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 monitoring and capable of …
Proceedings of the 8th International Fisheries Observer and 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 …
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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 understanding of managed fisheries. Amendments 114/104 …
Implementing EM for the 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 skilled …
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Electonic Monitoring in the West Coast Groundfish Fishery: Summary Results from the California Groundfish Collective Exempted Fishing Permit Project 2015-2016
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 …
Electronic Monitoring in the New England Groundfish Fishery: Lessons learned from a collaborative research project (2013-2015)
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 better way. The questions: Could accurate discard …
