teem Fish Monitoring have been actively working on training, scoping, and implementing artificial intelligence (AI) into electronic monitoring systems. Our work in this area has been funded through a NFWF Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program award. While much progress has been made
- [Industry Focus: Satlink](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-satlink/) - Founded in 1992 by Faustino Velasco, Satlink is a Spanish technology company focused on the development of Internet of Things (IoT) and connectivity end-to-end solutions. As a world leading provider of technological solutions for the fishing segment — both the industry and fisheries regulators — at Satlink we are committed to fishing sustainability and ocean
- [Projects in the Field: Data Modernization in the Western Gulf of Alaska](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-data-modernization-in-the-western-gulf-of-alaska/) - Small fleet, big data The Western Gulf of Alaska (WGOA) fleet is a relatively small group of local fishermen that are forward-thinking and open to change. They are collectively organized as the Peninsula Fishermen’s Coalition, and live primarily in the communities of King Cove, Sand Point and False Pass within the Aleutians East Borough. These
- [Industry Focus: Integrated Monitoring, Inc.](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-integrated-monitoring-inc/) - Integrated Monitoring was founded in 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. We develop cloud-based Monitoring, Control and Surveillance applications for the maritime sector, including a flagship on-line review platform—Monitor—which provides real-time access to video, GPS tracks and telemetry on any device. As the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ gathers pace, innovations become faster, more efficient, and more widely accessible.
- [Projects in the Field: Testing electronic monitoring and addressing observation constraints in a developing deep-set fishery for swordfish in California](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-testing-electronic-monitoring-and-addressing-observation-constraints-in-a-developing-deep-set-fishery-for-swordfish-in-california/) - Commercial fishing for swordfish in Southern California is experiencing a period of transition, and it is in these periods of flux that opportunities for modernization and innovation can arise and take hold. The recent recommendation for the authorization of a new deep-set fishery for swordfish offers an example of how innovation in fishing gear technology
- [NFWF Announces $3.7 Million in Grants from the Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program](https://em4.fish/nfwf-announces-3-7-million-in-grants-from-the-electronic-monitoring-and-reporting-grant-program/) - WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 23, 2021) – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today announced $3.7 million in grants to support the implementation of electronic technology solutions and modernization of data management systems for fisheries in U.S. waters. The grants will generate $7.7 million in non-federal matching contributions
- [New Zealand monitoring technology and AI company SnapIT acquires Canadian fisheries monitoring enterprise Teem Fish](https://em4.fish/new-zealand-monitoring-technology-and-ai-company-snapit-acquires-canadian-fisheries-monitoring-enterprise-teem-fish/) - Acquisition furthers SnapIT’s strategy to transform local and global fishing industry Nelson-based camera and AI company SnapIT has recently acquired Canadian partner Teem Fish, a fisheries enterprise using advanced electronic monitoring (EM) technology to support fish harvesters to meet their regulatory requirements. SnapIT’s acquisition of Teem Fish kicks off a long term strategy to invest
- [Fishing Smarter: New documentary explores how technology can revolutionize fisheries](https://em4.fish/fishing-smarter-new-documentary-explores-how-technology-can-revolutionize-fisheries/) - (WASHINGTON – Oct. 19, 2021) Environmental Defense Fund today launched a new short film highlighting the valuable role of new technologies like machine learning and smartphone applications to strengthen the global fishing sector for increased climate resilience, sustainability and well-being for fishery-dependent communities. The 20-minute documentary, “Fishing Smarter: How new technology can help our oceans
- [Fishing for Data: A film from the Net Gains Alliance](https://em4.fish/fishing-for-data-a-film-from-the-net-gains-alliance/) - The Net Gains Alliance (NGA) is a global initiative committed to accelerating the modernization, implementation, and adaptation of robust information systems to support sustainable management of ocean resources. NGA is working to spur modernization of America’s fisheries information system, an effort viewed as critical by industry and fisheries managers alike for further improving overall management
- [Updated Regional Electronic Monitoring Plans Published](https://em4.fish/updated-regional-electronic-monitoring-plans-published/) - August 13, 2021: Today, NOAA Fisheries published the updated six Regional Electronic Technologies Implementation Plans (ET Plans) to a new webpage. The ET Plans reflect the respective vision, implementation status, priorities, and challenges related to electronic technologies in each of the five NOAA Fisheries Regions – Greater Atlantic, Southeast, West Coast, Alaska, and the Pacific
- [Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s New England Marine Monitoring to Partner with Vesper Company](https://em4.fish/gulf-of-maine-research-institutes-new-england-marine-monitoring-to-partner-with-vesper-company/) - Sale Accelerates Growth and Scaling of Innovative Fisheries Monitoring Company: Transaction Represents Successful First Launch and Exit by GMRI’s Gulf of Maine Ventures PORTLAND, Maine — June 30, 2021 — On Tuesday, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), a non-profit research institute that pioneers collaborative solutions to global ocean challenges, announced the sale of New England Marine Monitoring,
- [UPDATED: Fishing for Data: Net Gains Alliance, EM4Fish and Duke University team up for podcast series on cross-cutting EM issues](https://em4.fish/fishing-for-data-net-gains-alliance-em4fish-and-duke-university-team-up-for-podcast-series-on-cross-cutting-em-issues/) - In recent years the emerging technologies, potential benefits and challenges that make up the world of fishtech have drawn increasing attention and, in many quarters, urgency. Those of us involved share a sense that although progress in fishtech — and oceantech more broadly — is often uneven, it’s also inevitable. There are simply too many
- [National Archives & Records Administration Sets 5-Year Schedule for EM Records Retention; Responds to Comments](https://em4.fish/national-archives-responds-to-comments/) - Consolidated Reply Date: May 10, 2021 Subject: DAA-0370-2020-0001, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Electronic Monitoring Data INTRODUCTION Summary On July 21, 2020, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) published notice in the F ederal Register of proposed schedule DAA-0370-2020-0001 submitted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for records related to
- [Monitoring Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow: NOAA Fisheries' "EM Week" Captures the Big Picture](https://em4.fish/monitoring-today-for-a-sustainable-tomorrow-noaa-captures-the-big-picture-of-em-in-the-u-s-today/) - In a series of short podcasts, articles and an interactive "story map" published between April 26-30, NOAA Fisheries has done an outstanding job of describing for both the general public and more-specialized audiences what electronic monitoring is all about today, and where it may be headed. The three podcasts, each under 20 minutes in length,
- [NFWF Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program 2021 Request for Proposals](https://em4.fish/nfwf-electronic-monitoring-and-reporting-grant-program-2021-request-for-proposals/) - The Electronic Monitoring and Reporting (EMR) Grant Program will advance the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) sustainable fisheries goals to partner with fishermen and other stakeholders, state agencies, and Fishery Information Networks to systematically integrate technology into fisheries data collection and observations as well as streamline data management and use for fisheries management. Specifically,
- [Momentum Grows for Electronic Monitoring of International Fisheries](https://em4.fish/momentum-grows-for-electronic-monitoring-of-international-fisheries/) - The Pew Charitable Trusts Management bodies are developing standards to improve and harmonize oversight Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) are collectively responsible for managing most of the world’s highly migratory fish populations, including tunas, which are worth US$40 billion a year at the final point of sale. To ensure that these international fisheries are sustainable, RFMOs
- [EDF Launches SmartPass Initiative to Help Manage Ocean Fishing](https://em4.fish/edf-launches-smartpass-initiative-to-help-manage-ocean-fishing/) - Environmental Defense Fund is launching a new platform today to improve data collection and management of fishing in the ocean using smart cameras coupled with artificial intelligence to get an accurate assessment of the number of vessels fishing in a particular region. Over the past two years, experts at EDF and its partners — Oregon
- [Industry Focus: Teem Fish Monitoring](https://em4.fish/teem-fish-monitoring-local-focus-global-impact/) - Teem Fish Monitoring Inc. is a Canadian social enterprise focused on design and delivery of efficient, effective electronic monitoring (EM) programs. Launched in 2019 by Ecotrust Canada, we draw on Ecotrust’s expertise in fisheries policy, marine monitoring, and electronic monitoring service delivery. All our work is grounded in Ecotrust’s mission to develop innovative solutions to
- [On tides, turnings, and saying goodbye to a very tough year](https://em4.fish/on-tides-turnings-and-saying-goodbye-to-a-very-tough-year/) - As the publisher/manager of EM4Fish, I prefer to always put contributing writers front-and-center on our website and in our newsletters. It's you, the people who make up the broader EM4Fish community, that are doing the interesting work after all, and EM4Fish is really just a platform for others to learn about it. But things don't
- [Projects in the Field: The New England Third-Party Audit Model Pilot](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-the-new-england-third-party-audit-model-pilot/) - Projects in the Field is a series of independently produced articles profiling work supported by NFWF’s Electronic Monitoring & Reporting Grant Program, and is meant to raise awareness and support for these important initiatives. The author welcomes your questions and comments. “I understand that monitoring is expensive. NOT monitoring has been even costlier. As a
- [Industry Focus: Deckhand Electronic Logbook](https://em4.fish/industry-focus-deckhand-electronic-logbook/) - I believe all fishermen deserve well-designed, powerful, and affordable technology to help them succeed in their businesses. As a third-generation, financially-leveraged captain, my passion for putting useful tools in the hands of fishermen is driven by my own experiences operating in what never ceases to be a dynamic and unpredictable industry. I must accept, on
- [Projects in the Field: Eyes on the Gulf](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-eyes-on-the-gulf/) - The independent, nonprofit Mote Marine Laboratory (MML), located in Sarasota, Florida, has worked closely with partners since 2014 to expand and enhance fishery monitoring with the application of video based Electronic Monitoring (EM) in the GoM to promote significant conservation benefits and meet management and stakeholder objectives, including bycatch disposition, increase in shark bycatch, and gear and catch depredation (damage) by sharks and marine mammals.
- [NOAA proposes to delay West Coast EM implementation for one year](https://em4.fish/noaa-proposes-to-delay-west-coast-em-implementation-for-one-year/) - This proposed rule would revise regulations to delay implementation of the Electronic Monitoring (EM) Program for the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program. The proposed rule would delay implementation of the EM program by one year, from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2022. NMFS is proposing this change to provide additional time for industry
- [Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies Conference Goes Online](https://em4.fish/seafood-and-fisheries-emerging-technologies-conference-goes-online/) - Welcome to the 2020 Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies Conference! This year, we are holding the SAFET Conference online, bringing the world of fisheries and seafood technology directly to YOU! This year’s virtual conference will include a 6-webinar series, Tech Spotlights, blog posts and other practical resources aimed at exploring the most cutting-edge technologies and
- [National EM Workshops - Report and Session Videos Now Available](https://em4.fish/national-em-workshops-report-and-session-videos-now-available/) - Here are the recently-released final report and session videos from both the East and West Coast National EM Workshops. The workshops provided a platform for different regions and fisheries to present updates on program successes and challenges, and for all participants to discuss development and implementation of EM programs. Thanks again to everyone who worked
- [National EM Workshops - Report & Session Videos Now Available](https://em4.fish/national-em-workshops-report-videos/) - Here are the recently-released final report and session videos from both the East and West Coast National EM Workshops. The workshops provided a platform for different regions and fisheries to present updates on program successes and challenges, and for all participants to discuss development and implementation of EM programs. Thanks again to everyone who worked
- [Net Gains Alliance providing nearly $1 million for fisheries management modernization projects](https://em4.fish/net-gains-alliance-providing-nearly-1-million-for-fisheries-management-modernization-projects/) - The Net Gains Alliance (NGA) has announced that it is providing funding for at least eight new projects that will, collectively, further spur the modernization of America’s fisheries information system, an effort viewed as critical by industry and fisheries managers alike for further improving overall management and enhancing environmental, social and economic performance. These are
- [Roadmap for Electronic Monitoring in RFMOs (Michelin, Sarto, Gillett)](https://em4.fish/roadmap-for-electronic-monitoring-in-rfmos/) - This report presents an overview of some of the key steps and design choices that fishery managers need to consider when designing and implementing an EM program. There have been a handful of reports that summarize the current status of EM in fisheries, and toolkits that outline a process for developing an EM program. However,
- [EDF Issues RFP for Oregon-based "Smartpass" Camera System](https://em4.fish/edf-issues-rfp-for-oregon-based-smartpass-camera-system/) - Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is seeking a suitably qualified technology and services provider to work with EDF’s Smart Boat Initiative and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to design, implement and test a ‘smartpass’ camera system that is capable of identifying and enumerating recreational fishing vessels leaving and returning to ports in Oregon.
- [Net Gains Alliance: Applying User Experience Design Principles to Fisheries Data Systems](https://em4.fish/applying-user-experience-design-principles-to-fisheries-data-systems/) - In our consumer lives, we expect technology to be easy, accessible, and satisfying. Billions of dollars and millions of hours have gone into business websites and apps that make it feel like they were designed just for us - seamlessly answering our questions, filling in information, and delivering just the product we want when we
- [Up to $3.7 Million Available; NFWF EMR Grant Program Releases 2020 Request for Proposals](https://em4.fish/up-to-3-7-million-available-nfwf-emr-grant-program-releases-2020-request-for-proposals/) - The Electronic Monitoring and Reporting (EMR) Grant Program will advance the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) sustainable fisheries goals to partner with fishermen and other stakeholders, state agencies, and Fishery Information Networks to systematically integrate technology into fisheries data collection and observations as well as streamline data management and use for fisheries management. Specifically,
- [Presentations from the 3rd National EM Workshop (West)](https://em4.fish/presentations-from-the-rd-national-em-workshop-west/) - Thank you to the organizers and everyone who participated in the 3rd National EM Workshop (West), February 12-13 in Renton, WA. We've posted a total of eleven presentations below and in our Library. In weeks to come we hope to provide videos of these sessions as well. Please click through on header links to the
- [Electronic Monitoring: Best Practices for Automation](https://em4.fish/electronic-monitoring-best-practices-for-automation/) - To provide further support to groups progressing machine learning and automatic analysis, GMRI partnered with CVision AI to publish Electronic Monitoring: Best Practices for Automation, a first-of-its-kind Electronic Monitoring guidance document that describes best practices for designing EM systems and programs suited for automated or semi-automated video analysis. This document presents a broad range of
- [National EM Workshop West wraps up](https://em4.fish/national-electronic-monitoring-workshop-information/) - UPDATE: The #EMWest2020 National EM Workshop wrapped up on the evening of Thursday the 13th. Thanks and congratulations to everyone involved in making it a success. We will work closely with the workshop's organizers to post all the sessions here on EM4Fish just as soon as they are available. *** Although the National Electronic
- [UK seafood fund seeks ideas for innovation projects up to 250K](https://em4.fish/uk-seafood-fund-seeks-ideas-for-innovation-projects-up-to-250k/) - Applications are now open for a second round of the £10 million UK Seafood Innovation Fund to transform the future landscape of the fishing industry 11 February 2020: The second round of applications to the UK Seafood Innovation Fund is now open, boosting innovation for the UK seafood sector. Open from 7 February 2020 until
- [Projects in the Field: Testing Electronic Monitoring in Puerto Rico's Artisanal Fleet](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-testing-electronic-monitoring-in-puerto-ricos-artisanal-fleet/) - Projects in the Field is a series of independently produced articles profiling work supported by NFWF's Electronic Monitoring & Reporting Grant Program, and is meant to raise awareness and support for these important initiatives. The author welcomes your questions and comments. In modern natural resource conservation and management we’ve embraced technology to assist us in
- [West Coast Groundfish EM Program at a Crossroads](https://em4.fish/west-coast-groundfish-em-program-at-a-crossroads/) - After seven years, thousands of hours, and millions of dollars spent on design and testing, the West Coast Groundfish Electronic Monitoring (EM) program slated for implementation by January 2021 is in jeopardy. Although the situation is complex, the primary sticking points that are putting the program at risk are mounting costs and questions of who
- [Projects in the Field: Electronic Reporting for all! Catch Reporting in the US Caribbean](https://em4.fish/electronic-reporting-for-all-catch-reporting-in-the-us-caribbean-2/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Et sollicitudin ac orci phasellus egestas tellus rutrum. Volutpat ac tincidunt vitae semper quis lectus. A pellentesque sit amet porttitor eget dolor. Tortor consequat id porta nibh venenatis. Adipiscing commodo elit at imperdiet dui accumsan. Libero nunc consequat interdum varius sit amet. Nisl purus in mollis nunc sed id. Id interdum velit laoreet id donec ultrices tincidunt arcu. Ac tortor dignissim convallis aenean et tortor at risus. Mattis aliquam faucibus purus in massa tempor nec. Tellus integer feugiat scelerisque varius morbi. Blandit aliquam etiam erat velit. Eget nullam non nisi est sit amet facilisis. Velit euismod in pellentesque massa placerat duis ultricies lacus sed. Feugiat nisl pretium fusce id velit ut tortor pretium. Lacus vel facilisis volutpat est velit egestas. Turpis in eu mi bibendum neque. Suspendisse sed nisi lacus sed. Sed vulputate odio ut enim blandit volutpat maecenas volutpat blandit. Iaculis urna id volutpat lacus. Convallis tellus id interdum velit laoreet id donec. Facilisi cras fermentum odio eu feugiat pretium. Tincidunt eget nullam non nisi est sit amet facilisis. Condimentum vitae sapien pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus. Malesuada nunc vel risus commodo viverra maecenas accumsan. Ac auctor augue mauris augue. Tortor id aliquet lectus proin nibh nisl. Adipiscing commodo elit at imperdiet dui. Pellentesque id nibh tortor id aliquet lectus proin. Amet commodo nulla facilisi nullam vehicula ipsum a arcu. Rhoncus est pellentesque elit ullamcorper dignissim cras tincidunt lobortis feugiat. Cursus metus aliquam eleifend mi in. Lectus sit amet est placerat. At quis risus sed vulputate. Sit amet porttitor eget dolor morbi non. Aliquet porttitor lacus luctus accumsan tortor posuere ac. Pellentesque elit ullamcorper dignissim cras tincidunt lobortis feugiat. Metus aliquam eleifend mi in nulla. Neque laoreet suspendisse interdum consectetur libero. In cursus turpis massa tincidunt dui ut ornare lectus sit. Nunc faucibus a pellentesque sit amet porttitor eget dolor. Scelerisque viverra mauris in aliquam. Interdum posuere lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam sit amet nisl purus in mollis nunc. Id velit ut tortor pretium viverra suspendisse potenti. Cursus metus aliquam eleifend mi in nulla posuere sollicitudin. Arcu non sodales neque sodales ut etiam. Velit scelerisque in dictum non consectetur a erat nam at. Sed nisi lacus sed viverra tellus in hac. Sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes. Id nibh tortor id aliquet. Massa id neque aliquam vestibulum morbi blandit. Dictum at tempor commodo ullamcorper a lacus. Faucibus pulvinar elementum integer enim. Aenean vel elit scelerisque mauris pellentesque. Volutpat diam ut venenatis tellus in metus. Egestas egestas fringilla phasellus faucibus scelerisque eleifend. Vestibulum sed arcu non odio euismod lacinia at quis. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et. Cursus in hac habitasse platea dictumst quisque. Euismod nisi porta lorem mollis aliquam. Morbi tempus iaculis urna id volutpat lacus laoreet non. Nam at lectus urna duis convallis convallis tellus id interdum. Ultrices sagittis orci a scelerisque purus semper eget duis at. Erat pellentesque adipiscing commodo elit at imperdiet dui accumsan. Mauris ultrices eros in cursus turpis. Sit amet commodo nulla facilisi nullam vehicula. Volutpat odio facilisis mauris sit amet massa. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada. Hac habitasse platea dictumst quisque sagittis purus sit amet volutpat. Eros donec ac odio tempor orci dapibus ultrices in iaculis.
- [Projects in the Field: Electronic Monitoring for Alaska’s Pot Cod Fishery](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-electronic-monitoring-for-alaskas-pot-cod-fishery/) - Projects in the Field is a series of independently produced articles profiling work supported by NFWF's Electronic Monitoring & Reporting Grant Program, and is meant to raise awareness and support for these important initiatives. As always, your questions and comments are welcome. In 2018 electronic monitoring (EM) was fully implemented in Alaska’s pot cod fishery,
- [NFWF EMR Grant Program Announces Funding Slate](https://em4.fish/nfwf-emr-grant-program-announces-grant-slate/) - National Fish & Wildlife Foundation's Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program, a partnership between NFWF, NOAA, the Walton Family Foundation and the Kingfisher Foundation, has announced grant recipients for its 2019 round of funding. Some $3.9 million will go toward implementing EMR projects and catalyzing modernization of data management systems for fisheries in 13 states
- [Presentations from the 3rd National EM Workshop](https://em4.fish/presentations-from-the-3rd-national-em-workshop/) - Thank you to the organizers and everyone who participated in the 3rd National EM Workshop in New Hampshire. We have posted a total of 15 presentations from 6 sessions, outlined and linked below. National EM Policy National EM Policy: Where have we been, and where are we now? Overview of Electronic Monitoring in U.S. Fisheries
- [EDF Launches Smart Boat Initiative to Help Recover Global Fisheries](https://em4.fish/environmental-defense-fund-introduces-its-smart-boat-initiative/) - New initiative to harness digital revolution to accelerate sustainable networked fisheries (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – March 6, 2019) Today at the World Ocean Summit being held in Abu Dhabi, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced the launch of its Smart Boat Initiative designed to accelerate the exploration and adoption of powerful new technologies to
- [Electronic Monitoring in the New England Groundfish Fishery: Lessons learned from a collaborative research project (FY2013 - FY2015)](https://em4.fish/electronic-monitoring-new-england-groundfish-fishery-lessons-learned-collaborative-research-project-fy2013-fy2015/) - Click here for report in PDF Executive Summary In 2013, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA), the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) and Ecotrust Canada (‘project partners’) embarked on a three-year pilot project to further the development of electronic monitoring (EM) in the New England groundfish fishery. The overarching goal
- [New Report Highlights Challenges, Opportunities, and Cost-Modeling of Electronic Fisheries Monitoring Programs](https://em4.fish/new-report-highlights-challenges-opportunities-cost-modeling-electronic-fisheries-monitoring-programs/) - One of the keys to effective fisheries management in the 21st century is accountability. Accountability requires having timely and accurate data. Electronic monitoring (EM) is gaining momentum in U.S. fisheries and abroad as an efficient means of meeting accountability requirements. Yet the ‘recipe’ for implementation of EM has not been perfected, and the price tag
- [E. Pacific / U.S. West Coast](https://em4.fish/e-pacific-u-s-west-coast/) - The Pacific Fishery Management Council has made tremendous progress toward EM implementation since the National EM Workshop, particularly at its June 2014 meeting. The Council approved four Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) to implement EM on certain vessels in the midwater whiting, bottom trawl, and fixed-gear groundfish sectors. These EFPs will test the relative costs and
- [Pacific Council Green Lights Electronic Monitoring Aboard West Coast Trawl Fleets Starting in 2017 (Seafood News)](https://em4.fish/pacific-council-green-lights-electronic-monitoring-aboard-west-coast-trawl-fleets-starting-in-2017-seafood-news/) - SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Susan Chambers - April 22, 2016 The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted earlier this month to allow three West Coast commercial fishing fleets to employ camera-based electronic monitoring systems. Beginning in 2017, commercial fishing vessels can substitute cameras for human observers. This move is designed to simplify logistics, reduce costs and increase profits
- [EMInformation.com is now EM4Fish: New website, new URL, same objectives](https://em4.fish/eminformation-com-is-now-em4fish-new-look-same-objectives/) - As some of you may recall, we started EMInformation.com in 2014 to support the first National Electronic Monitoring Workshop, held in Seattle. We didn't know then that it would grow into something more, but as electronic monitoring and reporting (EMR) for fisheries management have evolved, so have we. Today we're launching a completely new website, but our objectives are unchanged: to serve as a neutral information and networking hub for the growing number of people and organizations involved in this field, and to provide opportunities for direct engagement among EMR practitioners who are redefining both the practice and the potential of fisheries management. Read More » EMInformation.com is now EM4Fish: New look, same objectives
- [A recent electronic monitoring system pilot in Seychelles is a first in the Indian Ocean region, which accounts for some 20% of the world’s tuna production](https://em4.fish/a-recent-electronic-monitoring-system-pilot-in-seychelles-is-a-first-in-the-indian-ocean-region-which-accounts-for-some-20-of-the-worlds-tuna-production/) - Original post retrieved from the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). ISSF has supported related EMS pilot studies in other regions and is a partner in the EMS activities of the Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project in Ghana. ISSF has drafted standards for the implementation of EMS and advocates universally for stronger MCS measures like EMS at tuna
- [EDF’s Smart Boat Initiative Releases Requests for Proposals to Engage in Technology Pilots](https://em4.fish/edfs-smart-boat-initiative-releases-requests-for-proposals-to-engage-in-technology-pilots/) - Environmental Defense Fund recently released Requests for Proposals for four pilot projects based in the Western U.S. and Alaska. These pilots aim to demonstrate the efficiency, efficacy, and practical implications of various ‘smart’ technologies for solving common fishery challenges. Details of the pilots follow: Underwater Smart Cameras to Enable Real Time Bycatch Avoidance Point of
- [Supplementary Q&A from our August 2019 Webinar](https://em4.fish/additional-qa-from-our-august-2019-webinar/) - Here are a few questions that we didn't get to on our August 1st webinar, along with answers provided by our presenters after-the-fact. Please feel free to reach out to them individually if you have additional questions or suggestions. Presenters were Brett Alger (NOAA), Farron Wallace (NOAA), and Mark Hager (GMRI). Q to Farron: There
- ['Save the Date' for the 3rd National Electronic Monitoring Workshop Series](https://em4.fish/save-the-date-for-the-3rd-national-electronic-monitoring-workshop-series/) - The 3rd National Electronic Monitoring Workshop Series will engage and educate new participants and foster an environment for collaboration across different fisheries, fishermen and other stakeholders regarding the opportunities and challenges associated with electronic monitoring. NOAA Fisheries announces two workshops focused on the use and implementation of electronic monitoring (EM) for U.S. fisheries. The first workshop will be held on the east coast with the support of the New England Fishery Management Council on November 13 – 14, 2019 at the Wentworth by the Sea in New Castle, New Hampshire.
