Abstract
Summary Objective To address a number of the limitations of a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and investigate additional opportunities, including developing a sensor system to detect and record when a vessel is fishing, and piloting VMS on a voluntary basis on 30 inshore (under 15 metre) vessels in the South West. Key Customer Purpose This project will inform policy making including on CFP reform and the Sustainable Access to Inshore Fisheries project; enforcement of Marine Protected Areas nationally; development of Marine Management Organisation inshore fisheries enforcement procedures; data gathering for Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities.
United Kingdom