Fishing sector

The research team compiled 27 different vessel behaviors and characteristics that might indicate forced labor on board

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement deploys ROVs to inspect offshore lobster gear.

BMT has been awarded a project by the UK Seafood Innovation Fund to address current pressing issues facing aquaculture in Scotland.

Using a portable camera paired with a mobile app, Lens automatically measures fish size underwater and all of the data is accessible in the cloud.

The giant barge also has a very environmentally friendly feeding system.

Once mostly discarded in the American lobster fishery, Jonah crab landings are now growing. More biological and fishery data are needed to support stock assessments. Fishermen are leading the way.

The project aims to enhance the production of and trade in queen conch for domestic, regional and international markets using the BioTrade Principles and Criteria

New technology can provide major environmental effects and cost savings in the aquaculture industry.

EU reaches provisional agreement on reducing fishing fleet in the Baltic with support from EU funds

The studies, commenced prior to a project approval on Vineyard Wind 1, are monitoring what impact, if any, the development of offshore wind power may have on marine life and environmental conditions and look at both commercial and recreational fishing.

HELCOM has published several maps on essential fish habitats, publicly available online on HELCOM’s Map and Data service.

It is expected that the 120m ship will be ready to begin operations in 2022.