- [Meet National Electronic Technologies Coordinator Brett Alger](https://em4.fish/meet-national-electronic-technologies-coordinator-brett-alger/) - We are working with fishermen, the regional fishery management councils, and other partners to integrate technology into data collections and observations to improve the timeliness, quality, cost effectiveness, and accessibility of fishery-dependent data. Electronic monitoring has clear potential to meet these challenges by incorporating cameras, gear sensors, and electronic reporting systems into fishing operations. Since 2006, NOAA
- [Net Gains Alliance driving modernization of US fisheries information systems; seeks to unleash greater economic, social, environmental benefits](https://em4.fish/net-gains-alliance-driving-modernization-of-us-fisheries-information-systems-seeks-to-unleash-greater-economic-social-environmental-benefits/) - February 21, 2019 (Washington, D.C.) – A new initiative to accelerate modernization, implementation and adaptation of robust information systems to support improved management of ocean resources has just been launched by the Net Gains Alliance (NGA). NGA is working to spur modernization of America’s fisheries information system, an effort viewed as critical by industry and
- [Projects in the Field: EM Technology Advancements in the New England Groundfish Maximized Retention Program](https://em4.fish/projects-in-the-field-em-technology-advancements-in-the-new-england-groundfish-maximized-retention-program/) - Projects in the Field is a series of independently produced articles profiling work supported by NFWF's Electronic Monitoring & Reporting Grant Program, and is meant to raise awareness and support for these important initiatives. As always, your feedback is welcome. The Gulf of Maine Research institute (GMRI) is committed to developing Electronic Monitoring (EM) into
- [EM in the Northeast - Groundfish](https://em4.fish/em-in-the-northeast-groundfish/) - EM PROGRAM AT A GLANCE Fishery: New England Groundfish Geographic Scope: Waters off (list states) EM Program Purpose: Discard compliance Implementation year: 2016 Number of Participating Vessels: 20 Questions and Challenges: Participation: The overall state of the groundfish fishery impacts the number of vessels interested in participating in the EM program Cost: How will the
- [2016 will be eventful year for Alaska EM](https://em4.fish/2016-will-be-eventful-year-for-alaska-em/) - Key Takeaway: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has identified 2016 as an initial implementation year for EM for the small boat fixed gear fleet, focusing on putting cameras on those boats that have difficulty taking an observer. These are primarily pot and longline vessels. Electronic Monitoring Workgroup Meeting Update At its September 2014 meeting,
- [Northeast Region](https://em4.fish/northeast-region-2/) - The Nature Conservancy and NOAA Fisheries convened a workshop May 7-8, 2014 in Portsmouth, NH to bring together diverse stakeholders to further regional efforts to implement EM in candidate fisheries. The workshop was well-attended, with approximately 90 fishermen, fishery managers, scientists, conservation organizations, and other stakeholders from New England, the West Coast, British Columbia and
- [2014 Survey of Southeast Region (South Atlantic & Gulf Councils) Updates](https://em4.fish/2014-survey-of-southeast-region-south-atlantic-gulf-councils-updates/) - Since the National EM Workshop: Final rules were published in December 2013 (South Atlantic) and February 2014 (Gulf of Mexico) requiring headboats to submit weekly electronic logbooks. Previously headboats were required to submit paper-based logbooks on a monthly basis. For more information go to: SE Fishery Bulletin: Modifications to South Atlantic Headboat Reporting Requirements SE
- [Video equipment installed on Cape fishing boats (Cape Cod Times)](https://em4.fish/video-equipment-installed-on-cape-fishing-boats-cape-cod-times/) - Cape Cod Times, by Doug Fraser, May 28, 2016 HARWICH, CT — On the Dawn T, commercial fisherman Nick Muto inked “Big Brother” next to a switch that turns on a sophisticated video system that will record everything on deck from the time he leaves the dock to his return. Between 10 and 20 fishermen
- [2nd Meeting of the Electronic Reporting and Electronic Monitoring Intersessional Working Group, Bali, August 1-2, 2016](https://em4.fish/2nd-meeting-of-the-electronic-reporting-and-electronic-monitoring-intersessional-working-group-bali-august-1-2-2016-2/) - For information, meeting documents, registration materials and additional information, please see the Working Group's website.
- [DFO considers making on-board cameras a must in N.S., P.E.I. tuna fishery](https://em4.fish/dfo-considers-making-on-board-cameras-a-must-in-n-s-p-e-i-tuna-fishery/) - Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans is considering making onboard surveillance cameras mandatory in the tuna fishery in northern Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Next week DFO will release to industry its review of a two-year pilot project that saw cameras installed — starting in 2015 — for the first time in a commercial
- [Nathan Guy: Big reforms coming for fisheries industry](https://em4.fish/nathan-guy-big-reforms-coming-for-fisheries-industry/) - There has been a lot of talk on commercial fishing issues over the last 12 months but much of it has overlooked probably the biggest reforms ever seen in New Zealand's history. This year we are going to see world-leading technology rolled out onto every commercial fishing vessel in the country, starting with vessel monitoring
- [2011 (and ongoing) Denmark Harbor porpoise bycatch program](https://em4.fish/2011-and-ongoing-denmark-harbor-porpoise-bycatch-program/) - Monitored species: Harbor porpoise (bycatch) Period: 2011 and ongoing Number of vessels in the program: 9 Geographic scope of the program: Inner Danish Water, North Sea and Skagerrak A brief description of the equipment employed in the EM / ER: All vessels were equipped with REM from Anchor lab K/S, including cameras, GPS and gear
- [At sea, under the eyes of cameras, fishermen work as the government monitors catch](https://em4.fish/sea-eyes-cameras-fishermen-work-government-monitors-catch/) - NARRAGANSETT, R.I. -- Chris Brown has grown used to the five video cameras that record every move he and his two crew members make aboard the Proud Mary. Read complete article at Providence Journal
- [EM in the Indian Ocean Region](https://em4.fish/em-in-the-indian-ocean-region/) - This section is under development. Would you like to contribute information and expertise? Please contact info@eminformation.com.
- [EM in the Gulf of Mexico](https://em4.fish/em-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/) - This section is under development. Would you like to contribute information and expertise? Please contact info@eminformation.com.
- [Electronic Monitoring: A promising alternative to At-Sea Monitoring in the New England Groundfish fishery](https://em4.fish/electronic-monitoring-a-promising-alternative-to-at-sea-monitoring-in-the-new-england-groundfish-fishery/) - Poster by: Long, et al. GMRI, Ecotrust, The Nature Conservancy Download poster file Recent U.S. federal budget cuts and looming industry cost sharing mechanisms have developed a need to explore more cost effective and sustainable alternatives to at-sea monitoring in New England’s groundfish fishery. Electronic monitoring has proven to be a successful alternative in areas
- [Cape Cod Fishermen and Partners Issue RFP for EM Provider](https://em4.fish/cape-cod-fishermen-and-partners-issue-rfp-for-em-provider/) - The Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance, in partnership with the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and fishermen from the Fixed Gear Sector, Northeast Fishery Sectors XI, V, & III, Maine Coast Community Sector, Northeast Coastal Communities Sector, and Sustainable Harvest Sector, is issuing this Request for Proposals to obtain the services of
- [RFP: Rockfish Hook & Line EM Pilot](https://em4.fish/request-for-proposals-2019-electronic-technology-service-provider/) - Environmental Defense Fund Smart Boat Initiative Request for Proposals: 2019 Electronic Technology Service Provider Rockfish Hook and Line Electronic Monitoring Pilot (Phase 1) Date: April 18, 2019 Point of Contact: Melissa Mahoney, Policy Manager, US Oceans/Pacific; mmahoney@edf.org EDF is seeking a provider to install, deploy and service EM systems for a pilot project with small
- [RFP: Wireless Activity Recognition](https://em4.fish/request-for-proposals-2019-fisheries-electronic-technology-service-provider-wireless-activity-recognition/) - Environmental Defense Fund Smart Boat Initiative Request for Proposals: 2019 Fisheries Electronic Technology Service Provider DATE: April 18th, 2019 POINT OF CONTACT: Christopher Cusack; ccusack@edf.org EDF is seeking a suitably qualified technology and services provider (provider) to work with us and our fishermen partners to design, implement, and test a set of physical technologies, data
- [RFP: Underwater Smart Cameras to Enable Real Time Bycatch Avoidance](https://em4.fish/request-for-proposals-2019-fisheries-electronic-technology-service-provider-underwater-smart-cameras/) - Environmental Defense Fund Smart Boat Initiative Request for Proposals: 2019 Fisheries Electronic Technology Service Provider UNDERWATER SMART CAMERAS TO ENABLE REAL TIME BYCATCH AVOIDANCE (PHASE 1) DATE: April 17th, 2019 POINT OF CONTACT: Christopher Cusack; ccusack@edf.org EDF is seeking a suitably qualified technology and services provider (provider) to work with us and our fishermen partners
- [The US Shore-based Whiting EM program 2004 to 2010:  What did we learn?](https://em4.fish/the-us-shore-based-whiting-em-program-2004-to-2010-what-did-we-learn/) - Poster by: Howard McElderry, Archipelago Research Ltd. Download poster file The US shore-based whiting (Merluccius productus) midwater trawl fishery is a high volume spring/summer fishery operating off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and northern California, consisting of ~30 vessels making day fishing trips. Total removals are estimated from landed catch and no discards are permitted.
- [Electronic Monitoring Project in the Northeastern United States](https://em4.fish/electronic-monitoring-project-in-the-northeastern-united-states/) - Poster by: Amy Martins, Northeast Fisheries Science Center Download poster file The National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) Fisheries Sampling Branch (FSB) of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) is conducting a pilot study in conjunction with Archipelago Marine Research Ltd., to investigate the utility of Electronic Monitoring (EM) technology as a monitoring tool in the
- [Gulf of Mexico Horizontal and Vertical Longline EM Project in the Snapper Grouper Reef Fish Fishery](https://em4.fish/gulf-of-mexico-horizontal-and-vertical-longline-em-project-in-the-snapper-grouper-reef-fish-fishery/) - Elizabeth Fetherston1, Adam Batty2, Martina Beck2, Todd Philips1, Carole Neidig3, Thomas King3 1The Ocean Conservancy, 2Archipelago Marine Research, 3Mote Marine Laboratory The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) commercial Reef Fishery includes 42 species targeted using horizontal and vertical longline gear. Ocean Conservancy and the GOM Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance tested the use of electronic monitoring (EM)
- [Mobile App for Recreational Angler Intercept Survey](https://em4.fish/mobile-app-for-recreational-angler-intercept-survey/) - Poster by: Edward Hibsch and Craig Miller, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Download poster file Background: NMFS review of each Pacific state’s recreational survey and sampling methodology identified a desire for electronic data capture, as it would enhance data accuracy, timeliness and efficiency. Solution: PSMFC conducted a pilot study to test the feasibility of using
- [Innovations in Electronic Monitoring](https://em4.fish/innovations-in-electronic-monitoring/) - Kathryn Carovano, Tim Carroll Saltwater Inc. Saltwater Inc. has developed a new electronic monitoring system that is low power, easy to install, and delivers very high quality imagery. The system uses high-resolution, digital IP (internet protocol) video cameras that record up to 30 times more detail than traditional analog technology and are designed to withstand
- [RFP: Machine Vision for Speciation and Enumeration of Discarded Catch in the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Fishery](https://em4.fish/rfp-2019-fisheries-electronic-technology-service-provider-machine-vision-for-speciation-and-enumeration-of-discarded-catch-in-the-west-coast-groundfish-trawl-fishery/) - EDF is seeking a suitably qualified technology and services provider to work with us and our fishermen partners to design, implement, and test a ‘smart’ catch handling protocol in the West Coast groundfish bottom trawl fishery that focuses on the development of a machine vision algorithm that is capable of identifying and counting discarded species
- [Electronic Monitoring in the U.S. West Coast and Alaska Groundfish Fishery](https://em4.fish/electronic-monitoring-in-the-u-s-west-coast-and-alaska-groundfish-fishery/) - A poster prepared and presented by Courtney Palva and Dave Colpo of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, at the International Fisheries Observer & Monitoring Conference, Vigo, Spain, June 2018. Poster download link
- [EM on the agenda at AFS Stakeholder Engagement Day in Atlantic CIty](https://em4.fish/em-on-the-agenda-at-afs-stakeholder-engagement-day-in-atlantic-city/) - We thought we'd share this news release from the American Fisheries Society about their upcoming Stakeholder Engagement Day, an opportunity for a one-day, reduced rate admission to the AFS annual meeting in Atlantic City. Electronic monitoring is one of the topics to be covered in this day of collaborative discussions. *** Tuesday, August 21 is
- [The Fish Tech Groups List](https://em4.fish/new-resource-the-fish-tech-groups-master-list/) - Our thanks to consultant/collaborator/facilitator Kate Wing, who has provided us with a master list of companies and organizations involved in fish tech. The list is available as a Google Sheet and will be updated regularly. Much of Kate's work can be found at the databranch, a home she created for interdisciplinary conservation projects. She is
- [EM in the Groundfish and Pacific Halibut Fisheries off Alaska](https://em4.fish/em-groundfish-pacific-halibut-fisheries-off-alaska/) - Council recognizes an implementation milestone has been achieved; sets new objectives At their meeting in Seattle during February, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) recognized the success of its working group on EM projects and moved to shift its focus from fixed gear applications towards the trawl fleets. The NPFMC originally formed an EM
- [EM Confirmed as Part of New Zealand's Fishing Future](https://em4.fish/em-confirmed-part-new-zealands-fishing-future/) - After almost 15 years of small-scale trials, EM is now confirmed as part of New Zealand's commercial fishing future. The New Zealand Minister for Primary Industries has announced that commercial fishers in New Zealand will soon be electronically reporting their catch, automatically communicating their fishing positions, and operating on-vessel cameras to monitor fishing activities. The new measures will be introduced
- [New Wave of Electronic Monitoring Projects in U.S. Fisheries Highlighted at National Workshop](https://em4.fish/new-wave-electronic-monitoring-projects-u-s-fisheries-highlighted-national-workshop/) - The second national electronic monitoring workshop was held in Seattle, Washington late last year. Hosted by NOAA Fisheries, the goal was to bring together fisheries monitoring and management experts to share what’s working in EM implementation projects, what’s not, and to develop solutions and paths forward. The workshop was also a celebration of significant progress
- [2nd Meeting of the Electronic Reporting and Electronic Monitoring Intersessional Working Group, Bali, August 1-2, 2016](https://em4.fish/2nd-meeting-of-the-electronic-reporting-and-electronic-monitoring-intersessional-working-group-bali-august-1-2-2016/) - For information, meeting documents, registration materials and additional information, please see the Working Group's website.
- [August 2016 - 8th International Fisheries Observer & Monitoring Conference, San Diego](https://em4.fish/8th-international-fisheries-observer-monitoring-conference-san-diego/) - Registrations Now Open! Click here to secure your place at the 8th IFOMC 2016 Conference being held 29 August – 2 September 2016 in San Diego, California! The International Steering Committee for the 8th International Fisheries Observer & Monitoring Conference 2016 invites all those interested in the sustainability of the world’s fisheries and how we monitor
- [WCPFC E-Monitoring and E-Reporting Workshop, April 2014](https://em4.fish/wcpfc-e-monitoring-and-e-reporting-workshop-april-2014/) - This workshop was (and is) supported by a comprehensive website that contains workshop papers, delegation papers, presentations and information papers. Here is a summary report of the workshop: Chair's Report-E-Monitoring and E-Reporting Workshop.
- [Fisheries Monitoring Roadmap](https://em4.fish/fisheries-monitoring-roadmap/) - Poster by: Sarah McTee O'Brien Download poster file Fishery management goals that require accurate accounting of annual catch levels are increasing the need for robust fishery-dependent data. Limited financial resources to support fisheries monitoring underscore the importance of cost efficiency and transparency in the use of government funds and industry fees. Fisheries managers and industry
- [Hawaii longline electronic monitoring pilot study](https://em4.fish/hawaii-longline-electronic-monitoring-pilot-study/) - Poster by: Eric Kingma Download poster file The pilot study explored the use of electronic monitoring (EM) in the shallow and deep set components of the Hawaiian pelagic longline fishery. EM systems, consisting of closed circuit television cameras, sensors (e.g., GPS, hydraulic pressure and winch rotation) and a system control box, were deployed on three
- [Preliminary development of a software platform to improve the efficiency of EM video review](https://em4.fish/preliminary-development-of-a-software-platform-to-improve-the-efficiency-of-em-video-review/) - Karl Haflinger1, Eric Torgenson2 1Sea State Inc., 2Finsight LLC Electronic monitoring of full-retention trawl fisheries using video surveillance has been successfully demonstrated in past years. However, obstacles remain that could prevent widespread adoption. We are developing, and will demonstrate key aspects of, a computer system designed to address some of these issues. Because many current
- [Testing Electronic Monitoring as a Compliance Tool in the U.S. West Coast Groundfish Catch Share Fishery](https://em4.fish/testing-electronic-monitoring-as-a-compliance-tool-in-the-u-s-west-coast-groundfish-catch/) - Dave Colpo Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission The U.S. West Coast groundfish trawl fishery, consisting of approximately 100 vessels, transitioned to an Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) fishery starting in 2011. As a regulatory requirement, 100% at-sea human compliance monitoring was implemented to accurately monitor discards of IFQ species for vessel quota debiting. Human monitors can
- [A Novel Approach to Catch Estimation Using a Photogrammetric System](https://em4.fish/a-novel-approach-to-catch-estimation-using-a-photogrammetric-system/) - Glenn Chamberlain, Brian Rothschild University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA, U.S.A. At some point the cost to fund at-sea monitor (ASM) coverage of the multispecies fishery in the Northeast region of the Unites States is expected to transfer from the federal government to the fishing industry. As a direct result of this impending change, the
- [Pacific Coast Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Computational Vision-Based Monitoring (CVM)](https://em4.fish/pacific-coast-individual-fishing-quota-ifq-computational-vision-based-monitoring-cvm-2/) - Colby Brady NOAA Fisheries, West Coast Region, Seattle The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), West Coast Region (WCR) is exploring Computational Vision-Based Monitoring (CVM) in the IFQ groundfish trawl fishery. The goal of the research is see if CVM can reduce monitoring costs while providing better and more timely data as compared to current (1)

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- [The dual purpose of high spatiotemporal resolution of electronic monitoring data in fisheries: sustain fisheries and enhance protection of sensitive habitats](https://em4.fish/our-library/the-dual-purpose-of-high-spatiotemporal-resolution-of-electronic-monitoring-data-in-fisheries-sustain-fisheries-and-enhance-protection-of-sensitive-habitats/) - Pernille Nielsen, Jeppe Olsen, Kerstin Geitner and Jens Kjerulf Petersen Abstract: Fisheries using bottom-towed fishing gears are a localised pressure that causes physical disturbance to the seabed habitats. To meet the requirements of ecosystem-based fisheries management, it is essential to have high-resolution remote electronic monitoring fisheries data with appropriate spatial resolution to evaluate the direct
- [Shark Bycatch Mitigation Decision Support Tool](https://em4.fish/our-library/shark-bycatch-mitigation-decision-support-tool/) - A structured approach to help decision-makers and other stakeholders identify location-appropriate shark bycatch mitigation approaches that can be enabled by EM in all ocean areas with unsustainable shark catch. Fletcher M.F., Gleason M.G., Bradley D., Orofino S., Gilman, E., and Saccomanno V.R. 2025. Shark Bycatch Mitigation Decision Support Tool. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia. 69pp.
- [Electronic monitoring in tuna fisheries: Strengthening monitoring and compliance in the context of two developing states](https://em4.fish/our-library/electronic-monitoring-in-tuna-fisheries-strengthening-monitoring-and-compliance-in-the-context-of-two-developing-states/) - Stobberup, K., Anganuzzi, A., Arthur-Dadzie, M., Baidoo-Tsibu, G., Hosken, M., Kebe, P., Kuruc, M., Loganimoce, E., Million, J., Scott, G., Spurrier, L., & Tavaga, N. 2021. Electronic monitoring in tuna fisheries: strengthening monitoring and compliance in the context of two developing states. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 664. Rome. FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb2862en Paper
- [EM and ET Glossary](https://em4.fish/our-library/em-and-et-glossary/) - We're pleased to announce a new addition to our Resource Library, an EM and ET glossary developed by the ICES Working Group on Technology Integration for Fishery-Dependent Data. As Helen Holah, one of the group's co-chairs points out below, the need for standardized terms is growing, and your feedback and suggestions are welcome. "EM applications
- [EM4Minutes with Sean Simmons of Angler's Atlas](https://em4.fish/our-library/em4minutes-with-sean-simmons-of-anglers-atlas/) - Sean Simmons is a true pioneer in the art and science of acquiring recreational fishing data for fisheries management.
- [HafsAuga MobileEM: mobile electronic monitoring for fisheries management and research](https://em4.fish/our-library/hafsauga-mobileem-mobile-electronic-monitoring-for-fisheries-management-and-research/) - A research paper from Sweden by Lachlan Fetterplace, Emilia Benavente Norrman, Kristin Öhman, Filip Bohlin, Lisa Sörman, Daniel Rooth, Peter Ljungberg, and Sara Königson. From the abstract: Electronic monitoring (EM) using video cameras is valuable for documenting fisheries catch and bycatch, but it remains challenging to implement in small-scale fisheries. Current barriers include high costs,
- [Electronic monitoring by the Danish Fisheries Control, 2021 - 2024](https://em4.fish/our-library/electronic-monitoring-by-the-danish-fisheries-control-2021-2024/) - This report constitutes the evaluation of the electronic monitoring (EM) project operated by the Danish Agricultural and Fisheries Agency in 2021 to 2024. The evaluation builds upon the evaluation reports for phase 1 and phase 2 of the EM project in the Kattegat from 20211 and 20232. This report expand on these two previous reports
- [Optimising the review of electronic monitoring information for management of commercial fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/optimising-the-review-of-electronic-monitoring-information-for-management-of-commercial-fisheries/) - Johanna P. Pierre · Alistair Dunn · Abby Snedeker · Morgan Wealti · Alicia Cozza · Kathryn Carovano Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries: Received: 1 March 2024 / Accepted: 6 September 2024 © The Author(s) 2024 Abstract: Electronic monitoring (EM) systems incorporating cameras and other devices can collect a broad range of data to
- [Pew Trusts Report: Second Global Artificial Intelligence in Fisheries Monitoring Summit](https://em4.fish/our-library/7837/) - The Pew Charitable Trusts hosted its Second Global Artificial Intelligence in Fisheries Monitoring Summit (AI Summit) in Honolulu, Hawaii from January 23-25, 2024. It convened 35 global experts (from Asia, Latin America, North America, Europe, Australia, and the Pacific Islands) to discuss how artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), in conjunction with electronic monitoring (EM),
- [EM4Minutes with Chelsae Radell: EM in the CGOA Rockfish Program](https://em4.fish/our-library/em4minutes-with-chelsae-radell-em-in-the-cgoa-rockfish-program/) -  Chelsae Radell, Assistant Director of the Alaska Groundfish Data Bank, talks about her work designing and implementing an EM program for rockfish in the Central Gulf of Alaska. For more on this topic, don't miss Chelsae's July 2024 feature article.
- [Glossary: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Electronic Monitoring of Fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/glossary-artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning-for-electronic-monitoring-of-fisheries/) - In January 2023, The Pew Charitable Trusts hosted its first Global Artificial Intelligence in Fisheries Monitoring Summit, which brought together experts from across the globe to discuss how artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) can help secure greater transparency and accountability throughout the world’s fisheries, particularly when used in conjunction with electronic monitoring (EM) technologies.
- [Electronic Monitoring: Best Practices for Automation, Volume II, 2024](https://em4.fish/our-library/electronic-monitoring-best-practices-for-automation-volume-ii-2024/) - A paper from New England Marine Monitoring, ProductOps, and OnDeck Fisheries AI From the Introduction: In 2020, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) and CVision AI published “Electronic Monitoring: Best Practices for Automation.” Since then, use of Electronic Monitoring (EM) in fisheries management has continued to grow around the world. In addition to pilot
- [Increasing the functionalities and accuracy of fisheries electronic monitoring systems](https://em4.fish/our-library/increasing-the-functionalities-and-accuracy-of-fisheries-electronic-monitoring-systems/) - Eric Gilman, Gonzalo Legorburu, Andrew Fedoruk, Craig Heberer, Mark Zimring, Amos Barkai Download paper (PDF) Abstract 1. Fisheries‐dependent data underpin essential scientific and management applications. Electronic monitoring (EM) systems are increasingly being used to supplement human observer programmes and provide coverage where none previously existed. 2. Candidate methods were identified to expand EM functionalities
- [Report from Pew Charitable Trust's Global Artificial Intelligence in Fisheries Monitoring Summit](https://em4.fish/our-library/report-global-artificial-intelligence-in-fisheries-monitoring-summit/) - The Pew Charitable Trusts hosted a Global Artificial Intelligence in Fisheries Monitoring Summit in Atlanta, Georgia from January 17-18, 2023. It brought together 40 experts from across the globe (Asia, Africa, North America, Europe, Australia, and the Pacific Islands) to discuss how artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) can help secure greater transparency and accountability
- [Ruben Toro: Implementation of Electronic Monitoring Systems (SMS) in Chilean Fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/ruben-toro-implementation-of-electronic-monitoring-systems-sms-in-chilean-fisheries/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Joel Kraski: Implementing EM Alongside an At-Sea Observer Program](https://em4.fish/our-library/joel-kraski-implementing-em-alongside-an-at-sea-observer-program/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Nichole Rossi and Benjamin Woodward: Leveraging stock assessment survey  data and machine learning to advance electronic monitoring programs in the Northeast US](https://em4.fish/our-library/ben-woodward/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Johanna Pierre, et al: How much is enough? Review optimization methods to deliver best value from electronic monitoring of commercial fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/johanna-pierre-et-al-how-much-is-enough-review-optimization-methods-to-deliver-best-value-from-electronic-monitoring-of-commercial-fisheries/) - A presentation from the International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Anthony Rogers: A more robust approach to assessing the potential costs and benefits of electronic monitoring: a case study of the tuna longline fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean](https://em4.fish/our-library/7188/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Vida Olason: Monitoring with Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems](https://em4.fish/our-library/vida-olason-monitoring-with-remotely-piloted-aircraft-systems/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Rebecca Darcy: Australia's Perspectives on the Benefits of Electronic Monitoring — Compliance & Enforcement](https://em4.fish/our-library/rebecca-darcy-australias-perspectives-on-the-benefits-of-electronic-monitoring-compliance-enforcement/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Christopher Cusack: Changing the Paradigm around Small-scale Fisheries Monitoring and Assessment](https://em4.fish/our-library/christopher-cusack-changing-the-paradigm-around-small-scale-fisheries-monitoring-and-assessment/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Amos Barkai: Bycatch Avoidance eLog Application for the USA Northeast Atlantic Scallop Fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/amos-barkai-bycatch-avoidance-elog-application-for-the-usa-northeast-atlantic-scallop-fisheries/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Joshua Tucker, et al: Artificial Intelligence models developed from electronic monitoring video automate detection of catch in the Hawaiian longline fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/joshua-tucker-et-al/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Michael Stanley (presented by Amanda Barney at IFOMC): How Long is a Fish?](https://em4.fish/our-library/michael-stanley-presented-by-amanda-barney-at-ifomc-how-long-is-a-fish/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Jennifer Stahl, et al: Electronic monitoring video expands opportunities for making determinations of post release condition of protected species](https://em4.fish/our-library/jennifer-stahl-et-al-electronic-monitoring-video-expands-opportunities-for-making-determinations-of-post-release-condition-of-protected-species/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Nichole Rossi: The Utility and Benefit of Standardized Vessel Monitoring in Electronic Monitoring Programs](https://em4.fish/our-library/nichole-rossi-the-utility-and-benefit-of-standardized-vessel-monitoring-in-electronic-monitoring-programs/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Jamie Gibbon: A Roadmap for Implementing Electronic Monitoring in Regional Fishery Management Organizations](https://em4.fish/our-library/jamie-gibbon-a-roadmap-for-implementing-electronic-monitoring-in-regional-fishery-management-organizations/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Glenn Chamberlain: Increased Monitoring of the Multispecies Fishery in the Northeast United States](https://em4.fish/our-library/increased-monitoring-of-the-multispecies-fishery-in-the-northeast-united-states/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [Joshua Wiersma: Operationalizing Wireless EM](https://em4.fish/our-library/joshua-wiersma-operationalizing-wireless-em/) - A presentation from the 2023 International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. Presentation in PDF
- [EM4Minutes with Lisa Borges and Brett Alger](https://em4.fish/our-library/em4minutes-with-lisa-borges-and-brett-alger/) -  The co-chairs of the ICES Working Group on Technology Integration for Fishery-Dependent Data joined us for a brief chat introducing their very diverse working group, its aims, and the report they've just published that can be found in the EM4Fish Resource Library here.
- [Working Group on Technology Integration for Fishery-Dependent Data (WGTIFD; Outputs from 2022 Meeting)](https://em4.fish/our-library/working-group-on-technology-integration-for-fishery-dependent-data-wgtifd-outputs-from-2022-meeting/) - From the Executive Summary: WGTIFD developed guidance on how to integrate fishery monitoring goals into data collection, best practices for developing and managing vessel monitoring plans (VMPs), and recommendation for implementing various ETs in pelagic (trawl) fisheries. WGTIFD also developed a number of important products under ToRs D and E. WGTIFD drafted an initial electronic
- [EM4Minutes with Ruth Christiansen: Implementing electronic monitoring in the Alaska pollock trawl fishery](https://em4.fish/our-library/em4minutes-with-ruth-christiansen-implementing-electronic-monitoring-in-the-alaska-pollock-trawl-fishery/) - Ruth Christiansen of the United Catcher Boats Association joined us for a brief chat about design, development and implementation of an electronic monitoring program in the world's largest food fishery by volume. A much-more detailed article about this program can be found here: https://em4.fish/ruth-et-al/.
- [EM4Minutes with Justin Kay: Cloud-based machine learning for EM analysis](https://em4.fish/our-library/em4minutes-with-justin-kay-cloud-based-machine-learning-for-em-analysis/) - Advanced analytic techniques like machine learning will be vital to rapid and accurate review of increasingly high volumes of EM video data. Supported by the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and in partnership with Archipelago Marine Research and the Alaska fixed-gear program, Hawaii-based AI.fish has successfully developed a cloud-based, API-driven, commercially available machine learning service
- [Report: Benchmarking Intergovernmental Organizations' Development of Minimum Standards for Fisheries Electronic Monitoring  Systems](https://em4.fish/our-library/report-benchmarking-intergovernmental-organizations-development-of-minimum-standards-for-fisheries-electronic-monitoring-systems/) - A report by Eric Gilman, Fisheries Research Group, February 2023 From the introduction: This brief report benchmarks the status of the development of minimum standards for fisheries EM systems by intergovernmental organizations and arrangements. Minimum standards for fisheries EM systems are needed to define technical specifications for selecting, installing, operating and maintaining EM equipment (e.g.,
- [EM4Minutes with Raimundo Espinosa: An EM program in the Puerto Rico artisanal fleet](https://em4.fish/our-library/em4minutes-with-raimundo-espinosa-an-em-program-in-the-puerto-rico-artisanal-fleet/) - A brief conversation with Raimundo Espinoza, of Conservacion con Sciencia, a fisheries-focused non-profit in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rai is working with a small fleet of tuna and swordfish fishermen on an electronic monitoring project - supported by the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and Net Gains Alliance - that helps ensure sustainability of the
- [Report: How much is enough? Review optimization methods to deliver best value from electronic monitoring of commercial fisheries.](https://em4.fish/our-library/how-much-is-enough-review-optimization-methods-to-deliver-best-value-from-electronic-monitoring-of-commercial-fisheries/) - From the abstract: Electronic monitoring (EM) using on-vessel cameras can effectively collect a broad range of data to support fisheries management. Key advantages of EM include its flexibility, scalability, verification capability, and the avoidance of health, safety and logistical challenges that human observer deployments can involve. EM can also offer cost efficiencies relative to other
- [Developing Electronic Monitoring Programs and Engaging Stakeholders](https://em4.fish/our-library/developing-electronic-monitoring-programs-and-engaging-stakeholders/) - On October 11th, Jeremy Crawford, executive director of Seafood & Fisheries Emerging Technologies (SAFET), hosted a panel discussion at the Asia-Pacific Fishery Improvement Project Community of Practice (FIP CoP) workshop, held in an online webinar. The discussion, "Developing Electronic Monitoring Programs and Engaging Stakeholders," was part of the overall workshop theme, Electronic Monitoring, and Traceability for Small Scale Fisheries.
- [The Caltech Fish Counting Dataset: A Benchmark for Multiple-Object Tracking and Counting](https://em4.fish/our-library/the-caltech-fish-counting-dataset-a-benchmark-for-multiple-object-tracking-and-counting/) - Justin Kay, Peter Kulits, Suzanne Stathatos, Siqi Deng, Erik Young,Sara Beery, Grant Van Horn, and Pietro Perona Abstract: We present the Caltech Fish Counting Dataset (CFC), a large-scale dataset for detecting, tracking, and counting fish in sonar videos. We identify sonar videos as a rich source of data for advancing low signal-to-noise computer vision
- [Economic Report: Maximized Retention Electronic Monitoring in the Northeast Multispecies Groundfish Fishery](https://em4.fish/our-library/economic-report-maximized-retention-electronic-monitoring-in-the-northeast-multispecies-groundfish-fishery/) - A report by Kanae Tokunaga, Vivianne Mazzocco and Elizabeth Moore, of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, published April 2022. This report focuses on the successes, failures, and key hurdles of the proposed program and detail the ability of the Maximized Retention Electronic Monitoring (MREM) program to meet proposed data collection and accountability objectives. The
- [Report: ICES Working Group on Technology Integration for Fishery-Dependent Data (outputs from 2021 meeting)](https://em4.fish/our-library/report-working-group-on-technology-integration-for-fishery-dependent-data-outputs-from-2021-meeting/) - The Working Group on Technology Integration for Fishery-Dependent Data (WGTIFD) examines electronic technologies and applications developed to support fisheries-dependent data collection, both on shore and at sea, including electronic reporting (ER), electronic monitoring (EM), positional data systems, and observer data collection. This report provides a summary over the 3-year period of the discussions and recommendations
- [Fishing Smarter: How new technology can help our oceans thrive](https://em4.fish/our-library/fishing-smarter-how-new-technology-can-help-our-oceans-thrive/) - https://youtu.be/xjlvPIqAuis Billions of people around the world depend on the oceans as a source of food and livelihoods, with some fisheries under increasing pressure from overfishing. But there’s a promising solution: a digital revolution that can redefine fishing with greater efficiency, profitability and sustainability in mind. “Fishing Smarter” follows the people on the front lines
- [Perspectives from the water: Utilizing fisher's observations to inform SNE/MA windowpane science and management](https://em4.fish/our-library/perspectives-from-the-water-utilizing-fishers-observations-to-inform-sne-ma-windowpane-science-and-management/) - Abstract: Within fisheries, stakeholders often have varying viewpoints regarding natural marine resources, and use different sets information to evaluate their condition. Evaluating a resource with different sets of information can lead to different conclusions. Windowpane flounder (Scophthalmus aquosus) are a managed finfish species in the northwest Atlantic whose regulations have the potential to limit harvest
- [New and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Fisheries: A Comprehensive Landscape Analysis](https://em4.fish/our-library/new-and-emerging-technologies-for-sustainable-fisheries-a-comprehensive-landscape-analysis/) - The oceans are at an inflection point. The excesses of the 20th century — over-exploitation of most of our accessible biological resources, over-pollution by plastics and other chemicals, over-crowding of coastal and marine space by unorganized and competing interests and over-capitalization of extractive industries — are being tempered by a rapidly growing realization that these
- [Recommendations for Electronic Monitoring Program Design and Requests for Proposal: Guidance from Electronic Monitoring Service Providers](https://em4.fish/our-library/recommendations-for-electronic-monitoring-program-design-and-requests-for-proposal-guidance-from-electronic-monitoring-service-providers/) - FROM THE REPORT: In February 2020, at the National Electronic Monitoring Workshop in Seattle, several electronic monitoring (EM) service providers initiated a conversation about interoperability and other opportunities for pre-competitive collaboration. This conversation led to the creation of this project which has brought together many of the world’s EM service providers. CEA Consulting led this
- [Electronic monitoring for improved accountability in western Pacific tuna longline fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/electronic-monitoring-for-improved-accountability-in-western-pacific-tuna-longline-fisheries/) - Abstract The collection of accurate fisheries catch data is critical to ensuring sustainable management of tuna fisheries, mitigating their environmental impacts and for managing transboundary fish stocks. These challenges are exemplified by the western Pacific tuna longline fishery, whose management includes >26 nations, but is informed by critically low coverage of fishing activities by scientific
- [Marine Policy: How performance standards could support innovation and technology-compatible fisheries management frameworks in the U.S.](https://em4.fish/our-library/marine-policy-how-performance-standards-could-support-innovation-and-technology-compatible-fisheries-management-frameworks-in-the-u-s/) - From the abstract: A healthy fishing industry requires real-time, adaptive, and flexible management to overcome increasing human and ecological threats. Electronic technologies (ET) are at the center of present-day discussions for how to enable robust fisheries management in the face of change. Looking at the United States as a case study, this work identifies the
- [SAFET 2020/21 Session Six: Technologies for Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS)](https://em4.fish/our-library/safet-2020-21-session-six-technologies-for-monitoring-control-and-surveillance-mcs/) - SAFET Session Six was held online on April 8, 2021. Moderated by Mark Young, speakers included Manu Tupou-Roosen; Chris WIlcox; Austin Brush; Richard Holmquist Hawkeye; and Melissa Schiele. Speaker bios, session recording and slides
- [SAFET 2020/21 Session Five: Fishing Vessels as Platforms of Opportunity](https://em4.fish/our-library/safet-2020-21-session-five-fishing-vessels-as-platforms-of-opportunity/) - SAFET Session Five was held online on March 18, 2021. Speakers included Paul Holthus; Anna Mercer, Ph.D.; Sergio Palma; and Cooper Van Vranken. Session recording and presentation PDFs
- [SAFET 2020/21 Session Four: Traps and Triumphs in Developing Trace Technology](https://em4.fish/our-library/safet-2020-21-session-four-traps-and-triumphs-in-developing-trace-technology/) - SAFET Session Four was held online on February 18, 2021. Speakers included Sara Lewis, Traceabilty Division Director, SALT/FishWise; Director General Artati Widiarti, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries; Janti Djuari, Chairwoman AP2HI; Bradley Soule, Director of Intelligence and Co-Founder, OceanMind; and Dr. Kanit Naksun, Thai Department of Fisheries. Session recording, videos, keynote and panels
- [SAFET Session Three: Technology for Small-Scale Fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/safet-session-three-technology-for-small-scale-fisheries/) - This SAFET session, third in the series, was held online on December 17th, 2020. Small-scale fisheries provide a livelihood for millions of people, and hundreds of millions depend on wild-caught seafood from such fisheries for their primary nutritional needs. It's more important than ever to support and empower fishers, communities, and governments to enable improved
- [SAFET 2020/21 Session Two: What Has Your Data Done for You Lately? Getting the Most from Integrated Fisheries Technologies in a Changing World](https://em4.fish/our-library/safet-2020-21-session-two-what-has-your-data-done-for-you-lately-getting-the-most-from-integrated-fisheries-technologies-in-a-changing-world/) - This session was held online on November 12, 2020. Data is driving innovation in the fisheries space. This SAFET session, second in the series, illuminated best practices and lessons learned from leading technology experts and practitioners on how to derive more value from ocean data. Speakers included Sara Maxwell, Ph.D.; Transform Aqorau, Ph.D.; Elliot Hazen,
- [SAFET 2020/21 Session One: New Models, New Applications: Advances in Fisheries Electronic Monitoring](https://em4.fish/our-library/safet-2020-2021-webinar-series-new-models-new-applications-advances-in-fisheries-electronic-monitoring/) - The Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies Conference held its first webinar of 2020 on September 24th. The conference sessions and accompanying presentations are now available for viewing from the SAFET website. They include: SAFET Session 1 Plenary: Keynote speaker (Kate Wing) and moderated speaker panel Electronic Monitoring: from Imagery to Data: Presentation by Malo Hosken
- [Fishing Gear as a Data Collection Platform: Opportunities to Fill Spatial and Temporal Gaps in Operational Sub-Surface Observation Networks](https://em4.fish/our-library/fishing-gear-as-a-data-collection-platform-opportunities-to-fill-spatial-and-temporal-gaps-in-operational-sub-surface-observation-networks/) - Cooper Van Vranken, Berthe M.J. Vastenhoud, James P. Manning, Kristian S. Plet-Hansen, Julie Jakoboski, Patrick Gorringe, Michela Martinelli While the observation of the open ocean is well achieved by automated ocean measurement instruments, coastal and shelf seas suffer the lack of sub-surface collection platforms. Commercial fishing gear such as bottom trawls, pots, traps and long
- [Outputs from 2020 meeting of the Working Group on Technology Integration for Fishery-Dependent Data](https://em4.fish/our-library/working-group-on-technology-integration-for-fishery-dependent-data/) - ICES Scientific Reports. 3: 03. 54 pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.7684 Editors: Brett Alger • Lisa Borges Authors: Amos Barkai • Ana Rita Fraga • Brad McHale • Brant McAfee • Brett Alger • Brian Cowan • Carole Nedig Christopher McGuire • Christopher Zimmermann • Daniel Linden • Daniel Roberts • Edwin van Helmond • Farron Wallace •
- [Cost Recovery Guidelines for Monitoring Services](https://em4.fish/our-library/cost-recovery-guidelines/) - Cost Recovery Guidelines for Monitoring Services This report, prepared by MRAG for the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), examines options, and proposes guidelines, for the recovery of costs for electronic monitoring (EM) services in FFA island member country tuna longline fisheries. It has been prepared as a
- [Improving Net Gains: Past, Present and Future](https://em4.fish/our-library/improving-net-gains-past-present-and-future/) - From the Introduction: Modern fishery information systems are critical to achieving the full potential of the United States’ fisheries. Four years have passed since the Fishing Data Innovation Taskforce, a diverse coalition of fishery stakeholders, issued recommendations to elevate and address the most pressing data modernization needs. The resulting 2017 Improving Net Gains report spurred
- [What's in the Net?: Using camera technology to monitor, and support mitigation of, wildlife bycatch in fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/whats-in-the-net-using-camera-technology-to-monitor-and-support-mitigation-of-wildlife-bycatch-in-fisheries/) - Course, G.P., Pierre, J., and Howell, B.K., 2020. What’s in the Net? Using camera technology to monitor, and support mitigation of, wildlife bycatch in fisheries. Published by WWF. From the executive summary: Sustainable fisheries management is vital for the livelihoods and wellbeing of people all over the world, and for the health and survival of
- [Fishermen's Roundtable on EM: What's working, what isn't, and where we need to go from here](https://em4.fish/our-library/fishermens-roundtable-on-em-whats-working-what-isnt-and-were-we-need-to-go-from-here/) - A conversation with Dan Falvey, Paul Kujala, Lisa Schmidt and Chris Brown about the state of EM in four U.S. regions and the path ahead, presented October 27, 2020 by EM4Fish, with thanks to Net Gains Alliance and the Seafood Harvesters of America. Please click image above to view the webinar.
- [National EM Workshops — Reports and Session Videos now Available](https://em4.fish/our-library/national-em-workshops-reports-and-session-videos-now-available/) - Here are the recently-released final report and session videos from both the East and West Coast National EM Workshops. The workshops provided a platform for different regions and fisheries to present updates on program successes and challenges, and for all participants to discuss development and implementation of EM programs. Thanks again to everyone who worked
- [Catalyzing the Growth of Electronic Monitoring in Fisheries: Progress Update August 2020](https://em4.fish/our-library/catalyzing-the-growth-of-electronic-monitoring-in-fisheries-progress-update-august-2020/) - Download report In 2018, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and CEA Consulting (CEA) released the report, “Catalyzing the Growth of Electronic Monitoring in Fisheries.” The report highlighted that many of the world’s fisheries lack accurate data about what is happening on the water. Even in fisheries with human observers, low cover-age rates, basic human limitations that
- [Roadmap for Electronic Monitoring in RFMOs (Michelin, Sarto, Gillett)](https://em4.fish/our-library/roadmap-for-electronic-monitoring-in-rfmos/) - Roadmap for Electronic Monitoring in RFMOs This report presents an overview of some of the key steps and design choices that fishery managers need to consider when designing and implementing an EM program. There have been a handful of reports that summarize the current status of EM in fisheries, and toolkits that outline a process
- [EM Workshop West Part 1: Regional Experiences](https://em4.fish/our-library/em-workshop-west-part-1-regional-experiences/) - In presentations from the Pacific Islands, Alaska, the West Coast and the Northeast, a host of experts share their experiences in EM program development, implementation and costs; reflect on the role of national EM policy; and identify successes, challenges and lessons learned. Presented at the National EM Workshop (West) in Renton, WA, February 12, 2020.
- [EM Workshop West Part 2: Integrating New Technology and AI Applications](https://em4.fish/our-library/https-em4-fish-our-library-em-workshop-west-part-2-integrating-new-technology-and-ai-applications/) - This session of the 2020 EM Workshop featured presentations from Jordan Watson of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Farron Wallace of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Eric Pennaz of Google and Mark Hager of New England Marine Monitoring. Presented at the National EM Workshop (West), February 13, 2020 in Renton, WA. Please click on title
- [EM Workshop West Part 3: Data Considerations](https://em4.fish/our-library/em-workshop-west-data-considerations/) - This presentation by Kate Wing of Net Gains Alliance focuses on a report from the 2019 EM Data Sharing Workshop. It reviews the flow of EM data from collection to storage and considers how data flow intersects with questions about data sharing, access, security and privacy. Presented at the National EM Workshop (West), February 13,
- [EM Workshop West: Introduction](https://em4.fish/our-library/em-workshop-west-part-1-introduction/) - Brett Alger of NOAA opened the 3rd National EM Workshop (West) with a brief history of EM in the U.S. and an overview of where we are today.
- [Electronic Monitoring: Best Practices for Automation](https://em4.fish/our-library/electronic-monitoring-best-practices-for-automation/) - To provide further support to groups progressing machine learning and automatic analysis, GMRI partnered with CVision AI to publish Electronic Monitoring: Best Practices for Automation, a first-of-its-kind Electronic Monitoring guidance document that describes best practices for designing EM systems and programs suited for automated or semi-automated video analysis. This document presents a broad range of
- [Integrating Machine Learning and Electronic Monitoring: A Northeast Regional Workshop Report](https://em4.fish/our-library/integrating-machine-learning-and-electronic-monitoring-a-northeast-regional-workshop-report/) - On January 23, 2020 the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), with its partners CVision AI and New England Marine Monitoring, hosted an electronic monitoring (EM) workshop entitled “Incorporating Machine Learning into Northeast EM programs”. The goal of the workshop was to convene EM project stakeholders, AI specialists, NOAA staff, and data specialists to focus
- [2019 Digital Public Report #1 - Fishermen First Data Ecosystem](https://em4.fish/our-library/2019-digital-public-report-1-fishermen-first-data-ecosystem/) - 2019 Digital Public Report #1- Fisherman First Data Ecosystem This report from the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance and Digital Public presents opportunities and possible models for the New England groundfish community to own, control, manage, and use fisheries data, with a particular focus on governing electronic monitoring data. It is the product of two
- [Electronic Monitoring Glossary](https://em4.fish/our-library/electronic-monitoring-glossary/) - At the June 2019 Electronic Monitoring Video Data Management Workshop in Seattle, WA, workshop participants identified terms that come up in EM policy discussions that are not always defined in the same way. As a follow-up action, the workshop steering committee compiled this glossary as a resource for consistent EM terminology. This glossary includes terms
- [Presentations from the 3rd National EM Workshop](https://em4.fish/our-library/presentations-from-the-3rd-national-em-workshop/) - Thank you to the organizers and everyone who participated in the 3rd National EM Workshop in New Hampshire. We have posted a total of 15 presentations from 6 sessions, outlined and linked below. National EM Policy National EM Policy: Where have we been, and where are we now? Overview of Electronic Monitoring in U.S. Fisheries
- [FAO International Symposium on Fisheries Sustainability: Strengthening the Science-Policy Nexus -- Sessions 1 & 2](https://em4.fish/our-library/fao-international-symposium-on-fisheries-sustainability-strengthening-the-science-policy-nexus-sessions-1-2/) - This video provides: International Fisheries Symposium Session 1 (Status of global and regional fisheries sustainability) and Session 2 (Linking biodiversity conservation and food security), from November 19, 2019. View Webcast Video
- [One kiwi fisherman is changing the world through transparency and innovation. Introducing Better Fishing.](https://em4.fish/our-library/one-kiwi-fisherman-is-changing-the-world-through-transparency-and-innovation-introducing-better-fishing/) - View Video Here 29 November 2019 -- WWF-New Zealand Napier-based fisherman, Karl Warr, has become the first fisherman in the world to live-stream his catch on the internet. Many fishing vessels are equipped with video monitoring systems but the data is stored for viewing at a later date by particular parties. Karl, Owner of Better
- [EM Video Data Management Workshop: Background Document & Meeting Summary](https://em4.fish/our-library/em-video-data-management-workshop-background-document-meeting-summary/) - On June 26-27, 2019, the Electronic Monitoring Video Data Management Workshop was held in SeaTac, Washington. The workshop was supported by the Net Gains Alliance, The Nature Conservancy and the databranch. We are posting both a Background Document and the workshop's Meeting Summary, prepared by Kate Wing & Emilie Franke, with legal analysis by Joe
- [EM and Stock Assessments Presentation from the 3rd National EM Workshop (East)](https://em4.fish/our-library/em-and-stock-assessments-presentation-from-the-3rd-national-electronic-monitoring-workshop/) - Here is the presentation that was part of the EM and Stock Assessments Session from the 3rd National EM Workshop, which took place November 13-14, 2019 in New Castle, New Hampshire. Electronic Monitoring Data and Stock Assessments Tara Trinko Lake Deputy Chief, Resource Evaluation & Assessment Division
- [National Policy Presentations from the 3rd National EM Workshop (East)](https://em4.fish/our-library/national-policy-presentations-from-the-3rd-national-electronic-monitoring-workshop/) - These two presentations were a part of the National Policy Session from the 3rd National EM Workshop, which took place November 13-14, 2019 in New Castle, New Hampshire. Contents National EM Policy: Where have we been, and where are we now? (PDF pages 1-11) George Lapointe Net Gaines Alliance George Lapointe Consulting Overview of
- [Regional Experiences Presentations from the 3rd National EM Workshop (East)](https://em4.fish/our-library/regional-experiences-presentations-from-the-3rd-national-electronic-monitoring-workshop/) - These four presentations were part of the Regional Experiences Session from the 3rd National EM Workshop, which took place November 13-14, 2019 in New Castle, New Hampshire. Contents Electronic Monitoring in the Atlantic Pelagic Longline Fishery (PDF pages 1-15) Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Management Division Canadian Video Monitoring Programs (PDF pages 16-29) Amy Williams
- [EM Program Costs Presentations from the 3rd National EM Workshop (East)](https://em4.fish/our-library/em-program-costs-presentation-from-the-3rd-national-electronic-monitoring-workshop/) - Here are three presentations that were a part of the EM Program Costs Session from the 3rd National EM Workshop, which took place November 13-14, 2019 in New Castle, New Hampshire. Contents EM Program Costs: West Coast (PDF pages 1-10) Courtney Paiva Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Eye on the Snapper Grouper Fishery (PDF
- [Video and Data Processing Presentations from the 3rd National EM Workshop (East)](https://em4.fish/our-library/video-and-data-processing-presentations-from-the-3rd-national-electronic-monitoring-workshop/) - These three presentations were part of the Video and Data Processing Session from the 3rd National EM Workshop, which took place November 13-14, 2019 in New Castle, New Hampshire. Contents Determining a minimum video review rate to estimate discards in New England groundfish (PDF pages 1-13) Daniel W. Linden, Ph.D. Analysis and Program Support Division
- [Monitoring Costs Presentation from the 3rd National EM Workshop (East)](https://em4.fish/our-library/monitoring-costs-presentation-from-the-3rd-national-electronic-monitoring-workshop/) - This presentation was part of the Monitoring Costs Session from the 3rd National EM Workshop, which took place November 13-14, 2019 in New Castle, New Hampshire. Contents Analyzing the Operational Costs of Electronic Monitoring Chad Demarest, Anna Henry, Greg Ardini, Samantha Werner NOAA/NEFSC/READ/SSB
- [Evaluation of Electronic Monitoring Pre-implementation in the Hawaiʻi-based Longline Fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/evaluation-of-electronic-monitoring-pre-implementation-in-the-hawaiʻi-based-longline-fisheries/) - Diagram of recommended electronic monitoring (EM) camera configurations for Hawaiʻi longline vessels. Figure courtesy of Carnes et al. (2019). The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) is currently evaluating how to effectively use electronic monitoring (EM) systems in Hawaiʻi-based pelagic longline fisheries as a data collection tool. These fisheries are comprised of two sectors, a
- [Electronic monitoring in fisheries: Lessons from global experiences and future opportunities](https://em4.fish/our-library/electronic-monitoring-in-fisheries-lessons-from-global-experiences-and-future-opportunities/) - EM trials and fully implemented programs on world map. Figure courtesy of van Helmond et al. 2019. Abstract Since the beginning of the 21st century, electronic monitoring (EM) has emerged as a cost‐efficient supplement to existing catch monitoring programmes in fisheries. An EM system consists of various activity sensors and cameras positioned on vessels to
- [Three-Year Review of the Individual Bluefin Quota Program](https://em4.fish/our-library/three-year-review-of-the-individual-bluefin-quota-program/) - This document is a formal review of the Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ) Program, which is the catch share program for bluefin tuna in the pelagic longline fishery in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.The intent of the Three-Year Review of the IBQ Program is to evaluate the IBQ Program’s effectiveness in meeting its goals and
- [Fishers should be encouraged to collect data. Lots of it!](https://em4.fish/our-library/fishers-should-be-encouraged-to-collect-data-lots-of-it/) - Using tablet based technologies to collect data in commercial and recreational fisheries. A report for Nuffield Australia by Tom Robinson. (Executive Summary) In a world where the general population relies so heavily on smartphones and tablets to perform day to day tasks such as banking or checking the weather, the commercial fishing industry has been
- [Maximized Retention Electronic Monitoring in the Northeast Multispecies Groundfish Fishery Year One Report](https://em4.fish/our-library/maximized-retention-electronic-monitoring-in-the-northeast-multispecies-groundfish-fishery-year-one-report/) - In August 2018, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), with its partners, launched a Maximized Retention Electronic Monitoring (MREM) program, in which a dockside monitoring (DSM) component run by the NEFSC works in tandem with an electronic monitoring (EM) component to provide a complete monitoring program of kept and discarded fish on vessels operating
- [Technologies for Improving Fisheries Monitoring](https://em4.fish/our-library/technologies-for-improving-fisheries-monitoring/) - A key barrier to achieving successful fisheries management is the widespread lack of fisheries monitoring. This guide describes some of the major fishery monitoring challenges that can be addressed with current or soon-to-be available technology, the barriers to the uptake of monitoring technology, and a human-centered design process intended to identify and address these barriers
- [Designing and Implementing Electronic Monitoring Systems for Fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/designing-and-implementing-electronic-monitoring-systems-for-fisheries/) - Interest in the development of Electronic Monitoring (EM) programs for monitoring fisheries has been increasing rapidly over the last decade, resulting in some successful (and some unsuccessful) full scale implementations. This guide identifies 9 essential ‘elements of success’ from 20 EM case studies, a study of the literature, and interviews with key stakeholders, to provide
- [Report: Working Group on Technology Integration for Fishery-Dependent Data (WFTIFD)](https://em4.fish/our-library/report-working-group-on-technology-integration-for-fishery-dependent-data-wftifd/) - Executive Summary The Working Group on Technology Integration for Fishery-Dependent Data (WGTIFD) met in Copenhagen, Denmark, 7-9 May 2019 for its first meeting in its three-year multi-annual cycle. WGTIFD has diverse membership including technology service providers, academic and governmental marine institutions, and non-profit environmental organizations, across a wide range of EU, US, and Canadian fisheries.
- [Innovative Camera Systems Applications for Electronic Monitoring](https://em4.fish/our-library/innovative-camera-systems-applications-for-electronic-monitoring/) - Electronic monitoring has been shown to be an effective tool to meet a variety of fisheries monitoring objectives in compliance-based pro­grams. However, these systems have not been effective in delivering individual fish data similar to information collected by an observer. Development of new camera-based systems, methods, and tools is critical for collecting scientific data to
- [Strategic Plan for Electronic Monitoring and Electronic Reporting in the North Pacific](https://em4.fish/our-library/strategic-plan-for-electronic-monitoring-and-electronic-reporting-in-the-north-pacific/) - Please download the strategic plan here (PDF) This 59-page report was published in April, 2014. A brief excerpt from the introduction: We live in a world of great technological advances, many of which are applicable to fisheries monitoring issues, and some that are already in use to support fisheries management in the North Pacific.
- [New England Electronic Monitoring Project Phase III](https://em4.fish/our-library/new-england-electronic-monitoring-project-phase-iii-2/) - New England Electronic Monitoring Project Phase III, April 2015 PDF) The goal of the New England Electronic Monitoring (EM) Project was to investigate the potential for using EM within the broader Northeast Multispecies Fishery (NE groundfish fishery) catch monitoring program. EM systems are designed for the automated collection of fisheries data while vessels are at
- [2015 AFS EM Symposium: Red Herrings - Looking Outside Fisheries For Insights On Data Management](https://em4.fish/our-library/2015-afs-em-symposium-red-herrings-looking-outside-fisheries-for-insights-on-data-management-k-wing/) - Abstract: Integrating data collected through new technologies, like electronic monitoring or reporting systems presents, fishery managers with a host of new challenges. Data validation, reconciling multiple information streams, and balancing public transparency requirements with privacy concerns are not issues unique to fisheries. How have financial managers, law enforcement, hospitals, and the IRS handled similar challenges
- [NMFS Electronic Monitoring White Papers](https://em4.fish/our-library/nmfs-em-white-papers-2013/) - Collection of NMFS and NOAA white papers relating to electronic monitoring. For your reference: Appendix B: Existing Technologies Appendix C: Enforcement Appendix D: Research and Development Appendix E: Alignment of Objectives Appendix F: Funding Options Access the papers here.
- [Scottish science applications of Remote Electronic Monitoring](https://em4.fish/our-library/scottish-science-applications-remote-electronic-monitoring/) - Part of the European Union (EU) Common Fisheries Policy revision of 2013 is a commitment to implement a land-all policy, under which the practice of discarding caught fish back into the sea will be forbidden. This measure will be applied first to the pelagic fleet in 2015, with a phased implementation for the demersal fleet
- [NOAA Issues Final Rule: Integrating Electronic Monitoring Into the North Pacific Observer Program](https://em4.fish/our-library/noaa-issues-final-rule-integrating-electronic-monitoring-into-the-north-pacific-observer-program/) - This final rule establishes a process for owners or operators of vessels using nontrawl gear to request to participate in the EM selection pool and the requirements for vessel owners or operators while in the EM selection pool. This action is necessary to improve the collection of data needed for the conservation, management, and scientific
- [NOAA Issues Report from the National Electronic Monitoring Workshop](https://em4.fish/our-library/noaa-issues-report-national-electronic-monitoring-workshop/) - A diverse group of nearly 100 stakeholders gathered in Seattle in November 2016 to share information on what is working – and what challenges remain – in the implementation and integration of electronic monitoring technologies in fisheries observation. This Second National EM Workshop was organized and planned by a steering committee of fishermen, managers, scientists, and
- [How effective is electronic monitoring in mixed bottom-trawl fisheries?](https://em4.fish/our-library/how-effective-is-electronic-monitoring-in-mixed-bottom-trawl-fisheries/) - Abstract: In the context of the landing obligation under the European Common Fisheries Policy, electronic monitoring (EM) is often presented as one of the solutions to fully document catches. EM includes video monitoring to record the catch handling process on board the vessels. This study evaluated the efficacy of EM for cod (Gadus morhua) catches
- [Electronic monitoring trials on in the tropical tuna purse-seine fishery](https://em4.fish/our-library/electronic-monitoring-trials-on-in-the-tropical-tuna-purse-seine-fishery/) - Abstract: The difficulty of ensuring adequate statistical coverage of whole fleets is a challenge for the implementation of observer programmes and may reduce the usefulness of the data they obtain for management purposes. This makes it necessary to find cost-effective alternatives. Electronic monitoring (EM) systems are being used in some fisheries as an alternative or
- [Using electronic monitoring to record catches of sole (Solea solea) in a bottom trawl fishery](https://em4.fish/our-library/using-electronic-monitoring-to-record-catches-of-sole-solea-solea-in-a-bottom-trawl-fishery/) - Abstract: Electronic monitoring (EM) is often presented as a solution to document all catches through video observations under the EU landing obligation. However, identifying small fish on video in large volumes of catch is challenging. In this study, logbook records were compared with video observations for catches to test efficacy of EM for different size
- [Reducing discards without reducing profit: free gear choice in Danish result-based management trial](https://em4.fish/our-library/reducing-discards-without-reducing-profit-free-gear-choice-in-danish-result-based-management-trial/) - 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
- [Remote electronic monitoring and the landing obligation - some insights into fishers' and fishery inspectors' opinions](https://em4.fish/our-library/remote-electronic-monitoring-and-the-landing-obligation-some-insights-into-fishers-and-fishery-inspectors-opinions/) - 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
- [Public fish – public data?](https://em4.fish/our-library/public-fish-public-data/) - 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
- [Discarding of cod in the Danish Fully Documented Fisheries trials](https://em4.fish/our-library/discarding-of-cod-in-the-danish-fully-documented-fisheries-trials/) - 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
- [Observing incidental harbour porpoise bycatch by remote electronic monitoring](https://em4.fish/our-library/observing-incidental-harbour-porpoise-bycatch-by-remote-electronic-monitoring/) - 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
- [Tools and Technologies for the Monitoring, Control and Surveillance of Unwanted Catches](https://em4.fish/our-library/tools-and-technologies-for-the-monitoring-control-and-surveillance-of-unwanted-catches/) - Tools and Technologies for the Monitoring, Control and Surveillance of Unwanted Catches Abstract: A key requirement for the successful implementation of the Landing Obligation is the need to monitor and regulate unwanted catches at sea. This issue is particularly challenging because of the large number of vessels and trips that need to be monitored and
- [Measuring congruence between electronic monitoring and logbook data in Australian Commonwealth longline and gillnet fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/measuring-congruence-between-electronic-monitoring-and-2-logbook-data-in-australian-commonwealth-longline-and-gillnet-3-fisheries/) - Abstract Electronic monitoring (EM) has the capacity to collect fisheries-dependent data to support fisheries management decision-making. Following successful pilot studies, EM was introduced into several Australian Commonwealth fisheries in 2015, including the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (ETBF) and the Gillnet, Hook and Trap (GHAT) sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark
- [Electronic Monitoring Onboard Purse Seine Tuna Fisheries: Standards & Capabilities](https://em4.fish/our-library/elecic-monitoring-onboard-purse-seine-tuna-fisheries-standards-capabilities/) - A presentation by Jon Ruiz, Senior Researcher at AZTI Sustainable Fisheries Management, delivered at the Electronic Monitoring Workshop section of the Internal Fisheries Observer & Monitoring Conference, Vigo, Spain, June 2018. Download presentation
- [More data for the money: Improvements in design and cost efficiency of electronic monitoring in the Danish cod catch quota management trial](https://em4.fish/our-library/more-data-for-the-money-improvements-in-design-and-cost-efficiency-of-electronic-monitoring-in-the-danish-cod-catch-quota-management-trial/) - Highlights Electronic Monitoring (EM) with video can measure discards with high precision. Technical developments have increased EM reliability Video audit time has been reduced via improved procedures and technical solutions. EM is a cost-effective tool to ensure compliance with discard regulations. Abstract: Electronic Monitoring (EM) with video is a tool often mentioned to ensure compliance
- [Electronic Reporting and Monitoring in Fisheries: Data Privacy, Security, and Management Challenges and 21st-Century Solutions](https://em4.fish/our-library/electronic-reporting-and-monitoring-in-fisheries-data-privacy-security-and-management-challenges-and-21st-century-solutions/) - Abstract: As human populations have more than doubled since 1960, pressure on wild fish stocks has increased dramatically. This Article argues that the establishment of an electronic reporting and monitoring regime in U.S. fisheries is both necessary to ensure compliance with statutory imperatives to manage them according to best available science, and essential for continued long-term
- [Convolutional Neural Networks for Counting Fish in Fisheries Surveillance Video](https://em4.fish/our-library/convolutional-neural-networks-for-counting-fish-in-fisheries-surveillance-video/) - Convolutional Neural Networks for Counting Fish in Fisheries Surveillance Video_French, et al. Abstract: We present a computer vision tool that analyses video from a CCTV system installed on fishing trawlers to monitor discarded fish catch. The system aims to support expert observers who review the footage and verify numbers, species and sizes of discarded fish.
- [2014 National EM Workshop: Opening Remarks by Sam Rauch](https://em4.fish/our-library/2014-national-em-workshop-opening-remarks-by-sam-rauch/) - Opening Remarks by Sam Rauch, NOAA Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries.
- [2014 National EM Workshop Video: Plenary Session 5 - Wrap Up, Next Steps & Q&A](https://em4.fish/our-library/2014-national-em-workshop-video-plenary-session-5-wrap-up-next-steps-qa/) - A discussion of next steps to be taken in electronic monitoring, along with a roving mic Q & A session that wrapped up the Seattle workshop.
- [2014 National EM Workshop Video: Plenary Session 4 - Introduction to Final Breakouts](https://em4.fish/our-library/2014-national-em-workshop-video-plenary-session-4-introduction-to-final-breakouts/) - John Henderschedt introduces the final breakout sessions of the EM workshop.
- [2014 National EM Workshop Video: Plenary Session 1 - Goal Setting and Design](https://em4.fish/our-library/2014-national-em-workshop-video-plenary-session-1-goal-setting-and-design/) - Part 1: A two-speaker session focused on ingredients for success and key considerations when developing an EM program.
- [2014 National EM Workshop Video: Plenary Session 2 - Goal Setting and Design](https://em4.fish/our-library/2014-national-em-workshop-video-plenary-session-2-goal-setting-and-design/) - Moderator: Dorothy Lowman, Lowman and Associates Part 2: A panel discussion continues to explore key considerations from the perspective of management, science, enforcement, legal, industry, and service provider perspectives.
- [2014 National EM Workshop Video: Plenary Session 3 - Implementation and Integration](https://em4.fish/our-library/2014-national-em-workshop-video-plenary-session-3-implementation-and-integration/) - Moderator: Martin Lofflad, NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center Speakers discuss ingredients for success and key considerations based on expertise in both U.S. fisheries and programs in other countries.
- [2014 National Electronic Monitoring Workshop](https://em4.fish/our-library/2014-national-electronic-monitoring-workshop-2/) - The National Electronic Monitoring Workshop was held January 8-9, 2014 in Seattle, WA. The workshop was organized by Dorothy Lowman, consultant and Chair of the Pacific Fishery Management Council, who worked with a steering committee of managers, scientists, fishing industry representatives, and conservation interests from around the country. See workshop videos and final report below.
- [Video: Brief Overview of Remote EM: If you don't measure it you can't manage it](https://em4.fish/our-library/video-brief-overview-of-remote-em-if-you-dont-measure-it-you-cant-manage-it/) - Brief overview of Remote Electronic Monitoring. If you don't measure it you can't manage it. from Funding Fish on Vimeo.
- [It's a New Day](https://em4.fish/our-library/its-a-new-day/) - Meet Chris Brown, a Point Judith, RI fisherman adopting game-changing technology to make his catch more sustainable.
- [Video: Electronic Monitoring Policy Development](https://em4.fish/our-library/video-test/) - This is a presentation by Brett Alger, NOAA's National Electronic Technologies Coordinator, at the September 2018 meeting of the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Unfortunately the audio is faint in this presentation, so headphones are recommended for listening. Brett's PowerPoint for following along is available here.
- [NFWF Webinar on Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program Priorities](https://em4.fish/our-library/nfwf-webinar-on-electronic-monitoring-and-reporting-grant-program-priorities/) - National Fish & Wildlife Foundation established its Electronic Monitoring and Reporting (EMR) Grant Program in 2015 to encourage integration of technology into fisheries data collection and observations, and streamlining of data management. Since then, grants totaling over $11 million have supported a wide range of projects to advance e-technology in fishery data collection and data modernization. NFWF will host a webinar on March 27 from 3
- [Designing Machine Learning into EM Programs: Recent advances and insights from two regions](https://em4.fish/our-library/designing-machine-learning-into-em-programs-recent-advances-and-insights-from-two-regions/) - Please register today and join us for this August 1st webinar. Commercial fisheries are moving to implement electronic monitoring (EM) for fishery-dependent data collection. Among the substantive barriers for broad-scale implementation, however, are the high costs of video review, transmission, and storage. Currently, EM programs rely on labor-intensive (thus costly) processes, and there is a
- [Webinar Video: Designing Machine Learning into EM Programs: Recent advances and insights from two regions](https://em4.fish/our-library/video-designing-machine-learning-into-em-programs/) - In case you missed it, here's the recording of our webinar which took place on August 1, 2019 2 PM EST. A big thanks to Brett, Farron, and Mark for their time and participation! We couldn't get to all the audience questions during the Q&A section, so here are several of those, answered after-the-fact by
- [Us. National Observer Program and Regional Electronic Technology Implementation Plans 2016-2018 (Powerpoint-October 29, 2015)](https://em4.fish/our-library/us-national-observer-program-and-regional-electronic-technology-implementation-plans-for-2016-2018-october-29-2015/) - U.S. National Observer Program and Regional Electronic Technology Implementation Plans for 2016-2018_J DiCosimo Presented at NOAA Fisheries Council Member Training, Silver Spring, MD, on October 29, 2015.
- [New England Electronic Monitoring Project Phase III](https://em4.fish/our-library/new-england-electronic-monitoring-project-phase-iii/) - New England Electronic Monitoring Project Phase III The goal of the New England Electronic Monitoring (EM) Project was to investigate the potential for using EM within the broader Northeast Multispecies Fishery (NE groundfish fishery) catch monitoring program. EM systems are designed for the automated collection of fisheries data while vessels are at sea. They collect
- [Deployment Performance Review of the 2013 North Pacific Groundfish and Halibut Observer Program](https://em4.fish/our-library/deployment-performance-review-of-the-2013-north-pacific-groundfish-and-halibut-observer-program/) - Deployment Performance Review of the 2013 North Pacific Groundfish and Halibut Observer Program_C. Faunce, et al.
- [2015 AFS EM Symposium: Principles of Fishery Program Reporting Design - M. Brady](https://em4.fish/our-library/2015-afs-em-symposium-principles-of-fishery-program-reporting-design-m-brady-2/) - PDF: Principles of Fishery Reporting System Design_M. Brady Abstract: Fishery reporting systems accept human input via multiple subsystems, where the subsystems are reporting on the same event, a fishing trip. Human data input presents challenges to the designer as a common source of error and excessive burdens on human reporters. Using multiple subsystems to report
- [Northeast Electronic Monitoring Workshop: Summary Report (October 2014)](https://em4.fish/our-library/northeast-em-workshop-summary-report-october-2014/) - Northeast Electronic Monitoring Workshop - Summary Report Electronic_Monitoring_Northeastern_U.S. (PDF) This is the final report from the May 2014 Northeast Electronic Monitoring Workshop, hosted by The Nature Conservancy and NOAA Fisheries, with support from the New England Fishery Management Council. Laura Taylor Singer, SAMBAS Consulting LLC October 2014
- [2014 National Electronic Monitoring Workshop](https://em4.fish/our-library/2014-national-electronic-monitoring-workshop/) - The National Electronic Monitoring Workshop was held January 8-9, 2014 in Seattle, WA. The workshop was organized by Dorothy Lowman, consultant and Chair of the Pacific Fishery Management Council, who worked with a steering committee of managers, scientists, fishing industry representatives, and conservation interests from around the country. See workshop videos and final report below.
- [NMFS EM Strategic Plan in the North Pacific, June 2013](https://em4.fish/our-library/nmfs-em-strategic-plan-in-the-north-pacific-june-2013/) - Strategic plan of the intended goals and objectives of NMFS. NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center, June 2013
- [NMFS Policy Directive: Policy on Electronic Technologies and Fishery-Dependent Data Collection, May 2013](https://em4.fish/our-library/nmfs-policy-directive-policy-on-electronic-technologies-and-fishery-dependent-data-collection-may-2013/) - Outline of policy around the management of electronic monitoring. National Marine Fisheries Service, May 2013.
- [For-Hire Electronic Logbook Pilot Study, 2013](https://em4.fish/our-library/for-hire-electronic-logbook-pilot-study-2013/) - A pilot study in the Gulf of Mexico testing the efficacy of electronic logbook reporting and self reporting among for-hire fisheries. Marine Recreational Information Program Operations Team, March 2013.
- [New England Electronic Monitoring Project Phase 3, April 2015](https://em4.fish/our-library/new-england-electronic-monitoring-project-phase-3-april-2015/) - New England Electronic Monitoring Project Phase III, April 2015 (PDF) The goal of the New England Electronic Monitoring (EM) Project was to investigate the potential for using EM within the broader Northeast Multispecies Fishery (NE groundfish fishery) catch monitoring program. EM systems are designed for the automated collection of fisheries data while vessels are at
- [2014 Solomon Islands Tuna Longline E-Monitoring Project](https://em4.fish/our-library/2014-solomon-islands-tuna-longline-e-monitoring-project/) - Report on 2014 Solomon Islands Longline E-Monitoring Project This report by Hosken, et al., summarises the results of a Video Electronic Monitoring project conducted on tuna longline fishing vessels operating in Solomon Islands waters during 2014. The main objective of the project was to investigate the extent which Video Electronic Monitoring system (E-Monitoring) can
- [Discarding of cod in the Fully Documented Fisheries trials](https://em4.fish/our-library/discarding-cod-fully-documented-fisheries-trials/) - Ulrich, Olesen, Bergsson, Egekvist, Hakansson, Dalskov, Kindt-Larsen, Storr-Paulsen; ICES Journal of Marine Science, 72: 1848–1860 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
- [Electronic Monitoring in Fisheries Management - WWF Report 2015](https://em4.fish/our-library/electronic-monitoring-fisheries-management/) - WWF commissioned this report as a contribution to the ongoing discussions surrounding the introduction of new CFP regulations including the Landing Obligation and in the interests of addressing some of the potential misconceptions around the use of Remote Electronic Monitoring systems using cameras. Report in PDF
- [Electronic Monitoring in the New England Groundfish Fishery: Lessons learned from a collaborative research project (2013-2015)](https://em4.fish/our-library/1618/) - In 2013 Maine fishermen, NGOs and an EM provider began a three-year EM pilot in the New England groundfish fishery. The premise will sound familiar to others exploring EM: Accurate discard accounting is important for science and management, but is already costly, and is unlikely to get cheaper using only human observers—there must be a
- [Electonic Monitoring in the West Coast Groundfish Fishery: Summary Results from the California Groundfish Collective Exempted Fishing Permit Project 2015-2016](https://em4.fish/our-library/1640/) - The California Groundfish Collective, The Nature Conservancy and the Environmental Defense Fund recently released a report on our two year project to implement electronic monitoring in the West Coast groundfish fishery. The report, “Electronic Monitoring in the West Coast Groundfish Fishery: Summary results from the California Groundfish Collective Exempted Fishing Permit Project 2015-16”, is available
- [Implementing EM for the Alaska Pot Cod Fleet](https://em4.fish/our-library/implementing-em-alaska-pot-cod-fleet/) - The North Pacific Fisheries Association (NPFA), a fishermen’s organization, and Saltwater Inc., an observer and EM service provider, received funding in 2016 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to implement electronic monitoring (EM) in Alaska’s pot cod fishery. The project highlights skipper engagement, integration of observers into the EM program, cross training of
- [Proceedings of the 8th International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference](https://em4.fish/our-library/proceedings-8th-international-fisheries-observer-monitoring-conference/) - Link to Proceedings: 8th-IFOMC-2016-Proceedings The 8th International Fisheries Observer & Monitoring Conference took place in the Hotel Bahia Resort, San Diego, USA from 29th August to 2nd September, 2016. The overarching Vision of this meeting was: To develop, promote and enhance effective fishery monitoring programs to ensure sustainable resource management throughout the world’s oceans. The
- [Report and Presentations from IFOMC EM Workshop](https://em4.fish/our-library/report-and-materials-from-ifomc-em-workshop/) - Here is our report-out from the Electronic Monitoring Workshop convened in Vigo, Spain, at the International Fisheries Observation and Monitoring Conference, July 2018. Thanks to everyone who made this workshop such a success. We hope these materials will be of interest to EM/ER practitioners around the world who could not attend in Vigo, as well
- [Implementation of EM on fixed gear vessels in Alaska](https://em4.fish/our-library/implementation-of-em-on-fixed-gear-vessels-in-alaska/) - A presentation by Jennifer Mondragon describing the process carried out in designing, piloting and implementing an EM program for a fleet of some 1,100 small vessels that target halibut and sablefish. This was presented at the IFOMC in Vigo, Spain, June 2018. Download presentation
- [Catalyzing the Growth of Electronic Monitoring in Fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/catalyzing-the-growth-of-electronic-monitoring-in-fisheries/) - The Nature Conservancy and California Environmental Associates have released an outstanding new report. Here is some introductory language: This paper presents a brief overview of the current state of EM, the benefits of the technology, and the main barriers to broader adoption, as well as a set of recommendations to help catalyze the growth of
- [Comparisons of Recreational Self-Reported Fish Length Data Across Two Different Platforms](https://em4.fish/our-library/comparisons-of-recreational-self-reported-fish-length-data-across-two-different-platforms/) - A presentation by Brett Fitzgerald with assistance from Kelsey Dick, Chip Collier and Luiz Barbieri; the Snook and Gamefish Foundation; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; and Florida Fish & Game Commission. Delivered at American Fisheries Society, August 2018. Questions? Contact brett@angleraction.org - (561) 707-8923
- [Cost Recovery Guidelines for Monitoring Services](https://em4.fish/our-library/cost-recovery-guidelines-2/) - Cost Recovery Guidelines for Monitoring Services This report, prepared by MRAG for the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), examines options, and proposes guidelines, for the recovery of costs for electronic monitoring (EM) services in FFA island member country tuna longline fisheries. It has been prepared as a
- [For-Hire eVTRs in the Mid-Atlantic](https://em4.fish/our-library/evtr-presentation-from-afs-2018/) - For-Hire eVTRs in the Mid-Atlantic A presentation by Jason Didden, from American Fisheries Society meeting, 2018. This presentation describes development of the program that is now in effect, along with lessons-learned. In the Mid-Atlantic region, beginning March 2018, vessels that hold Federal party or charter permits for species managed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
- [Final Report on Development and usage of Electronic Monitoring System as a measure to monitor compliance with the Landing Obligation  - 2015](https://em4.fish/our-library/final-report-on-development-and-usage-of-electronic-monitoring-system-as-a-measure-to-monitor-compliance-ewith-the-landing-obligation-2015/) - Final Report on Development and usage of Electronic Monitoring System as a measure to monitor compliance with the Landing Obligation - 2015 Paper by Heiðrikur Bergsson and Kristian S. Plet-Hansen Download PDF
- [Final report on Catch Quota Management and Choke Species - 2014](https://em4.fish/our-library/final-report-on-catch-quota-management-and-choke-species-2014/) - Final report on Catch Quota Management and Choke Species - 2014 A paper by Kristian S. Plet-Hansen, Heiðrikur Bergsson, et al. Download PDF
- [Final Report on Development and Usage of REM systems along with electronic data transfer as a measure to monitor compliance with the Landing Obligation](https://em4.fish/our-library/final-report-on-development-and-usage-of-rem-systems-along-with-electronic-data-transfer-as-a-measure-to-monitor-compliance-with-the-landing-obligation/) - Final Report on Development and Usage of REM systems along with electronic data transfer as a measure to monitor compliance with the Landing Obligation A final report presented by Heiðrikur Bergsson, Kristian S. Plet-Hansen, et al. Download PDF
- [Design Considerations to Optimize Monitoring for Canada’s Pacific Region Fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/design-considerations-to-optimize-monitoring-for-canadas-pacific-region-fisheries/) - McElderry, H and Meintzer, P. 2019. Unpublished report prepared for Fisheries and Oceans Canada by Archipelago Marine Fisheries Ltd., Victoria, BC. Canada. 40p. Download paper Executive Summary This paper is intended for the broad community of stakeholders who are involved in the design, implementation, operation, and evaluation of fishery monitoring programs. Although we focus on
- [Projected Cost of Providing Electronic Monitoring to 100 Vessels in the New England Groundfish Fishery](https://em4.fish/our-library/projected-cost-of-providing-electronic-monitoring-to-100-vessels-in-the-new-england-groundfish-fishery/) - The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has issued a report to the New England Fisheries Management Council that estimates the expected costs for installing and operating EM systems on one hundred groundfish vessels for three years. Using data from the fishing year 2017 groundfish EM program, TNC contracted with CapLog Group LLC to develop the report's detailed
- [PowerPoint: Tracking and Measuring of Catch Events in Stereo Video for Longline Fisheries](https://em4.fish/our-library/1977/) - PowerPoint: Tracking and Measuring of Catch Events in Stereo Video for Longline Fisheries Automated video analyses in monitoring fishery activities have drawn increasing attention due to its scalability and capability. Stereo videos, compared to monocular videos, can capture the depth of information in addition to color and texture; thus, it can be more robust in
- [PowerPoint: Accelerating the Development of Automated Fish Identification for EM Systems- An Example from New England Groundfish](https://em4.fish/our-library/1983/) - PowerPoint: Accelerating the Development of Automated Fish Identification for EM Systems- An Example from New England Groundfish Automated fish measurement and speciation has the potential to revolutionize the fishery monitoring process, driving down costs and reducing the burden on human observers and video reviewers. Many efforts are underway to apply machine learning algorithms to different
- [PowerPoint: Fishface - Exploring the use of image recognition software in fisheries management](https://em4.fish/our-library/1987/) - PowerPoint: Fishface - Exploring the use of image recognition software in fisheries management Commercial fisheries increasingly are incorporating electronic monitoring (EM) into existing fishery-dependent data collection programs. Across the United States, seven fisheries in the Northeast (Atlantic herring and mackerel, and groundfish), West Coast (Groundfish, Pacific whiting), Alaska (fixed gear groundfish and Pacific halibut), and
- [PowerPoint: Intelligent Monitoring Systems for Fishery Applications](https://em4.fish/our-library/1991/) - PowerPoint: Intelligent Monitoring Systems for Fishery Applications The Observer program at Alaska Fisheries Science Center have been conducting research and development of new innovative electronic monitoring (EM) technologies to help address challenges for collecting scientific data to support catch estimation. Work focuses on development of new camera-based systems, methods, and tools while leveraging the latest
- [PowerPoint: Query Learning for Fish Identification](https://em4.fish/our-library/1994/) - PowerPoint: Query Learning for Fish Identification In fishery community, image-classification-based supervised approaches have been well studied for species identification. However, the classifiers learned from one dataset usually cannot directly be applied for a new dataset since the data captured from different years or regions often have large difference, like different colors, camera distortions and distributions
- [PowerPoint: Open Source Software Platform for Electronic Monitoring](https://em4.fish/our-library/1996/) - PowerPoint: Open Source Software Platform for Electronic Monitoring Sea State Inc. has developed a suite of software applications to support commercial fisheries electronic monitoring (EM) data acquisition, review, summarization and archival. This National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funded project, in partnership with Saltwater Inc. and Chordata LLC, provides a platform that is adaptable to marine
- [PowerPoint: Integrated Operational Approach to EM & ER Onboard Fishing Vessels-Now and Tomorrow](https://em4.fish/our-library/1998/) - PowerPoint: Integrated Operational Approach to EM & ER Onboard Fishing Vessels-Now and Tomorrow Fisheries management is plagued by lack of verifiable data for compliance and stock assessments. Low vessel observer coverage, and delays in data transfer, transcription, integration, and analysis are the norm. These problems hinder timely analysis and updates of fishing regulations relevant to
- [PowerPoint: Utilizing Wireless Technologies to Monitor New England Groundfish](https://em4.fish/our-library/2000/) - PowerPoint: Utilizing Wireless Technologies to Monitor New England Groundfish Once a profitable fishery supporting coastal communities, the groundfish fishery in New England is in crisis. One factor is the mixed stock nature of the fishery where stocks with low catch limits constrain the harvest of more abundant stocks. In addition, climate-mediated changes in this region
- [PowerPoint: Machine Learning for Big Fishery Visual Data](https://em4.fish/our-library/2002/) - PowerPoint: Machine Learning for Big Fishery Visual Data
- [PowerPoint: Seatube - Satlink's on Board Electronic Monitoring and Video Recording Solution](https://em4.fish/our-library/2004/) - PowerPoint: Seatube - Satlink's on Board Electronic Monitoring and Video Recording Solution Satlink is a Spanish engineering company that develops technological solutions in collaboration with the fishing industry, NGOs and governments worldwide. These solutions support seafood traceability and manage, optimize and preserve fish resources. The Satlink SeaTube System is a cost effective on-board Electronic Monitoring (EM) and video recording
- [PowerPoint: What You Get for What You Pay](https://em4.fish/our-library/2006/) - PowerPoint: What You Get for What You Pay Accurate catch monitoring is critical to successful management of output controlled fisheries. Since adopting such a system with the implementation of catch shares in 2010, monitoring in the New England groundfish fishery has been conducted with at sea monitors. These human observers use multiple methods to estimate
- [PowerPoint: It's All Connected- Saltwater Inc. Electronic Monitoring](https://em4.fish/our-library/2008/) - PowerPoint: It's All Connected- Saltwater Inc. Electronic Monitoring Technology has changed the way Saltwater does business – literally -- from collecting fisheries data with onboard and shoreside observers to working with both observers and electronic monitoring systems. With EM, we operate at the intersection between fishery managers and fishermen, between policy and implementation, and between
- [PowerPoint: Technology Investments for Tomorrow's EM Programs](https://em4.fish/our-library/2010/) - PowerPoint: Technology Investments for Tomorrow's EM Programs Expanding information needs in commercial fisheries has led to the introduction of EM as a rapidly growing alternative to observer programs. EM is still in its infancy and while EM and observers seek to achieve similar information outputs they are fundamentally different programs in terms of design, operational
- [PowerPoint: Cloud and Machine Learning Technologies for Electronic Monitoring Data Processing and Analysis](https://em4.fish/our-library/2103/) - PowerPoint: Cloud and Machine Learning Technologies for Electronic Monitoring Data Processing and Analysis A Cloud and Machine Learning-based Electronic Monitoring (EM) system that enables effective monitoring of the compliance of commercial tuna fishing was developed for NOAA Fisheries. HD video and GPS location trace data are pre-processed, with quality control via a scalable computing cluster
- [Presentations from 2017 AFS Symposium: Emerging Technologies in Fisheries-Dependent Science and Catch Monitoring](https://em4.fish/our-library/presentations-2017-afs-symposium-emerging-technologies-catch-monitoring/) - Fisheries worldwide are seeking to improve catch data and regulatory compliance while managing costs. Electronic monitoring (EM) has clear potential to meet these challenges by incorporating cameras, sensors and electronic reporting systems into fishing operations. However, program development costs as well as the costs of human video review and video storage present significant barriers to
- [Education key to electronic reporting, monitoring systems](https://em4.fish/our-library/education-key-electronic-reporting-monitoring-systems/) - NEW BEDFORD — In a perfect world, Steve Kennelly sees the New England Fishery transitioning to electronic reporting within the next year. “There’s no reason why that group can’t be formed pretty soon,” the director of IC Independent Consulting said. The next step would be implementing electronic monitoring within 3 to 4 years. “It’s silly
- [Current State of Electronic Monitoring in the United States](https://em4.fish/our-library/2408/) - A presentation by Brett Alger, NOAA Fisheries Electronic Monitoring Coordinator, June 13, 2018. delivered at the Electronic Monitoring Workshop section of the International Fisheries Observing and Monitoring Conference (IFOMC), Vigo, Spain. Download link: Current State of Electronic Monitoring in the United States
- [2015 AFS Symposium on Implementing Electronic Monitoring and Reporting in U.S. Fisheries (Papers & Presentations)](https://em4.fish/our-library/symposium-on-implementing-electronic-monitoring-and-reporting-in-u-s-fisheries-management/) - This symposium took place August 20, 2015 at the annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, in Portland, Oregon. We'd like to acknowledge and thank the members of the Steering Committee that made this symposium a success. They are: Eric Brazer (Gulf Reef Fish Shareholders Alliance); Kelly Denit (NMFS); Erika Feller (The Nature Conservancy); Melissa
- [The Use of Electronic Reporting for Regional Purse Seine Log Book and Regional Observer Work Book Data](https://em4.fish/our-library/the-use-of-electronic-reporting-for-regional-purse-seine-log-book-and-regional-observer-work-book-data/) - Following on the success of the electronic forms (eForms) for Port Sampling which use an Android tablet application (App) for improved quality and timeliness of data collection, the Papua New Guinea National Fisheries Authority has developed eForms for purse seine vessels e-reporting of Regional Purse Seine Logbook and Observer Work Book data. Electronic Reporting for
- [Standards for the Effective Management of Fisheries Bycatch (Published February 2014)](https://em4.fish/our-library/standards-for-the-effective-management-of-fisheries-bycatch/) - This paper is available from ScienceDirect here. It was published in February, 2014. Abstract Mitigating the environmental impact of commercial fishing, by avoiding, minimizing and compensating for adverse effects, is core business for fisheries management authorities globally. The complex interplay of ecological, economic, and social considerations has often resulted in bycatch management being reactive, confrontational
- [Preliminary Study About the Suitability of an Electronic Monitoring System to Record Scientific and Other Information from the Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishery](https://em4.fish/our-library/preliminary-study-about-the-suitability-of-an-electronic-monitoring-system-to-record-scientific-and-other-information-from-the-tropical-tuna-purse-seine-fishehry/) - Preliminary Study About the Suitability of an Electronic Monitoring System to Record Scientific and Other Information from the Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishery This paper was published in 2015, authored by J.P. Monteagudo. Summary Electronic monitoring systems (EMS) are used in some fisheries to collect the same types of scientific information that human observers can
- [Preliminary Study About the Suitability of an Electronic Monitoring System to Record Scientific and Other Information from the Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishehry](https://em4.fish/our-library/preliminary-study-about-the-suitability-of-an-electronic-monitoring-system-to-record-scientific-and-other-information-from-the-tropical-tuna-purse-seine-fishehry-2/) - Preliminary Study About the Suitability of an Electronic Monitoring System to Record Scientific and Other Information from the Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishery This paper was published in 2015, authored by J.P. Monteagudo. Summary Electronic monitoring systems (EMS) are used in some fisheries to collect the same types of scientific information that human observers can
- [2015 AFS EM Symposium: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Dockside Monitoring Using an Electronic Monitoring System in the Maryland Blue Crab Fishery](https://em4.fish/our-library/2015-afs-em-symposium-evaluating-the-effectiveness-of-dockside-monitoring-using-an-electronic-monitoring-system-in-the-maryland-blue-crab-fishery/) - PDF: 2015 AFS EM Symposium-Evaluating the Effectiveness of Dockside Monitoring Using an Electronic Monitoring System in the Maryland Blue Crab Fishery_H.W.Slacum Abstract Self-reporting is a common method to document harvest, but the accuracy of reported harvest is uncertain without independent methods of harvest verification. General documentation errors, forgetfulness and intentional misreporting are common problems and
- [2015 AFS EM Symposium: Turning Fishery Information Needs into Performance Standards for an Electronic Monitoring Program](https://em4.fish/our-library/2015-afs-em-symposium-turning-fishery-information-needs-into-performance-standards-for-an-electronic-monitoring-program/) - PDF: 2015 AFS EM Symposium-Turning Fishery Information Needs into Performance Standards for an Electronic Monitoring Program_M. Hooper Abstract: Several U.S. commercial fisheries are considering implementing electronic monitoring (EM) systems as an alternative to human observers for at-sea catch and compliance monitoring. Fishery managers, scientists, fishermen, and other partners are in the throes of developing program
- [2015 AFS EM Symposium: The British Columbia Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Experience in Relation to Data Quality and Impact of the Data on Assessment and Management](https://em4.fish/our-library/2015-afs-em-symposium-the-british-columbia-groundfish-electronic-monitoring-experience-in-relation-to-data-quality-and-impact-of-the-data-on-assessment-and-management/) - PDF: 2015 AFS EM Symposium - British Columbia Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Experience in Relation to Data Quality and Impact of the Data on Assessment and Management_R. Stanley Abstract: Catch in the groundfish hook and line fishery on Canada’s west coast has been monitored since 2006 by an interrelated suite of components. In addition to 100%
- [2015 AFS EM Symposium: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Rockfish: Human‐Based Video Review in a Hardware‐Focused World](https://em4.fish/our-library/2015-afs-em-symposium-one-fish-two-fish-red-fish-rockfish-human‐based-video-review-in-a-hardware‐focused-world/) - PDF: 2015 AFS EM Symposium-One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Rockfish- Human-­‐Based Video Review in a Hardware-­Focused World_C. Donovan Abstract: Electronic monitoring has recently become an important topic in commercial fisheries. While most discussions tend to focus on the hardware and management aspects, it seems easy to overlook a crucial element of any electronic monitoring
- [2015 AFS EM Symposium: EM from a NPFMC Perspective (Powerpoint)](https://em4.fish/our-library/2015-afs-em-symposium-em-from-a-npfmc-perspective-powerpoint/) - Powerpoint: 2015 AFS EM Symposium-Electronic Monitoring From a NPFMC Perspective - B. Tweit Abstract: No abstract is available for this presentation.
- [2015 AFS EM Symposium: Integrating EM and Other Data Into a Modernized Fishery Dependent Data System - D. Christel](https://em4.fish/our-library/2015-afs-em-symposium-integrating-em-and-other-data-into-a-modernized-fishery-dependent-data-system-d-christel/) - PDF: 2015 AFS EM Symposium - Integrating EM and Other Data into a Modernized Fishery Dependent Data System_D. Christel Abstract: The needs/uses of fishery dependent data have changed over the past 20 years, yet data collection, storage, and analytical processes have remained relatively static. Emerging data needs require a reexamination of existing collections and processes
- [2015 AFS EM Symposium: Red Herrings - Looking Outside Fisheries For Insights On Data Management - K. Wing](https://em4.fish/our-library/2015-afs-em-symposium-red-herrings-looking-outside-fisheries-for-insights-on-data-management-k-wing-2/) - PDF: Red Herrings- Looking Outside Fisheries For Insights On Data Management_K. Wing Abstract: Integrating data collected through new technologies, like electronic monitoring or reporting systems presents, fishery managers with a host of new challenges. Data validation, reconciling multiple information streams, and balancing public transparency requirements with privacy concerns are not issues unique to fisheries. How
- [2015 AFS EM Symposium: Principles of Fishery Program Reporting Design - M. Brady](https://em4.fish/our-library/2015-afs-em-symposium-principles-of-fishery-program-reporting-design-m-brady/) - PDF: Principles of Fishery Reporting System Design_M. Brady Abstract: Fishery reporting systems accept human input via multiple subsystems, where the subsystems are reporting on the same event, a fishing trip. Human data input presents challenges to the designer as a common source of error and excessive burdens on human reporters. Using multiple subsystems to report

## Community

- [Helen Holah](https://em4.fish/community/helen-holah/) - Helen Holah is a Fisheries Data Analyst and Advisor in the Sea Fisheries Team at the Scottish Government's Marine Directorate, where she leads the scientific development and delivery of Electronic Monitoring (REM) and vessel tracking programmes across Scottish fisheries. Her work includes multinational mandatory programmes for pelagic trawl and scallop dredge fleets, alongside research pilots
- [Jeremy Crawford](https://em4.fish/community/jeremy-crawford/) - Jeremy Crawford is a fisheries and seafood consultant with extensive experience supporting the design, implementation, and evaluation of fisheries improvement, monitoring, market-based certifications, and governance programs across the Indo-Pacific. His work includes advising governments, industry associations, NGOs, and seafood companies on fisheries transparency, compliance, data systems, and responsible sourcing. Jeremy has supported initiatives involving Electronic
- [Mei-Chin Juan](https://em4.fish/community/mei-chin-juan/) - Mei-Chin Juan is a Social Responsibility Coordinator at Ocean Outcomes, where she supports initiatives under the Electronic Monitoring and Connectivity for Crews at Sea project focused on improving labor conditions, responsible fisheries management, and worker engagement in global seafood supply chains. Drawing on experience across both the public and private sectors of Taiwan’s fisheries industry,
- [Sharlene Chen](https://em4.fish/community/sharlene-chen/) - Sharlene Chen is an international development consultant and researcher specialising in worker protection, human rights, and human trafficking linked to cyber-enabled crime and exploitative labour practices. Her work focuses on protecting vulnerable populations affected by forced labour, online scam operations, and unsafe migration pathways across Southeast Asia and beyond. Drawing from her background in international
- [Kristian Plet-Hansen](https://em4.fish/community/kristian-plet-hansen/) - Kristian Plet-Hansen was the Camera Coordinator at the Danish Fisheries Agency, where he was project leader for the electronic monitoring projects in Denmark until 2026. His initial experience with electronic monitoring began in 2011, where he started as a video auditor in the Danish Cod Catch Quota Management trial. This was expanded over the years,
- [Scott Aalbers](https://em4.fish/community/scott-aalbers/) - Scott Aalbers grew up sampling the rich marine resources that Southern California has to offer. As a fisheries biologist with PIER, his research interests include fish reproductive biology, movement patterns, sustainable fishing gear development, and underwater acoustics.
- [Meghan Martin](https://em4.fish/community/meghan-fletcher/) - Meghan is the Ocean Science and Technology Manager for The Nature Conservancy’s Large-Scale Fisheries Program. In her current role, she manages and supports several fisheries and technology related projects for TNC to advance the global uptake of electronic monitoring (EM) across global industrial fisheries. Meghan is primarily focused on 1) developing bycatch mitigation solutions that
- [Big Fin Scientific](https://em4.fish/community/big-fin-scientific/) - Big Fin Scientific is a fisheries technology company. We're passionate about minimizing costs and maximizing data availability of ecosystem assessments. Our software and systems are used by fishery managers, fish scientists and researchers of all types for Electronic Monitoring and to assess the health of fish populations rapidly and inexpensively. Our ultimate goal: help Humans
- [Gabrielle Lout](https://em4.fish/community/gabrielle-lout/) - Gabby Lout is the Social Responsibility Senior Manager at Ocean Outcomes (O2). She oversees O2’s projects focused on advancing human rights due diligence in global supply chains, building capacity of workers, and applying electronic monitoring and Wi-Fi access on distant water fishing vessels. Gabby’s expertise has been shaped by her time spent on board vessels
- [Kim Rogovin](https://em4.fish/community/kim-rogovin/) - Kim Rogovin is a labor rights specialist with over a decade of experience advancing protections for migrant workers in global seafood supply chains. She currently serves as Program Manager for Labor Rights & Fisheries at Conservation International, where she leads projects focused on electronic monitoring and Wi-Fi access aboard distant water fishing vessels. Previously, Kim
- [Gerry Wight](https://em4.fish/community/gerry-wright/) - Gerry joined Archipelago in 2025 to oversee the sales and marketing program for Fisheries Electronic Monitoring in conjunction with Archipelago partners and dealers. Gerry originally hails from eastern Canada where he did a B.Eng in Electrical Engineering. He has worked in the telecom, public safety radio sector, and medical device testing industries where his experience
- [Archipelago](https://em4.fish/community/archipelago-marine-research/) - Archipelago is a global provider of marine resource management products and services with more than 40 years of experience. We work with a diverse array of clients, including fishing industries, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to help develop efficient and cost-effective solutions for marine resource sustainability. Archipelago has regional offices in Canada (HQ), the
- [Maria Jose Pria](https://em4.fish/community/maria-jose-pria/) - Maria Jose (M.J.) has 15 years working at Archipelago on EM. She specializes in requirements gathering and implementation of monitoring programs. Maria Jose has been involved in the operationalization of the hook and line integrated monitoring program in British Columbia as well as in Electronic Monitoring programs in the United States, Europe, Australia and New
- [Erin Kydd](https://em4.fish/community/erin-kydd/) - Erin Kydd, BSc (Hons), PhD, has worked for many years in research focusing on behavioral ecology and Australian native freshwater fish. Since receiving a PhD, Dr Kydd has worked with several research teams investigating a number of areas in the field of behavioral ecology. She has been working with AAP since 2015 and has extensive
- [Bryan Bates](https://em4.fish/community/bryan-bates/) - Bryan Bates has been working with Archipelago since 2015. His background includes a B.Sc. in Marine Science and Management and a M.Sc. in Living Marine Resources. Bryan has experience in research and development of fish tagging methodologies and previously worked with Seafood Watch Australia assessing the sustainability of Australia’s wild harvest fisheries. He is the
- [Gord Snell](https://em4.fish/community/gord-snell/) - Gord joined the Archipelago team in 2014 and oversees all aspects of Archipelago’s domestic and international operations. He works closely with NGO’s, industry, our dealers and Archipelago’s partners on all aspects of the business with the focus to deliver sustainable solutions within all our project work. Prior to joining Archipelago, Gord spent nearly 20 years
- [Mike Orcutt](https://em4.fish/community/mike-orcutt/) - Mike joined Archipelago in 1998 as a trawl fishery observer with Archipelago’s at-sea observer program. He spent several years working both as an observer and as the Operational Manager with Archipelago’s at-sea observer program. In 2012, Mike brought his expertise in operational logistics and training to the Monitoring Technologies division. His current roles include overseeing
- [FlyWire](https://em4.fish/community/flywire-cameras/) - FlyWire is a data services company that uses fisherman-first electronic monitoring to make the sustainable seafood movement financially accessible for commercial fishermen to get on board. FlyWire delivers fishery monitoring services to commercial fishermen, including hardware, technical services, and data insights, while streamlining fishery manager’s access to information vital to maintaining healthy fish stocks. We
- [Jacob Isaac-Lowry](https://em4.fish/community/jacob-isaac-lowry/) - Jacob Isaac-Lowry leads FlyWire’s vision, mission, product development, and team while building relationships with strategic customers and partners. He holds undergraduate and graduate engineering degrees and has a professional background in autonomy, robotics, and lean manufacturing. As the primary architect of the FlyWire environment, he brings the experience required to design and implement modular video
- [Alvaro Nunez](https://em4.fish/community/alvaro-nunez/) - Álvaro is the Product Manager of Zunibal’s electronic monitoring (EM) solution. Zunibal is a technology company with over 30 years of experience, present in more than 45 countries, and dedicated to developing advanced technological solutions for sustainable fishing and marine monitoring. He leads a multidisciplinary team with expertise in technology and marine sciences, responsible for
- [Zunibal S.L.](https://em4.fish/community/zunibal-s-l/) - For over 30 years, Zunibal has been at the forefront of technological innovation in the fishing industry—designing smart, sustainable solutions that help fleets operate more efficiently and responsibly. Since our founding in 1995, we’ve pioneered advancements like the first satellite-connected buoy for tuna fishing, reshaping how the industry approaches data, connectivity, and decision-making at sea.
- [Scott Coughlin](https://em4.fish/community/scott-coughlin/) - Scott is a strategic communications and stakeholder relations consultant based in Seattle, WA. His firm, Fieldwork Communications, has served clients in the non-profit, federal government and private sectors. As part of his current portfolio, Scott publishes EM4Fish, an online community and resource base serving innovators at the intersection of technology and fisheries management. Prior to
- [Kate Kauer](https://em4.fish/community/kate-kauer/) - Kate directs the fisheries program for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in California and leads TNC’s North America fisheries strategy seeking to improve fisheries management to support healthy and resilient ecosystems and communities. Kate leads collaborative research projects and policy initiatives to expand the use of electronic technologies in fisheries and builds partnerships to improve decision-making
- [Chelsae Radell](https://em4.fish/community/chelsae-radell/) - Chelsae Radell is the Assistant Director of Alaska Groundfish Data Bank, a member organization that represents trawl catcher vessels mostly homeported in Kodiak and shoreside processors. A former fisheries observer and EM Data Reviewer, she is passionate about all things monitoring and enjoys building fishermen-driven, functional cost-effective EM programs that improve data streams.
- [Capt. Abby Webster](https://em4.fish/community/capt-abby-webster/) - Captain Abby Webster, Program Manager for the Gulf Fisheries Research Foundation (GFRF), brings over 30 years of fishing experience and 8 years of charter fishing expertise to her role. Based in Freeport, Texas, she operates Texas Legend Charters, specializing in inshore and bay fishing. Captain Webster is deeply involved in fisheries management and science in
- [Joshua Wiersma](https://em4.fish/community/joshua-wiersma/) - As the VP of Business Development and Science at Integrated Monitoring, Inc., I am at the forefront of utilizing next-generation technologies, including smart cameras, wireless video transfer, and AI, to revolutionize fisheries monitoring. Our work has not only improved data accuracy and reduced monitoring costs but also paved the way for real-time, cost-effective remote monitoring
- [Mogens Schou](https://em4.fish/community/mogen-schou/) - Mogens Schou is partner of AquaMind, advising on fisheries management. In his former capacity of the ministers adviser he designed the political, legal and operational basis for large scale REM trials in EU and Danish regulations 2008-2016. The principle of full catch accountability is now a cornerstone of the reformed CFP (Common Fisheries Policy), and
- [Ocean Outcomes](https://em4.fish/community/ocean-outcomes/) - At O2, we work hand in hand with local communities, seafood harvesters, seafood industry, supply chains and fishery stakeholders to design and implement science-based solutions towards more sustainable seafood production, improving livelihoods of fishing communities and helping to conserve the ocean and its resources. This includes both leading and supporting the sustainable seafood and fisheries
- [Goldfish](https://em4.fish/community/goldfish/) - Goldfish automates seafood sourcing due diligence and compliance. With expansive global datasets of authorized fishing vessels, blacklisted and sanctioned vessels its software (available as a web interface and API) streamlines screening for IUU risk for anyone in the seafood supply chain. For international trade Goldfish collects, formats and checks all sourcing data requirements for US
- [Ho-Tu Chiang](https://em4.fish/community/ho-tu-chiang/) - Ho-Tu leads Ocean Outcomes' fishery improvement projects in Taiwan, conducting research, providing technical support, and engaging with commercial tuna fisheries, government, fishery associations and NGOs. Ho-Tu has developed electronic monitoring system projects for seafood companies and tuna longliners, aiding in the enhancement of fishery management. Before O2, he had over six years of experience in
- [JT Mudge](https://em4.fish/community/jt-mudge/) - JT Mudge is an award winning futurist and strategist with over 25 years of consulting experience in strategy, innovation, sustainability. JT works with organizations on improving sustainability, with recent emphasis on improving monitoring and traceability through EM and other related programs. He has worked with numerous NGOs, governments, and corporations including the UNDP, U.S. CDC,
- [Kelly Harrell](https://em4.fish/community/kelly-harrell/) - Kelly is a dedicated and passionate systems thinker with 17 years of diverse experience working towards market-based change in support of fishermen, communities, and conservation in both nonprofit and for-profit organizational leadership roles. She has an advanced education in social science, natural resource management, and business including an M.B.A. with an emphasis on seafood business.
- [Jillian Di Maio](https://em4.fish/community/jillian-di-maio/) - Jillian is the Fisheries Director for Teem Fish Monitoring Inc. She began her fisheries career in offshore work along the east coast, USA as an at-sea monitor and observer in multiple gear types and locales, and has maintained a close connection to the realities of on-vessel work and coastal communities as she has moved into
- [Huff McGonigal](https://em4.fish/community/huff-mcgonigal/) - Huff McGonigal has been working in the field of marine science and policy for 25 years. As principal of Fathom Consulting, since 2006 he has worked with state, federal, industry and NGO partners to help advance fishery improvement and modernization initiatives. Previously, Huff worked with Environmental Defense Fund as a Senior Project Manager, working to
- [Michael Stanley](https://em4.fish/community/michael-stanley/) - Michael is a data scientist at Lynker Analytics, a New Zealand based data science company, which specializes in geospatial data science and data driven insights using machine learning. His expertise lies in developing innovative tools for electronic monitoring in fisheries management. Michael’s notable contributions include creating advanced algorithms for estimating fish length through segmentation and
- [Craig S. Rose](https://em4.fish/community/craig-s-rose/) - My main career research track has been in fishing gear research and I wandered into EM as a way to efficiently account for commercial-scale catches for studies comparing performance of modified fishing gears. In 2014, that led into work on an EM project for the NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center (through the Pacific States Marine
- [Navcast](https://em4.fish/community/navcast/) - Navcast provides vessel based systems for monitoring, communications, IUUF prevention, catch reporting and tracking. Commercial fisheries are serviced with products from SkyMate (www.skymate.com). Coastal fisheries are serviced with products from Alon (aloncoasta.com).
- [Johanna Pierre](https://em4.fish/community/johanna-pierre/) - Johanna is an independent consultant working in New Zealand who specializes in fisheries monitoring, management and policy. She also assesses fishery performance and sustainability for third-party certification programs such as the Marine Stewardship Council's. Johanna has been involved in EM policy, regulation and technical implementation. She provides consulting services to government agencies, industry and non-governmental
- [Katie Harrington](https://em4.fish/community/katie-harrington/) - Katie Harrington is a Research Technician in the Center for Fisheries Electronic Monitoring at Mote Marine Laboratory (CFEMM). She supports various marine fisheries conservation projects through collaborations with commercial fishermen, electronic monitoring video review, data product automation, and AI algorithm development. She is passionate about using data and technology as a tool to advance the
- [Claire van der Geest](https://em4.fish/community/claire-van-der-geest/) - A fisheries practitioner for more than 20 years, using fisheries management , environmental best practice, policy development and program management. I am currently providing expert advice and guidance on electronic monitoring to a number of clients, strategic policy advice on integrated fisheries management in the developing world, and leading gender diversity programs.
- [Center for Fisheries Electronic Monitoring at MOTE](https://em4.fish/community/center-for-fisheries-electronic-monitoring-at-mote/) - The Center for Fisheries Electronic Monitoring at Mote (CFEMM) is the only program dedicated to developing and assessing electronic monitoring (EM) technology as a tool in the Gulf of Mexico commercial reef fish fishery to better meet the demand by industry and management for accurate, independent data to ensure long-term fishery health. Volunteer commercial fishers
- [Stuart Fulton](https://em4.fish/community/stuart-fulton/) - I am the Director of Change at Comunidad y Biodiversidad A.C. (COBI) and a co-founder of Servicios Digitales para la Pesca Sostenible SAPI de CV, a start-up created to host the PescaData technology. I hold a Master’s degree in Oceanography from the University of Southampton, UK and have been living and working in Mexico since
- [PescaData](https://em4.fish/community/pescadata/) - PescaData enhancing data-driven decision making for sustainable fishing practices in Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. PescaData provides a software solution which improves data collection and communication among small-scale fishers and fishing organisations. Through the PescaData App, fishers can record and share data used on fishing trips (gear types, daily catches, expenses, bycatch), access weather
- [Ricardo Lemos](https://em4.fish/community/ricardo-lemos/) - Ricardo is president of Seadog Fishing Solutions, a San Francisco-based app developer. He is a Quantitative Researcher with experience in academia and the software industry, skilled in statistical modeling of natural resources (agriculture and fisheries), weather, ocean, and air quality variability.
- [Jimmy Freese](https://em4.fish/community/jimmy-freese/) - Jimmy Freese is Co-Founder and CEO of Ai.Fish. Ai.Fish uses the latest in artificial intelligence and computer vision research to develop software tools that enhance EM. Jimmy has a background in computational engineering, previous startup experience and leads all business direction at Ai.Fish. Jimmy was born and raised on Oahu and spends nearly every day in
- [Megan Johnston](https://em4.fish/community/megan-johnston/) - Megan is an experienced senior project manager and PMO leader with a passion for helping businesses connect strategy and execution. Megan's career has wound its way through healthcare tech & clinical research; software design & development; branding and strategy; leadership and operations; organizational design and various technical projects in artificial intelligence and engineering. As a
- [Benjamin Woodward](https://em4.fish/community/benjamin-woodward/) - Benjamin Woodward is the CEO of CVision AI, a firm specializing in using computer vision and machine learning to solve engineering problems in video and image analysis. He has 15 years of experience designing, testing, and deploying sensor and algorithm systems including EO/IR, LIDAR, Radar, Acoustic, and optical. He worked at BAE Systems in the
- [Dr. Hilario Mumua](https://em4.fish/community/dr-hilario-mumua/) - Dr. Murua has more than 20 years’ experience in fish population dynamics, assessment and management. He has chaired the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Scientific Committee and served as rapporteur for the Bigeye Species Group at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). Dr. Murua also has been chairman of the Standing
- [Anchor Lab](https://em4.fish/community/anchor-lab/) - Anchor Lab develops cutting edge remote electronic monitoring (REM) solutions to combat the expanding challenges of global fisheries surveillance and to support sustainable fishing. As a result of close collaborations with a broad range of fisheries control and research agencies, Anchor Lab’s REM system is highly customizable and configurable, and incorporates in-built wireless data transfer.
- [Fran Karp](https://em4.fish/community/fran-karp/) - Fran Karp has worked with the government to collect and disseminate protected and sensitive data since 2003. In 2012 she co-founded Harbor Light Software and currently holds the position of Chief Operations Officer. Working closely with the fishing community, Harbor Light builds cross platform mobile applications including eTRIPS mobile, Dockside APAIS, and eDR- Dealer reporting.
- [Errhalt Consulting](https://em4.fish/community/errhalt-consulting/) - Errhalt Consulting is a Tokyo-based fishery and maritime security group seeking to create a sustainable Pacific. The founder of Errhalt Consulting, Gunther Errhalt, is a US Navy veteran that worked in the North Pacific Fisheries Commission as a compliance consultant. His fluency in English, Mandarin, and Japanese, combined with his admiration for Japan, inspired Gunther
- [Willy Goldsmith](https://em4.fish/community/willy-goldsmith-2/) - Dr. Willy Goldsmith is the Founder and Principal of Pelagic Strategies LLC, a fisheries research and policy consultancy that supports diverse organizations in their efforts to secure a sustainable future for our oceans. He has over a decade of experience in marine fisheries science and policy, balancing time spent on the water with efforts to
- [Cate O'Keefe](https://em4.fish/community/cate-okeefe/) - ​Fishery Applications Consulting Team, LLC is an independent, woman-owned small business specializing in science-based solutions for sustainable fisheries management. Established in 2020, the company draws on years of experience, engagement, and expertise of its consulting team. We specialize in integrating best available scientific products into fisheries management and policy. Our extensive background in collaborative fisheries
- [Seadog Fishing Solutions, Inc.](https://em4.fish/community/seadog-fishing-solutions-inc/) - Seadog develops software to help you take the guesswork out of fishing. Our mobile application lets you send electronic trip reports to regulators, to promote transparency and accountability. But why not profit from your own data?! With our app, you can visualize your past trips in numerous ways, and you can use an artificial intelligence
- [Eric Torgerson](https://em4.fish/community/eric-torgerson/) - Eric has provided technical leadership on a wide range of IT projects relating to the commercial fisheries of the North Pacific. He was also the primary developer of an open source EM software platform that is now in use in fisheries in Alaska and throughout the U.S., and has consulted on EM and bycatch reduction
- [Abigail Turner-Franke](https://em4.fish/community/abigail-turner-franke/) - Abigail spent 20 years commercial fishing for salmon off of the coast of Alaska before "retiring" to advocate for the fish and the fishermen she loves. Her time on the water was the foundation of her education in all things fish, from the successes of science-based fisheries management to sustainable fishing practices. The rest of
- [Raiana McKinney](https://em4.fish/community/raiana-mckinney/) - Raiana McKinney leads Pew’s work to modernize oversight of longline and transshipment activities at regional fishery management organizations. McKinney also works to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion within Pew and previously worked on several other international marine initiatives, including global shark conservation and strengthening the governance of global tuna fisheries. Before coming to Pew, McKinney
- [Ali Kennard](https://em4.fish/community/ali-kennard/) - Sales and customer lead in Snap Group, which also covers working as sales lead in the group's subsidiaries, Teem Fish Monitoring and Pinpoint Earth, which between them offer solutions for EM, VMS and E-Log. With 15 years experience in marine electronics, I am passionate about the use of technologies to enhance fisheries management to ensure
- [Jessica Hoey](https://em4.fish/community/jessica-hoey/) - Jessica is a marine park manager with a background in coral reef ecology, environmental monitoring and reporting. She commenced work with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority in 2002, and over 20 years worked in a range of areas including Indigenous Partnerships, Science Coordination and integrated monitoring and reporting. Jessica recently moved to the
- [Melissa Sanderson](https://em4.fish/community/melissa-sanderson/) - Mel is the Chief Operating Officer for the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance and for the last five years has been coordinating fishing industry and NGO efforts to develop New England's Audit Model EM Program for groundfish and to ensure that EM data is accessible and utilized for stock assessments and fisheries science. She can
- [Christi Smith](https://em4.fish/community/christi-smith/) - Christi is the Electronic Monitoring Project Manager at A.I.S., Inc. Her expertise is built on over seven years of experience in video review from the West Coast and Alaska, at the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, as well as at sea experience observing commercial fishing and marine construction off the eastern seaboard. As a former
- [Cornell Cooperative Extension - Fisheries](https://em4.fish/community/cornell-university-extension/) - CCE is one of the only groups on Long Island that works directly with local commercial fisherman. We help to ensure this unique and historical way of life is preserved. We work with local, state and federal managers to ensure local fishing is sustainable. We aid in the design and testing of conservation fishing gear
- [Max Vanry](https://em4.fish/community/max-vanry/) - Max strives to identify customer and market needs across Vericatch's product portfolio and articulate the features, continual support and improvements of those products to meet business objectives while ensuring implementation of the three pillars of sustainability – people, profit and planet. Prior to joining Vericatch, Max gained experience as a research consultant with a focus
- [Kaycee Coleman](https://em4.fish/community/kaycee-coleman/) - Kaycee is a coastal resource scientist who leads the sustainable fisheries team at the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP). She works in partnership with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and stakeholders in the fishing industry to further develop and maintain the FACTS (Fishing Activity & Catch Tracking System) electronic reporting and monitoring tool for Maryland's
- [Pfleger Institute for Environmental Research](https://em4.fish/community/pfleger-institute-for-environmental-research/) - The Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research (PIER) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization located in Oceanside, California. PIER was established in 1998 through the generosity of Mr. Tom Pfleger and the George T. Pfleger Foundation. Mr. Pfleger is an advocate of sustainable fisheries and actively participates in several of the ongoing studies at PIER. PIER research
- [Oyster Recovery Partnership](https://em4.fish/community/oyster-recovery-partnership/) - The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) is a non-profit focused on the Chesapeake Bay. We have partnered with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to help manage the state's electronic reporting program as well as dockside and onboard monitoring of harvesters who report electronically. There are four fisheries that have the option to report electronically in
- [Michael Wang](https://em4.fish/community/michael-wang/) - Mike has worked as a field technician for the Pfleger institute of Environmental Research (PIER) for over four years. He aids in the mission of advancing sustainable fisheries management and public education through applied field research, primarily by executing the hands-on field components of the many studies carried out by PIER. PIER began its work
- [Andrew Chin](https://em4.fish/community/andrew-chin/) - Andrew was born and raised in southeast Asia and remains keenly interested in fisheries sustainability, livelihoods, collaborative research, and capacity building throughout the region. Now living in Townsville, Australia, Andrew has over 20 years’ experience in marine research and management including work for NGOs, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, and experience with a
- [Chugey Sepulveda](https://em4.fish/community/chugey-sepulveda/) - Chugey Sepulveda, is the director of research and education at the Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research (PIER) in Oceanside, California. PIER is a non-profit research institute dedicated to the advancement of sustainable fisheries management through applied field research and public education. At PIER, Sepulveda has concentrated on addressing important questions related to the sustainable management
- [Pablo Torralbo](https://em4.fish/community/pablo-torralbo/) - Pablo is the director of Satlink’s Electronic Monitoring division. With prior experience in both the investment and technology industries, he manages Satlink’s EM products and services strategy, leveraging AI tools and a team of over 15 engineers and biologists, to make them the most technologically advanced solutions in the market. Satlink works together with governments,
- [Bluefin Data](https://em4.fish/community/bluefin-data/) - Reporting can be complicated and time consuming. Bluefin Data accounts for this by simplifying the reporting process. Our software, VESL, is the hub for collecting quality data with the least amount of effort all in one place. As a young, small company Bluefin Data was formed 15 years ago with a couple clients. Now as
- [Andrew Petersen](https://em4.fish/community/andrew-petersen/) - Husband, father, CEO, traveler, technologist that believes in working hard to achieve future goals - yet realize the joy is in the journey. As the CEO of Bluefin Data, we are building a system that globally brings the seafood community and government together. Reaping the benefits of technology will help improve processes that directly impact
- [Erik Young](https://em4.fish/community/erik-young/) - Erik is working in a coordinating role with Trout Unlimited, Caltech, Cornell, NMFS, ADFG, and AWS to bring visual recognition and deep learning techniques to freshwater salmon and steelhead monitoring efforts. Attorney, BS in Marine Biology, Masters from UW School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, Board member at Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group.
- [Courtney Paiva](https://em4.fish/community/courtney-paiva/) - Courtney Paiva is the Project Manager for the Electronic Monitoring Program at Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Courtney began working as part of the EM team in 2013 as a data imagery reviewer, and she now manages the day-to-day of the program. She has experience as a fisheries observer in New England, and earned her
- [Kara Brydson](https://em4.fish/community/kara-brydson/) - Fisheries Innovation Scotland is the partnership between seafood experts, scientists and the Scottish Government to champion practical innovation projects that add value to businesses and communities. Our aim is to help make Scottish fisheries more prosperous and sustainable through innovation.
- [Marcelo Hidalgo](https://em4.fish/community/marcelo-hidalgo/) - My 20-plus years of experience in supply chains began in Ecuador where I worked as a farm manager, quality assurance manager, auditor, trainer, and with the pelagic longline industry. I understand the complexity of the seafood supply chain, synergies across diverse fields, disciplines, and people. A milestone in my career was the creation of the
- [Tomás Galán](https://em4.fish/community/tomas-galan/) - Tomás Galán leads the design of the SeaTube EM system, spending his time improving the performance of the 3rd generation system while working on ways to reduce observer analysis time and costs. Tomás joined Satlink in 2012 and is now the Research and Development Manager for the SeaTube EM system. He holds Masters degrees in Telecommunication
- [Lachlan Fetterplace](https://em4.fish/community/lachlan-fetterplace/) - Dr Lachlan Fetterplace is an Environmental Assessment Specialist at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU AQUA). He has extensive experience in camera-based research and aquatic monitoring in Australia and Scandinavia. Lachlan is working on various camera-based projects (both underwater and above water), including assessing the feasibility of electronic monitoring of bycatch in small-scale Swedish
- [Chuck Anderson](https://em4.fish/community/chuck-anderson/) - I am a long time retail fishmonger with a deep desire to keep wild harvested seafood available to consumers worldwide. Millions of jobs in fishing, processing, distribution and many support industries depend on responsibly harvesting and managing our fisheries. Electronic monitoring is a valuable tool to that end.
- [Cooper Van Vranken](https://em4.fish/community/cooper-van-vranken/) - Fishing for data! Collaborative integration of sensors with fishing can fill some of the most pressing gaps in our sustained ocean monitoring. Fishing vessels operate exactly where autonomous platforms cannot, leading to a surprising lack of data close to shore compared with the open ocean. We enable cost-effective collection of ocean data, by equipping fishing
- [Alex Tilley](https://em4.fish/community/alex-tilley/) - Alex is an award winning fisheries scientist based in Penang, Malaysia. He is the leader of the Resilient Coastal Fisheries research cluster for WorldFish. His work and research are focused on developing and testing innovative technological and social approaches to improve well-being, gender equality, and inclusive governance of aquatic foods. He is the creator of
- [Abel Butler](https://em4.fish/community/abel-butler/) - As a Masters of Technology student, my research project is focused on fisheries sustainability, with an emphasis on the use of technology to support fisheries monitoring and management objectives, including protected species bycatch reduction. In particular, I'm currently exploring opportunities to try and automate the identification of seabird interactions in EM footage from longline fisheries
- [Marlon H. Roman](https://em4.fish/community/marlon-h-roman/) - Marlon is a member of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, with 10 years tuna purse-seine fishery observer experience, and 20 years as part of the scientific staff in the IATTC headquarters. He has developed data collection field forms and species identification guides for observers on board tuna purse-seine vessels operating in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
- [Chris Passier](https://em4.fish/community/chris-passier/) - Chris is the CTO for Vericatch. Chris has over 30 years of development experience working in high-tech. He has lived and worked in the US, China, and Canada as a high-tech leader. Chris enjoys building and leading world class development teams and working with start-ups to develop their core Intellectual Property.
- [Melissa Garren](https://em4.fish/community/melissa-garren/) - Melissa is the CEO of Working Ocean Strategies, a consulting firm dedicated to fostering social, environmental, and economic sustainability in the ocean space. She is a marine biologist with >15 years of experience at the intersection of coastal communities, cutting edge technologies, and data management efforts that cultivate sustainability across the triple bottom line. Prior
- [Mike Gerner](https://em4.fish/community/mike-gerner/) - Mike Gerner is a fisheries monitoring subject matter expert, working with non-government organisations, government and fishing industry partners to develop electronic monitoring programs. In previous roles he was AFMA’s EM manager and supported the role out of EM in Australian fisheries. He has been responsible for the design, development and implementation of a fully implemented
- [Justin Kay](https://em4.fish/community/justin-kay/) - Justin is Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer at Ai.Fish. Ai.Fish uses the latest artificial intelligence and computer vision research to develop software tools that enhance EM. Justin leads research and development at Ai.Fish in the areas of fish and gear detection, tracking, classification and counting. He aims to bring a decade of experience in software development and
- [Ai.fish](https://em4.fish/community/ai-fish/) - Ai.Fish was formed to bring the latest in artificial intelligence research to problems in marine sustainability and conservation. The company is based on Oahu, where its founders built the world's leading CAD/CAM software company for surfboard manufacturing. The team is excited to now bring their passion for the ocean, connection to the local community, and
- [George Lapointe](https://em4.fish/community/george-lapointe/) - George Lapointe is a Marine Fisheries and Ocean Planning consultant serving clients in fishing industry, government, and non-government organizations. He has over 30 years of experience in marine fisheries management, including serving as Commissioner of Marine Resources in Maine and Director of Interstate Fisheries at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. The organizer of the
- [Intertidal Agency](https://em4.fish/community/intertidal-agency/) - Intertidal Agency offers discovery, strategy, and program design and management services for conservation tech and data efforts. Our core clients include government agencies big and small, foundations, entrepreneurs, and social impact organizations who need data to deliver on resilience and sustainability goals (or need help defining what those goals should be). We ask good questions
- [Mark Michelin](https://em4.fish/community/mark-michelin/) - Mark Michelin is a Director at CEA Consulting focused on strategic planning for foundations and nonprofits in the climate, energy, and marine conservation sector. Mark is the lead technical consultant at CEA and has led a range of analyses including developing emissions and mitigation models for the cooling sector, methane digesters in the agriculture sector,
- [Kate Haapala](https://em4.fish/community/kate-haapala/) - Kate is a Fishery Analyst for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and staff contact for the full and partial coverage observer programs, including the fixed gear electronic monitoring component.
- [Net Gains Alliance](https://em4.fish/community/net-gains-alliance/) - The Net Gains Alliance (NGA) is a global initiative committed to accelerating the modernization, implementation, and adaptation of robust information systems to support sustainable management of ocean resources. NGA is working to spur modernization of America’s fisheries information system, an effort viewed as critical by industry and fisheries managers alike for further improving overall management
- [SINAY](https://em4.fish/community/sinay/) - With 10 years experience in the marine environment, fisheries, underwater acoustics, and Big Data, SINAY offers tailored solutions to meet the needs of maritime professionals. SINAY has developed the first Big Data solution applied to maritime industries and the study of the marine environment. Services offered include the acquisition of marine data, analysing the impacts
- [Conepe](https://em4.fish/community/conepe/) - The National Collective of Fisheries and Aquaculture - Conepe, works based on principles of sustainable development, ethics and the formalization of our Sector, seeking the insertion of fishing and aquaculture activities in Public Policies in its municipal, state and federal spheres, seeking to intercede for the benefit of integration and collaboration between the powers.
- [Jane DiCosimo](https://em4.fish/community/jane-dicosimo/) - Jane DiCosimo was previously chief of the NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology's Assessment and Monitoring Division Fisheries. She oversaw the National Observer Program, where national coordination of electronic monitoring and reporting is housed, the National Stock Assessment Program, the Advanced Technologies Program, Center for Independent Experts reviews, Cooperative Research Program, and National Survey
- [Deckhand Electronic Logbook (Real Time Data North America, LLC)](https://em4.fish/community/deckhand/) - The Deckhand electronic logbook is a native iOS-based application developed by fisherman-founded Real Time Data Pty Ltd of Adelaide, Australia. After nearly a decade of development by senior iOS and full-stack software engineers, Deckhand has been serving fishermen in Australia and New Zealand as a state-of-the-art, customizable fisheries data management tool and alternative for paper-based
- [Harbor Light Software](https://em4.fish/community/harbor-light-software/) - Building upon its first Electronic Reporting project in 2012 and working together with the ACCSP, Harbor Light built the industry standard, eTrips mobile2, for catch and effort electronic reporting. Next, HLS developed eDR mobile for dealer reporting and Dockside, an electronic APAIS tool. HLS is currently working on projects with the ACCSP and its partners
- [THALOS](https://em4.fish/community/thalos/) - THALOS designs and provides communication solutions and innovative analysis systems for maritime industry. OceanLive, our video monitoring solution for electronic observation and fishing operations control, allows: caught species control, fish traceability, size measurements of caught fish, counting of fish, onshore remotes access, data statistics production, and collection of high-quality data for AI training. Completely adapted
- [Teem Fish Monitoring Inc.](https://em4.fish/community/teem-fish-monitoring-inc/) - We are a Canadian social enterprise focused on the design and delivery of efficient and effective electronic fisheries monitoring programs. We provide all the hardware, software and storage technology needed to capture, analyze, delivery and store fisheries data. We equip fishing vessels with customized, robust data capture hardware, that ranges from small solar-powered wireless satellite
- [Amanda Barney](https://em4.fish/community/amanda-barney/) - Before serving as Teem Fish’s initial CEO, Amanda worked for seven years running and growing Ecotrust Canada’s innovative and mission driven fisheries monitoring programs. For over 2 decades Amanda has worked in commercial fisheries on both coast’s in North America with a focus on creating solutions to the issues of allocation, sustainability and economics that
- [Chris Cusack](https://em4.fish/community/chris-cusack/) - Chris is a fisheries economist by training, specializing in bioeconomic modeling, rights based fisheries management, seafood markets and traceability and small scale fisheries management. Before training as an economist Chris spent over a thousand days working as a fisheries biologist in the Alaska and West Coast groundfish fisheries as well as three summers as a
- [Francisco Blaha](https://em4.fish/community/francisco-blaha/) - Building on my significant experience as a fisherman, I bring proven expertise in a wide range of areas including Monitoring Control and Surveillance, Port State Measures, Fisheries Information Management Systems, Catch Documentation Schemes, Electronic Monitoring, Electronic Reporting’ Regulatory Compliance, EU IUU & SPS Market Access Requirements, Private Sector Support, Fisheries Research, and Project Management. Much
- [Malo Hosken](https://em4.fish/community/malo-hoskin/) - Malo Hosken is the Regional E-Reporting Coordinator of the Pacific Community. Since 2013, he has coordinated EM and ER trials in the WCPO convention area, working with National Fisheries Management Authorities in member countries, regional fisheries management organisations, NGOs, fishing companies and technical service providers. Working at SPC since 2009, Malo is committed to multi-stakeholder
- [SnapIT](https://em4.fish/community/snapithd/) - Here at Snap Information Technologies, our vision is to capture and distribute images of the world, to the world. Founded in 2007, we are a team of highly-skilled and dedicated, specialist software developers and electronic engineers developing and manufacturing live cameras from the ground up. The result is a high-definition image capturing and processing system
- [Chris Rodley](https://em4.fish/community/chris-rodley/) - Chris is Founder and CEO of Snap Information Technologies Ltd (SnapIT) and has been designing and developing camera hardware for the past 10 years. SnapIT's marine EM systems have been specifically created for harsh fisheries environments. Their focus has now shifted to AI technology in on-vessel systems, so that the process of footage classification and
- [Estibaliz Martinez](https://em4.fish/community/estibaliz-martinez/) - At Datafish Technology Solutions, we work in the world of fisheries observation, training observers and helping to obtain the highest quality data possible for the management of fishery resources. We work together with public administrations in data management and offer knowledge for the optimization of the data collection process. We carry out electronic observation reports
- [Gulf of Maine Research Institute](https://em4.fish/community/gulf-of-maine-research-institute/) - The Gulf of Maine Research Institute pioneers collaborative solutions to global ocean challenges. Located in Portland, ME, GMRI is dedicated to the resilience of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem and the communities that depend on it. For the past 7 years GMRI has been dedicated to working on the design, testing and implementation of electronic
- [Jessica Stephen](https://em4.fish/community/jessica-stephen/) - Jessica is the Branch Chief of the Limited Access Privilege Programs Data Management Branch at NMFS's Southeast Regional Office. Her team analyzes data in support of fishery management in the Gulf, South Atlantic and Caribbean. She oversees catch share programs throughout the Southeast Region that rely heavily on EM & ER, such as vessel monitoring
- [Erika Feller](https://em4.fish/community/erika-feller/) - Erika Feller is Director of Marine and Coastal Conservation for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Prior to this she served as Director of North American Fisheries for The Nature Conservancy, promoting fisheries co-management and improving fishery science and data to support management, and as Deputy Assoc. Director for Ecosystems at the White House Council
- [John Hoey](https://em4.fish/community/john-hoey/) - John coordinates, oversees, plans, and executes cooperative research programs managed and/or supported by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and its partners in this effort. He has also worked as a scientist for other NOAA Fisheries offices, a federal fishery management council, and for the National Fisheries Institute. He has spent much of his career working
- [Nancy Munro](https://em4.fish/community/nancy-munro/) - Nancy Munro is the founder of Saltwater Inc., and is focused on creating effective ways of collecting reliable data on fisheries and oceans to support sustainable management. She has taken a lead role in the development of monitoring programs for fisheries and marine mammals in many regions. Nancy has committed Saltwater to providing open-source software
- [Jesse Latham](https://em4.fish/community/jesse-latham/) - Jesse Latham is responsible for bringing new and technologically innovative ways of catch reporting and data management to the seafood sector. He leads and operationalizes the platforms that Vericatch provides its customers. Jesse is a recognized expert in fisheries and traceability, and sits on the DFO e-logs technical committee. Prior to joining Vericatch, Jesse led
- [Alfred "Bubba" Cook](https://em4.fish/community/alfred-bubba-cook/) - As the Western and Central Pacific Tuna Programme Manager for WWF, Bubba focuses on improving tuna fisheries management in the Western and Central Pacific through policy improvements, market tools, and technological innovation. He recently supported a project implementing electronic reporting tablets for observers in the PNA tuna purse seine fishery and is currently pursuing the
- [Brett Alger](https://em4.fish/community/brett-alger/) - Brett Alger is the NOAA National Observer Program's Electronic Technologies Coordinator. Prior to his move to Silver Spring, Brett worked in the Sustainable Fisheries Division at the NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Fisheries Regional Office, leading efforts to advance EM/ER with the NEFSC, the Northeast Fishery-Dependent Data Visioning project, and the Electronic Technologies Working Group. He
- [Melissa Mahoney](https://em4.fish/community/melissa-mahoney/) - Melissa leads EDF's EM Policy work in the US West Coast region and is a team member of EDF's global Smart Boat Initiative, working with industry and technology partners to test sensor, network, data analysis and other technologies to open new frontiers for fishing fleets of all sizes. She is actively engaged in helping to
- [AST Marine Sciences Limited](https://em4.fish/community/ast-marine-sciences-limited/) - AST MSL have extensive experience in providing a complete “build to order” or turnkey fishery project management services to offer an extensive range of vessel monitoring solutions tailored for artisanal, inshore fleets through to commercial fishing vessels using cellular, satellite or a combination of both carriers. This VMS device capability is complemented by an advanced
- [Scott Hickman](https://em4.fish/community/scott-hickman/) - Scott is a 30 year owner operator of a federally permitted Charter For Hire business. He participates actively in the Council process, serving on advisory panels and as Vice Chair of the ad-hoc Red Snapper IFQ AP.
- [Ruth Christiansen](https://em4.fish/community/ruth-christiansen/) - Ruth works as a Science and Policy Analyst for United Catcher Boats, a seafood trade association representing the owners and operators of pollock and Pacific cod catcher vessels in the Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands. Working closely with counterparts in the Gulf of Alaska, EM service providers, EM video reviews, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the
- [Raimundo Espinoza](https://em4.fish/community/raimundo-espinoza/) - As founder and executive director of Conservación ConCiencia, Raimundo Espinoza leads ER and EM projects in the US Caribbean, and currently serves on NOAA's Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee and Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel. He has extensive experience in coral reef conservation and management and collaborates with commercial fishers, NGOs, and governments across the Caribbean
- [Oscar Gonzalez](https://em4.fish/community/oscar-gonzalez/) - Oscar Gonzalez has wide experience in cellular networks, radiofrequency systems design and railway signaling, and control and protection systems. He is also an EM installations operations manager and quality inspector for installations around the world. He holds a Master of Engineering in Telecommunications/Electronics, with over 12 years of experience designing electronic equipment.
- [Mark Jones](https://em4.fish/community/mark-jones/) - Mark is the General Manager of FishServe Innovations New Zealand (FINNZ). Prior to FINNZ, Mark worked as the Catch Data Manager and Quota Allocations Manager at FishServe and New Zealand's Ministry of Fisheries. Mark was on the governance board for the establishment of the Elements fisheries management software used to manage the rights and attributes
- [Ken Brennan](https://em4.fish/community/ken-brennan/) - Ken is the Coordinator of the Southeast Region Headboat Survey (SRHS), based in Beaufort, NC. The SRHS started in the South Atlantic in 1972 and 1986 in the Gulf of Mexico. SRHS started collecting logbook data electronically in 2013. Headboat captains now have the ability to submit trip reports through a secure website and mobile
- [Jørgen Dalskov](https://em4.fish/community/jorgen-dalskov/) - Jorgen Dalskov is senior fishery adviser and head of the secretariat for Public Sector Consultancy at DTU Aqua, the National Institute for Aquatic Resources at the Technical University of Denmark. In 2008 he started trials using remote electronic monitoring in Danish fisheries which led to trials in other EU Member States. In addition, Jørgen is
- [Greg Stunz](https://em4.fish/community/greg-stunz/) - Greg holds the Endowed Chair of Fisheries and Ocean Health at the Harte Institute. Recently, his program has focused on smartphone tech to collect and report catch data. His team developed the 'iSnapper" that has been piloted in the GOM red snapper recreational and charter-for-hire fishery.
- [Greg Hammann](https://em4.fish/community/greg-hammann/) - Greg supports the global EM strategy for Marine Instruments as an equipment manufacturer working to integrate an optimal balance of technology, cost, data quality, and security, to support fishing sustainability. He has over 30 years of experience with the international commercial fishing industry, fishing oceanography and remote sensing science and technology. Dr. Hammann earned a
- [Grant Course](https://em4.fish/community/grant-course/) - Grant Course is focused on developing and using EM technology to help promote its use in fisheries research and compliance in the United Kingdom. He has worked in fisheries research since 1993 and specialised in discard monitoring programmes. Initially this was through designing and managing the UK at sea DCF Observer programme with Cefas, but
- [Gonzalo Legorburu Marcos](https://em4.fish/community/gonzalo-legorburu-marcos/) - Gonzalo Legorburu is manager of Digital Observer Services (DOS), a consultancy based in Spain that specializes in EM services. Previously he worked for over 10 years for the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission collecting data on-board purse seine vessels in the Eastern Pacific. Since 2014, Gonzalo has been involved in several EM viability studies and implementations
- [Geoffrey Smith](https://em4.fish/community/geoffrey-smith/) - Geoff is the Marine Program Director for The Nature Conservancy in Maine. He has been actively involved in a variety of fisheries management, science, and policy initiatives in New England for over 15 years. Geoff has helped to lead regional efforts to advance the use of Electronic Monitoring in the New England groundfish fishery and
- [Geoff Tuck](https://em4.fish/community/geoff-tuck/) - Geoff is a population modeller that uses integrated modelling methods to inform and assist the decision making process for marine resource managers with regard to population status, historical and future population impacts, and the consequences of alternative management regimes. His work on both target fish and incidentally caught species (especially albatrosses) has led to an
- [Gabriel Gómez](https://em4.fish/community/gabriel-gomez/) - As the General Manager of Marine Instruments, Gabriel's focus is to reach the next level — developing a shared vision and a strong culture, systemic processes, and streamlined operations. With more than 20 years of professional engineering experience, Gabriel has held director or GM level positions during the last nine years. His special emphasis is
- [Faustino Velasco](https://em4.fish/community/faustino-velasco/) - Faustino Velasco founded Satlink in 1992 and serves as the company’s CEO. He has actively participated in the development of the Satlink EM system and has over fifteen years of experience developing vessel management systems for multiple fishing authorities. To further develop the most technically advanced EM system for improving sustainable fishing practices, Satlink works
- [Eric Brazer](https://em4.fish/community/eric-brazer/) - As Deputy Director of the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance, Eric works closely with commercial fishermen and quota shareholders to promote fishery stewardship. Members of the Alliance installed EM in 2011 as a pilot project and have been working to promote its use ever since. They also developed Gulf Wild – a brand
- [Eparama Loganimoce](https://em4.fish/community/eparama-loganimoce/) - Eparama Loganimoce is responsible for the flow of electronic monitoring data from countries in the WCPO region into the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's regional database. He ensures that the data is presented back to in-country fisheries authorities for use, and works with technical service providers, EM coordinators, and analysts to find ways to improve
- [Elizabeth Figus](https://em4.fish/community/elizabeth-figus/) - Elizabeth is a fisheries researcher and lecturer with extensive experience working in and researching electronic monitoring. Elizabeth has worked as a Fishery Analyst at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council where she was staff contact for the groundfish and halibut fishery Observer Program, including a growing electronic monitoring component. Elizabeth holds a PhD in Fisheries
- [Digital Observer Services](https://em4.fish/community/digital-observer-services/) - Digital Observer Services (DOS) is a fisheries consultancy and Electronic Monitoring (EM) service provider which uses Satlink equipment (Satlink SeaTube), high definition cameras, GPS systems and other information to produce exhaustive and professional reports on the vessel’s fishing activity.
- [David Gloeckner](https://em4.fish/community/david-gloeckner/) - Dr. Gloeckner is the chief of the Fisheries Monitoring Branch at the Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Miami, FL. The Monitoring Branch is responsible for receiving and entering logbooks from vessels permitted for coastal fisheries in the US South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico and HMS trips from vessels fishing in the Atlantic and Gulf
- [Dave Colpo](https://em4.fish/community/dave-colpo/) - Dave Colpo is a Senior Program Manager at Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. He acts as the Principal Investigator or provides oversight on a number of commercial fisheries related projects on the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii. He has led the efforts on an EM pre-implementation study on the West Coast.
- [Daniel E. Roberts, Jr.](https://em4.fish/community/daniel-e-roberts-jr/) - Daniel is owner and chief scientist for WaterInterface LLC, a subcontractor to federally and privately funded marine fishery science and technology enhancement studies. These include fishery monitoring of the Gulf of Mexico reef fish fishery in Florida, where his focus has been on installation and maintenance of ship-board cameras, data storage equipment and operational sensors,
- [Dan Martin](https://em4.fish/community/dan-martin/) - Dan is a Consultant with 15 years’ experience in the IT and Fisheries field where he has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience. Dan has been heavily involved in the implementation of New Zealand’s new Fisheries Management Solution – ELEMENTS. Dan has also led the team who is tasked with designing the solutions and
- [Dan Falvey](https://em4.fish/community/dan-falvey/) - Dan is a veteran commercial fisherman and a National Fisherman Magazine 'Highliner" award winner in 2011. Among many accomplishments, Dan coordinated a 2011 pilot program to operationalize video-based EM in Alaska's halibut and sablefish fishery.
- [Dadong Wang](https://em4.fish/community/dadong-wang/) - Dr Dadong Wang leads the CSIRO Quantitative Imaging Research Team, which develops and helps bring to market intelligent end-to-end imaging and image analysis solutions. His team is working on automated video analysis for e-Monitoring of fisheries operations, including automated fishing event detection, automated fish species identification, counting and measurement. Dadong is an adjunct Professor at
- [CVision AI](https://em4.fish/community/cvision-ai/) - CVision AI harnesses the power of computer vision and artificial intelligence to enhance the speed, scale, and accuracy of our customers’ image analytics. Coupled with our cloud expertise, human-machine collaboration tools, and highly optimized software, we provide end to end solutions to transform imagery into insights.
- [Christopher McGuire](https://em4.fish/community/christopher-mcguire/) - Christopher McGuire is the Marine Program Director for The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. Chris is focused on implementing collaborative and community based solutions to pressing fisheries and conservation challenges. The Conservancy is a global leader in deploying innovative technology to improve the information used for fisheries management, and Chris helps lead an EM project in
- [Bruce Turris](https://em4.fish/community/bruce-turris/) - Bruce provides policy advice, strategic planning and management services to clients such as commercial fishing associations, government agencies and environmental organizations.He has been active in the field for 30 years, involved in the design, development and implementation of cooperative and shared management and monitoring arrangements in fisheries throughout North America.
- [Brad McHale](https://em4.fish/community/brad-mchale/) - Brad is the Northeast Branch Chief of the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Management Division at NMFS's Office of Sustainable Fisheries. He and his team are responsible for the development and implementation of the Electronic Monitoring program for the Atlantic HMS Pelagic Longline fleet. They established a highly innovative design of individual bycatch quotas, performance-based management
- [Amy Martins](https://em4.fish/community/amy-martins/) - Amy Martins is the Branch Chief for the Fisheries Sampling Branch at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole Massachusetts, for the National Marine Fisheries Service. She oversees the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP), the At-Sea Monitoring Program, and the Industry-Funded Scallop Observer Program. These programs deploy observers on commercial fishing vessels along the
- [Amos Barkai](https://em4.fish/community/amos-barkai/) - Dr Barkai is the CEO of Olrac SPS (offices in South Africa and Europe), and developer of the Olrac eLog system, a data logging and data management solution for vessels. It includes a vessel unit named Olrac DDL and a web-based fleet management unit named Olrac DDM. Olrac eLog is used by hundreds of vessels
- [ABALOBI](https://em4.fish/community/abalobi/) - Through the development of an integrated small-scale fisheries information-management system and mobile app suite, the ABALOBI initiative aims to enable small-scale fishers to drive and be integrated into information and resource networks – from fishery monitoring and maritime safety to local development and market opportunities.
- [Fish Trax](https://em4.fish/community/fish-trax/) - Welcome to Fish Trax™, an electronic fishery information platform that helps industry, marketers, and fishery managers collect, analyze, and share information that is critical for the success of their fishery. Developed initially by a collaboration of fishermen and scientists for managing fisheries in near-real time, the Fish Trax™ system has evolved to become an important tool for
- [Saltwater Inc](https://em4.fish/community/saltwater-inc/) - Since 2010 when we introduced digital cameras, Saltwater has been at the forefront of providing innovative, cost effective electronic monitoring (EM) solutions for a variety of fisheries and gear types. Saltwater’s EM program builds on over 25 years of fishery monitoring experience, and offers a full range of EM services including program design, specialized equipment,
- [Ecotrust Canada](https://em4.fish/community/ecotrust-canada/) - We are a Designated service provider in Canada and have years of experience in delivering high quality electronic monitoring, at-sea and dockside Observer monitoring, and Observer training programs. Fisheries monitoring may seem like a strange thing for a charity to pursue, but we have already seen the invigorating effect of our work on the industry
- [Trace Register](https://em4.fish/community/trace-register/) - Our tailored solutions put the power of full-chain traceability and advanced analytics to work for seafood processors / fishermen / farmers, importers / distributors, and retailers. Trustworthy information is vital for suppliers, customers and consumers. When your data is linked, the complete product story becomes available, increasing context and insights.
- [Vericatch](https://em4.fish/community/vericatch/) - It is our mission to help fishermen with their data. In 2006, we developed our first data app that enabled fishermen to trade their quotas and report their catch. This process opened our eyes to all the other IT and reporting difficulties fishermen were facing. We knew we could help. Our diverse technology, fishing, and
- [Satlink](https://em4.fish/community/satlink/) - Satlink is a Spanish engineering company specialized in satellite telecommunications. Since its creation in 1992, the company has maintained a commitment to research, innovation and development that has set in a sustained and constant growth. Today Satlink is a leader in the telecommunications sector via satellite by land, sea and air. The company has agreements
- [Integrated Monitoring](https://em4.fish/community/integrated-monitoring/) - In order to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing, we must trace legal harvests. Recent regulatory initiatives—in the Americas, EU, Asia, and globally—require the adoption of sophisticated technology to improve seafood traceability. Historically, data capture on-board vessels has proved particularly challenging. We can help: Integrated Monitoring’s proprietary technology provides a “digital passport” covering upstream portions
- [Woods Hole Group](https://em4.fish/community/woods-hole-group/) - Woods Hole Group is an international environmental, scientific, and engineering consulting organization headquartered in Falmouth, Massachusetts. As of January 1, 2018 Woods Hole Group merged with two companies, CLS America and Horizon Marine. As a merged entity, Woods Hole Group brings over 30 years of experience and we are committed to meeting client objectives while safeguarding
- [FINNZ](https://em4.fish/community/finnz/) - The FINNZ name stands for ‘FishServe Innovations New Zealand’. FINNZ was established in 2003 to leverage the technology and fisheries expertise of our parent company, FishServe (www.fishserve.co.nz). FishServe delivers the administrative services required to manage the data to give effect to New Zealand’s Quota Management System (QMS). These services include quota and catch entitlement allocation,
- [Sally Bibb](https://em4.fish/community/sally-bibb/) - Sally is the Deputy Director of the Sustainable Fisheries Division, NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Region. Her work focuses primarily on development of regulations for observer coverage, record-keeping and reporting, and equipment operational requirements for catch monitoring and catch accounting in the groundfish fisheries off Alaska.
- [Bill Tweit](https://em4.fish/community/bill-tweit/) - Bill represents Washington state on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and serves as chair of two Council groups that are instrumental in developing electronic monitoring techniques for accounting for catch and bycatch: the Electronic Monitoring Working Group and the Observer Advisory Committee.
- [Rick Stanley](https://em4.fish/community/rick-stanley/) - Rick is a fisheries consultant with extensive international experience who was active in development of the EM-based fishery catch monitoring program in B.C.
- [Melanie Brown](https://em4.fish/community/melanie-brown/) - Melanie is a Fish and Wildlife Administrator in the Sustainable Fisheries Division, NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Region. She focuses primarily on the development of management measures for federal Pacific Islands fisheries. Melanie is responsible for tracking and reporting regional progress in developing electronic technologies including the use of EM/ER in the Hawaii and American Samoa
- [Gil Sylvia](https://em4.fish/community/gil-sylvia/) - Gil Sylvia is a Marine Resource Economist, Director of the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station (COMES) and Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at Oregon State University. He is also presently chairman of TraxTM Systems, Inc. , a private non-profit corporation dedicated to research and development of eFIS systems.
- [Joe Sullivan](https://em4.fish/community/joe-sullivan/) - Joe Sullivan is an attorney who works with fishermen and fishermen’s associations across a wide range of policy, regulatory and transactional matters. He has been a leader in the formation of fishery co-ops in the Bering Sea and Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries and the Bering Sea crab fishery, and has played a key role in
- [John Gauvin](https://em4.fish/community/john-gauvin/) - John Gauvin is the Fisheries Science Director for the Alaska Seafood Cooperative. Through work for the Groundfish Forum, North Pacific Fisheries Research Foundation, and the Environmental Defense Fund, John served as the principal investigator for numerous studies. Two of these have included assessments of the feasibility and efficacy of using EM systems to monitor adherence
- [Julie Bonney](https://em4.fish/community/julie-bonney/) - Julie Bonney is the owner and Executive Director of Alaska Groundfish Data Bank (AGDB) in Kodiak, Alaska. AGDB has been a leader in industry efforts to improve monitoring and reduce bycatch in Gulf of Alaska trawl fisheries through management and cooperative research. Cooperative research projects include electronic monitoring (EM), alternative observer sampling techniques, halibut excluder
- [Mary Beth Tooley](https://em4.fish/community/mary-beth-tooley/) - Mary Beth is employed by the O’Hara Corporation in Rockland, Maine, where she coordinates government and regulatory affairs for commercial fishing operations. The O’Hara Corporation is a family held company with commercial fishing vessels that participate in the Bering Sea groundfish fisheries; and Atlantic Sea Scallop and Herring fisheries. Mary Beth is also a member

## Regions

- [W. Pacific / U.S. Pacific Islands / S. Pacific](https://em4.fish/region/w-pacific-u-s-pacific-islands-s-pacific/) - W. Pacific / U.S. Pacific Islands / S. Pacific Pilot testing of EM systems in the Hawaii longline fleet began in 2010. Since 2017, NOAA has active EM systems aboard 17 volunteer tuna and swordfish Hawaii longline vessels. In 2019 the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation awarded funds to industry to install an additional 5
- [U.S. South Atlantic / Gulf of Mexico](https://em4.fish/region/u-s-south-atlantic-gulf-of-mexico/) - U.S. South Atlantic / Gulf of Mexico Current initiatives to implement EM, ER or Vessel Monitoring Systems include South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico commercial fisheries and the highly-migratory species (HMS) pelagic longline fishery, as well as for-hire fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Mid-Atlantic. Have updated information about this region? Please
- [North Pacific / Alaska](https://em4.fish/region/north-pacific-alaska/) - North Pacific / Alaska As of 2019, Alaska is fielding a 168-vessel program that allows fixed gear groundfish and halibut vessels (longline and pot) that are subject to partial observer coverage to opt into an alternative camera-based electronic monitoring program. This fixed gear program took four years to develop, and is different from many logbook
- [Indian Ocean](https://em4.fish/region/indian-ocean/) - Indian Ocean More than 200 tuna purse seine and longline vessels carry EM systems while operating in both national and international waters of the Indian Ocean. These vessels carry flags of some 23 different nations. Purposes of EM in the region include compliance, bycatch monitoring and labor conditions monitoring. The longline fishery is undergoing a
- [Europe](https://em4.fish/region/europe/) - Europe Several EM/ER programs are underway in European waters. They include: EM aboard 23 Spanish tuna purse seiners to capture data and reduce costs; ER aboard larger Danish gillnetters and trawlers (>19 meters) to track vessel information and enable on-board weighing, grading and packing of catch; EM aboard 8 small Danish gillnetters to monitor seabird
- [E. Pacific / U.S. West Coast](https://em4.fish/region/e-pacific-u-s-west-coast/) - E. Pacific / U.S. West Coast As of 2019, camera-based EM systems continue to be deployed on whiting, fixed gear, and trawl vessels operating in the Pacific IFQ trawl sector under an extended EFP program. Council activities during 2019 and 2020 will include NMFS and the Council’s Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy and Technical Advisory Committees
- [Atlantic / U.S. East Coast](https://em4.fish/region/atlantic-u-s-east-coast/) - Atlantic / U.S. East Coast On the East Coast, on-board cameras are being used to track the bycatch of bluefin tuna in the Atlantic pelagic longline fishery. In the Northeast, there are pilot projects in the groundfish fishery and the midwater trawl herring and mackerel fisheries, with full implementation expected in the next few years.

## Events

- [UPDATED: SAFET '26 in Cebu, Philippines](https://em4.fish/event/seafood-fisheries-emerging-technologies-conference-26/) - We have been hard at work and are thrilled to share the updated details for the 2026 SAFET Conference. High-level themes for each day: Day 1 - Tuesday, September 8: Responsible fisheries and governance Day 2 - Wednesday, September 9: Market dynamics and fair value Day 3 - Thursday, September 10: Livelihoods and coastal communities
- [The Sustainable Seafood Summit](https://em4.fish/event/the-sustainable-seafood-summit/) - The Sustainable Seafood Summit, 2025, in Osaka. Join us at the rebranded TSSS, where experts and changemakers from around the world will gather to share cutting-edge insights and shape the future of the seafood industry.
- [Monitoring for Change: EM & Wi-Fi Solutions for Social Responsibility](https://em4.fish/event/monitoring-for-change-em-wi-fi-solutions-for-social-responsibility/) - Beginning in 2022, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, Ocean Outcomes, and Global Fishing Watch piloted a project focused on enhancing transparency and verifying socially responsible labor practice on industrial fishing vessels. Partnering with Ocean Outcomes and industry leaders, the team tested electronic monitoring (EM) and Wi-Fi technologies on three industrial longline vessels in the western
- [Webinar: Monitoring for Change: EM & Wi-Fi Solutions for Social Responsibility](https://em4.fish/event/webinar-monitoring-for-change-em-wi-fi-solutions-for-social-responsibility/) - Beginning in 2022, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, Ocean Outcomes, and Global Fishing Watch piloted a project focused on enhancing transparency and verifying socially responsible labor practice on industrial fishing vessels. Partnering with Ocean Outcomes and industry leaders, the team tested electronic monitoring (EM) and Wi-Fi technologies on three industrial longline vessels in the western
- [Webinar: Moving Electronic Monitoring Forward](https://em4.fish/event/webinar-moving-electronic-monitoring-forward/) - Sustainable Fisheries Partnership is ramping up its efforts to push for wider adoption of electronic monitoring (EM). In this webinar, Braddock Spear and Alexia Morgan will share findings and recommendations from recently published EM program design documents, specific recommendations to the tuna industry, and opportunities going forward. Please join us for the presentation followed by
- [International Fisheries Observer & Monitoring Conference, Reykyavik](https://em4.fish/event/international-fisheries-observer-monitoring-conference-reykyavik/) - The IFOMC is the premier conference series for developing and promoting effective fishery monitoring programs throughout the world, aiming to ensure sustainable marine resource management. Our last conference was held in March 2023 in beautiful Hobart, Tasmania. We very much look forward to welcoming in person the international scientific and fishery monitoring community to discuss
- [American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Honolulu](https://em4.fish/event/american-fisheries-society-annual-meeting/) - The American Fisheries Society (AFS), President Cecil Jennings, the AFS Western Division, and AFS Pacific Islands Chapter are excited to host the 154th AFS Annual Meeting, September 15-19, 2024, in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Under the meeting theme of “Conserving Fishes and Fishing Traditions through Knowledge Co-Production,” more than 120 symposia and innovative sessions offer a wide
- [NFWF Electronic Monitoring & Reporting Grantee Webinar](https://em4.fish/event/nfwf-electronic-monitoring-reporting-grantee-webinar/) - This National Fish & Wildlife Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program will feature presentations from two recent groups of program grantees: Julie Bonney et al., Alaska Groundfish Data Bank: Testing Electronic Monitoring on Rockfish Trawl Catcher Vessels in the Central Gulf of Alaska Raimundo Espinosa et al., Conservacion ConCiencia: Electronic Monitoring for the Caribbean Small
- [World Fisheries Congress, Seattle WA](https://em4.fish/event/world-fisheries-congress-seattle-wa/) - Fish and Fisheries at the Food-Water-Energy Nexus We look forward to welcoming you to Seattle, Washington for the 9th World Fisheries Congress from 3-9 March 2024. Organized through the World Council of Fisheries Societies, every four years delegates from around the world meet to exchange ideas and perspectives about new research, emerging issues, scientific breakthroughs,
- [Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies Conference 2023, Bali, Indonesia](https://em4.fish/event/seafood-and-fisheries-emerging-technologies-conference-2023/) - Since 2014, biennial SAFET conferences have brought together technology implementers with technology providers to focus on ways to leverage new and emerging technologies to address the biggest challenges facing the sustainability of our global fisheries and seafood sectors. SAFET conferences provide a forum for fishers, industry representatives, fishery managers, scientists, policy-makers and other fishery stakeholders
- [PEW EM Service Provider Workshop](https://em4.fish/event/pew-em-service-provider-workshop/) - The Pew Charitable Trusts is hosting a workshop on May 22, 2023 in Aberdeen, UK on RFMO Engagement for Electronic Monitoring (EM) Service Providers. The workshop aims to convene EM service providers and experts from around the world to discuss options to increase engagement with regional governing bodies, including Regional Fishery Management Organizations, as they
- [10th International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference](https://em4.fish/event/10th-international-fisheries-observer-and-monitoring-conference/) - Early bird registration now open Full Registration includes attendance to all sessions from 6 – 10 March 2023 . Full registration includes a name badge, morning and afternoon refreshments and lunch, Welcome Reception, Gala Dinner and all social functions. Registration details Full registration (until December 2022) Standard (from 6 December 2022) Cost $925.00 AUD $1250.00
- [9th World Fisheries Congress -  Call for Sessions](https://em4.fish/event/9th-world-fisheries-congress-call-for-sessions/) - Session types include symposia, workshops, and other non-traditional formats intended to exchange information related to the meeting themes. Deadline: Friday, December 2, 2022 More details here
- [NFWF Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program Applicant Webinar](https://em4.fish/event/nfwf-electronic-monitoring-and-reporting-grant-program-applicant-webinar/) - Webinar will provide a general overview of the Request for Proposals and tips for submitting a full proposal. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions about the priorities listed in the Request for Proposals. Applicant Webinar: April 27, 2022 at 3:00 PM EDTFull Proposal Due Date June 7, 2022 by 11:59 PM EDTReview Period
- [Oceanovation](https://em4.fish/event/oceanovation/) - A global gathering of ocean innovators, accelerators, incubators, corporates, governments and investors to learn, connect, be inspired, do business...and positively impact our ocean. ARE YOU: - Passionate about the Ocean and/or innovation? - Wanting to take your innovative Ocean business/product to the next level? - Looking to invest (more) in Ocean Innovation and the Blue
- [Symposium on Catch Identification Technologies (Save the Date and Call for Abstracts)](https://em4.fish/event/symposium-on-catch-identification-technologies-save-the-date-and-call-for-abstracts/) - The ocean and its fishery resources are vital to the wellbeing and prosperity of humankind. Fish provide 3.2 billion people with almost 20 % of their animal protein, proving the importance of fisheries in a global context. The wild-living marine resources are renewable but not inexhaustible, and sustainable fishing is an important part of UN’s
- [Webinar: Moving the Needle - New Data Modernization Projects Delivering Real Impact](https://em4.fish/event/webinar-moving-the-needle-new-data-modernization-projects-delivering-real-impact/) - From the Aleutian Islands to the Gulf of Mexico and beyond, multiple fisheries data modernization efforts are beginning to deliver tangible impacts. Join a panel practitioners and experts from the Net Gains Alliance - including Kate Wing and George Lapointe - as we dive into the details about how several recently completed projects are harnessing
- [2021 NOAA Environmental Data Management Workshop: Maximizing the Value of NOAA Data through Investment, Innovation, and Governance](https://em4.fish/event/2021-noaa-environmental-data-management-workshop-maximizing-the-value-of-noaa-data-through-investment-innovation-and-governance/) - NOAA’s Environmental Data Management Committee is proud to host the 11th annual NOAA Environmental Data Management Workshop (EDMW). To eliminate travel uncertainties and maximize access, the workshop will be presented in an entirely virtual format again this year. We know from last year’s workshop that a virtual format can be highly successful and valuable. That
- [World Fisheries Congress](https://em4.fish/event/world-fisheries-congress/) - The First Iteration of the World Fisheries Congress 2021 program is now available, featuring plenary and keynote addresses, presentations, workshops and events delivered in a hybrid online and in-person format delivered from Adelaide, South Australia. The Congress program is driven by the overarching theme of ‘sharing our oceans and rivers – a vision for the
- [ICES 2021 Annual Science Conference](https://em4.fish/event/ices-2021-annual-science-conference/) - Join our conference online! ​​​​​​​​​​Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ASC 2021 is organized as a virtual conference. The conference takes place 6–10 September and consists of live interactive sessions and pre-recorded presentations. Live sessions run 15:00–20:00 CEST Monday to Thursday and 15:00–18:00 CEST on Friday. All pre-recorded presentations are available for on demand viewing between 23 August–30
- [Supporting Innovation & Technology Compatible Fisheries Management Frameworks in the U.S.](https://em4.fish/event/supporting-innovation-technology-compatible-fisheries-management-frameworks-in-the-u-s/) - Ensuring fisheries remain healthy in the face of increasing human pressures and ecological change requires real-time, adaptive, and flexible management. Join recent Net Gains Alliance grantee Dr. Melissa Garren from Working Ocean Strategies, together with Dr. Annie Brett of University of Florida's Levin College of Law to learn about recommendations for a forward-looking national fisheries
- [Artificial Intelligence for a Digital Blue Planet](https://em4.fish/event/artificial-intelligence-for-a-digital-blue-planet/) - Artificial Intelligence for A Digital Blue Planet is a three-day global forum (28–30 June 2021), that will bring together data scientists, analysts and researchers from marine research institutions and universities around the world to share their knowledge, skills and innovative ideas while discussing ways AI could help promote the use of knowledge to improve the
- [NFWF Electronic Monitoring and Reporting RFP Webinar](https://em4.fish/event/nfwf-electronic-monitoring-and-reporting-rfp-webinar/) - This webinar concerns the 2021 Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Program Request for Proposals. It will provide a general overview of the RFP and tips for submitting a full proposal. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions about the priorities listed in the RFP. Register
- [SAFET Session 6: Technologies for Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS)](https://em4.fish/event/safet-session-6-technologies-for-monitoring-control-and-surveillance-mcs/) - In this, the 6th and final session of the 2020/21 SAFET conference series, we return to where we started - focusing on technological solutions to fisheries Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) challenges. MCS is an essential component of efforts to manage fisheries sustainably and for the greatest amount of benefit, but has largely been ineffective
- [SAFET Session 5: Fishing vessels as platforms of opportunity](https://em4.fish/event/safet-session-5-fishing-vessels-as-platforms-of-opportunity/) - What is possible when we go beyond the existing framework of why and how emerging technologies are used in fishing activity? What valuable oceanographic or atmospheric data could fishing vessels collect to better understand climate change, or to bring more value to their operations? Join us for a fantastic lineup of speakers, presentations, and a
- [SAFET Session Four: Increasing the Transparency of the Seafood Supply Chain](https://em4.fish/event/safet-session-four/) - We all know the supply chain is one of the most opaque markets on the planet, fueling environmental and socioeconomic consequences of IUU fishing. In this session, we'll hear about the latest and greatest technologies tech that is bringing clarity and transparency to the global supply chain. Time shown is U.S. West Coast/Pacific.
- [PFMC: Update on Electronic Monitoring Guidelines and Manual](https://em4.fish/event/pfmc-update-on-electronic-monitoring-guidelines-and-manual/) - The March meeting of the Pacific Fishery Management Council will include an update on the West Coast Electronic Monitoring Guidelines and Manual. See link for the meeting agenda, including the approximate time for that update session. Meeting Agenda
- [SAFET Session Three: Technologies for Small-Scale Fisheries](https://em4.fish/event/safet-session-three-technologies-for-small-scale-fisheries/) - While new and emerging technologies are helping to solve some of the most serious challenges we face in sustaining the world's fisheries, they are mostly being applied in developed, industrialized nations. However, small scale fisheries (SSFs) account for over half of the world’s wild caught seafood, involve 90% of the world's fishermen and women, and
- [Webinar: Insights to Effective Data Sharing with DIGITAL PUBLIC](https://em4.fish/event/webinar-insights-to-effective-data-sharing-with-digital-public/) - Growing volumes of data are pushing digital transformations in every sector. These transformations require not only technical improvements but also new agreements, systems, and operational practices to make data secure, accessible, and re-usable. Effective data sharing is enabled by the people managing the data system, not the servers alone. Digital Public reviewed the data challenges
- [FIMM Report Discussion with NOAA & The Net Gains Alliance](https://em4.fish/event/fimm-report-discussion-with-noaa-the-net-gains-alliance/) - In September, NOAA Fisheries released a roadmap to upgrading and improving data systems across the agency. The Fisheries Information Management Modernization Report (aka the FIMM Report) is the result of years of work and highlights the importance of good data to achieving the agency's science and management goals. The FIMM program also connects NOAA Fisheries
- [SAFET Session #2: What Has Your Data Done for You Lately? Getting the Most from Sustainable Fishing Technology](https://em4.fish/event/safet-session-2-what-has-your-data-done-for-you-lately-getting-the-most-from-sustainable-fishing-technology/) - November 11, 2020, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific (GMT -8) Data is driving innovation. It’s upending industries and realigning value chains, including in the fisheries space. Integrating different types of data from electronic monitoring and reporting platforms, satellites, autonomous underwater vehicles, low-cost sensors and other tools could open new doors for greater efficiency, better
- [Webinar: Fishermen’s Roundtable on Electronic Monitoring: What’s working, what isn’t, and where we need to go from here](https://em4.fish/event/fishermens-roundtable-on-electronic-monitoring-whats-working-what-isnt-and-where-we-need-to-go-from-here/) - Register to attend When well-designed and widely implemented, electronic monitoring systems have the potential to strengthen our nation’s marine resources, improve our science and increase the bottom line for fishermen. But progress in developing and implementing successful programs has been uneven. Please join us October 27th for a thoughtful discussion addressing: Quick overviews and lessons-learned
- [SAFET Special Session: Emerging Technologies White Paper Release](https://em4.fish/event/safet-special-session-emerging-technologies-white-paper-release/) - Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies invites you to a Special Session timed to coincide with the release of a new White Paper focusing on emerging technologies and their application in fisheries management. Speakers: Blue Economy expert Rear Admiral Nick Lambert, geospatial expert Paul Gray and Liz Cox from the UK Space Agency. Join us! Additional
- [Webinar: Year Two: Modernizing America's Fisheries Information Systems with the Net Gains Alliance](https://em4.fish/event/webinar-year-two-modernizing-americas-fisheries-information-systems-with-the-net-gains-alliance/) - Join the Net Gains Alliance on Thursday October 1 at 1:00 PM, Eastern, to learn more about the new exciting and diverse data modernization projects we're supporting; and hear about our thoughts and plans for NGA 2.0 as we look to 2021 and beyond.
- [Webinar: Catalyzing the Growth of Electronic Monitoring in Fisheries (#1)](https://em4.fish/event/webinar-catalyzing-the-growth-of-electronic-monitoring-in-fisheries/) - We are pleased to announce two webinars highlighting the release of the 2020 progress update to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and CEA Consulting’s (CEA) report, “Catalyzing the Growth of Electronic Monitoring in Fisheries.” We hope you will be able to join us for one of these exciting conversations. In 2018, TNC and CEA released an
- [Webinar: Catalyzing the Growth of Electronic Monitoring in Fisheries (#2 - Timed for EU)](https://em4.fish/event/webinar-catalyzing-the-growth-of-electronic-monitoring-in-fisheries-2-timed-for-eu/) - We are pleased to announce our second webinar highlighting the release of the 2020 progress update to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and CEA Consulting’s (CEA) report, “Catalyzing the Growth of Electronic Monitoring in Fisheries.” We hope you will be able to join us for this exciting conversation. In 2018, TNC and CEA released an initial
- [SAFET Virtual Conference: New Models, New Applications: Recent advances in fisheries electronic monitoring](https://em4.fish/event/safet-virtual-conference-new-models-new-applications-recent-advances-in-fisheries-electronic-monitoring/) - The first session of the 2020/2021 SAFET Virtual Conference: New Models, New Applications: Advances in Fisheries Electronic Monitoring aims to foster and engage the community of practitioners, technology providers, industry members, scientists and others working in this space through an interactive and informative session that presents some of the latest implementations in this field and allows ample opportunity for dialogue between participants.
- [Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies Happy Hour](https://em4.fish/event/seafood-and-fisheries-emerging-technologies-happy-hour/) - Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) are excited to invite you to the first event of the 2020 Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technology (SAFET) virtual conference! We are bringing the world of fisheries and seafood technology into your homes and businesses through a new web-based platform that will include
- [Global #Fishtech Zoom Meetup](https://em4.fish/event/global-fishtech-zoom-meetup/) - An hour of virtual fishtech camaraderie open to anyone, anywhere. No agenda, just a way for people to engage during this trying time. Register here.
- [Data Coalition: Innovating with Open Government Data](https://em4.fish/event/data-coalition-innovating-with-open-government-data/) - The U.S. government is a steward of one of the fastest-growing and most diverse assets in America today: open-source data. In this webinar, leading public data innovators will explain how they are using open data to promote government transparency and accountability and solve important issues facing the public. Whether predicting storms, tracking federal spending, or
- [2020 & Beyond - Modernizing America's Fisheries Information Systems with the Net Gains Alliance](https://em4.fish/event/2020-beyond-modernizing-americas-fisheries-information-systems-with-the-net-gains-alliance/) - Join Kate Wing and George Lapointe for an update on what the Net Gains Alliance has achieved in 2019, and what we'll be focusing on and funding in 2020. Learn about our latest on-water projects, and what's in store this year. Note that time shown for this webinar is Eastern. Questions? info@netgainsalliance.org or call Jonathan
- [ICES Annual Science Conference](https://em4.fish/event/ices-annual-science-conference/) - The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Annual Science Conference will take place 7-10 September, 2020! View the theme sessions, submit your abstract by March 11, and more at the ICES website. Follow #ICESASC20 on Twitter for updates!
- [Scottish Fishing Conference 2020: From Innovation to Action](https://em4.fish/event/scottish-fishing-conference-2020-from-innovation-to-action/) - Save the date! Fisheries Innovation Scotland is delighted to announce that the Scottish Fishing Conference 2020 will be held on the 1st and 2nd of July, at the University of St Andrews. With the limelight on our fisheries and marine environment, the emergence of new technologies, and a growing understanding of the role fishers, scientists
- [National Electronic Monitoring Workshop (East)](https://em4.fish/event/national-electronic-monitoring-workshop/) - The 3rd National Electronic Monitoring Workshop Series will engage and educate new participants and foster an environment for collaboration across different fisheries, fishermen and other stakeholders regarding the opportunities and challenges associated with electronic monitoring. The first workshop will be held on the East Coast with the support of the New England Fishery Management Council
- [Webinar on Options for Electronic Reporting of Commercial Fishing Vessel Trip Reports (VTRs) in the Greater Atlantic](https://em4.fish/event/webinar-on-options-for-electronic-reporting-of-commercial-fishing-vessel-trip-reports-vtrs-in-the-greater-atlantic/) - The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) and New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) are considering an action that will require commercial fishing operators holding federal permits for species managed by either Council to report their Vessel Trip Reports (VTRs) electronically rather than on paper. Fisheries covered include: Atlantic Bluefish, Black Sea Bass, Scup, Summer Flounder, Spiny Dogfish, Tilefish, Squid, Atlantic Mackerel, Butterfish, Surfclam, Ocean Quahog, Northeast Multispecies
- [National Electronic Monitoring Workshop (West)](https://em4.fish/event/national-electronic-monitoring-workshop-2/) - The 3rd National Electronic Monitoring Workshop Series will engage and educate new participants and foster an environment for collaboration across different fisheries, fishermen and other stakeholders regarding the opportunities and challenges associated with electronic monitoring. The first workshop will be held on the East Coast with the support of the New England Fishery Management Council
- [ER Discussion at WPRFMC Meeting](https://em4.fish/event/er-discussion-at-wprfmc-meeting/) - Mandatory electronic reporting in the Hawai'i longline fishery will be a major topic of discussion at the Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council's 180th meeting, which will take place in American Samoa. Visit event website for more details and meeting agenda.

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