Brendan Paddick’s Post

The NETTAG+ project aims to address the harmful impacts of lost fishing gears on marine life and habitats through collaborative efforts among the fisheries industry, scientists, and NGOs 🤝🌊 Together we are focused on developing three solutions: 1. PREVENT Fishers as Guardians and Cleaners of the Ocean 2. AVOID Fishing Gear Location with Acoustic Tags 3. MITIGATE Detection and Removal of Abandoned, Lost or otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG) #HorizonEU #MissionOcean #CINEA_EU #MarineLitter #SaveOurOceans

Commercial fishing vessels have been required to have onboard scientific observers since 1976, when the #MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act mandated that foreign fishing vessels operating in US waters bring fisheries observers on trips. As Electronic Monitoring (EM) technologies have been developed and refined over the past 2 decades, it’s becoming an alternate option for #fisheriesmonitoring. So why opt for EM coverage? A variety of reasons, including #cost, #flexibility, and #endurance. EM cameras record #fishingfootage 24/7, making it an ideal option for vessels that fish frequently with short turnaround times. In addition, cameras mounted in strategic locations away from heavy machinery makes them a durable option for coverage. 

🚢 Vessel Viewer is supporting global efforts to address #IllegalFishing through transparency. 🛰️ Developed by Global Fishing Watch and Trygg Mat Tracking this innovative vessel history tool uses satellite data to provide detailed insights on a vessel’s identity, fishing activity, port visits, authorizations and transshipments. 💻 Users can harness its powerful features to search for specific vessels, build custom vessel groups and share links to vessel profiles to collaborate with peers. 🐟 This tool is equipping fisheries authorities and public and private organizations with fisheries intelligence and analysis. Learn more. bit.ly/4ffpIdW

We’re investigating the effects of COVID-19 on WA rec fishing 😷🎣 With the help of FRDC - Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies – IMAS and BDO in Australia, we’re taking a deep-dive to understand how the pandemic impacted rec fishing in WA! We’ll be listening to first-hand accounts and chatting with rec fishers to explore the effects of travel bans, tourism, changing fishing rules and regional stimulus packages 👂

Fishing is the single biggest threat to our oceans, but there’s a powerful solution: the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF). 🌐    This holistic approach can protect marine life, support local economies, and ensure food security. Discover the transformative potential of EAF in our latest blog!    Click the link to learn how we can safeguard our oceans for future generations 👉 https://lnkd.in/gdEVtUY9 🌍🐟 

How is Canada working towards protecting and conserving marine mammal wildlife in the Pacific Ocean while also supporting economic growth in our marine and fisheries sectors? We’re committed to working with First Nations, Indigenous groups, other levels of government, stakeholders and coastal communities to protect and conserve marine mammal populations for the benefit of current and future generations of Canadians. Read our integrative framework for managing marine mammals in Canada’s Pacific region to learn more. https://ow.ly/N3qr50SvUlB

Calling on Iridium Satellite UK Ltd to stop profiting from overfishing   Increasingly, tech companies are being scrutinised and held accountable for what their technology and platforms are used for. One such company which is currently under the spotlight is Iridium Satellite UK Iridium due to the widespread use of two of the company’s Short Burst Data modules in the drifting fish aggregating devices (d-FADs) deployed by the industrial tuna fishing fleets in the Indian Ocean, Fishing with d-FADs had led to massive overfishing of targeted tuna populations in the region with knock-on effects for the small-scale fishers from the coastal states. 80 marine and environmental organisations, plus a number of concerned scientists and prominent figures such as Chris Packham, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Amanda Holden have signed a joint letter to decision makers at Iridium calling on the satellite company to stop providing GPS data to fisheries that puts vulnerable ocean species at risk of extinction. #tech #indianOcean #fisheries #tuna   https://bit.ly/42olcVp

Next up in our CIBBRiNA Case Study (CS) spotlight is CS7, which focuses on minimising #bycatch of #seal, #shark and #cetacean species in pelagic trawl #fisheries across the Celtic Sea and Greater North Sea regions. These fisheries operate on a large scale, using fishing vessels ranging from 40 to 140 metres in length. CS7 is trialling various bycatch mitigation devices such as excluders, escape panels, and stop grids. These measures collectively work to keep the intended catch, while allowing other species, including #tuna, to swim freely out of the nets, and preventing larger #marine animals from becoming trapped. CS7 is also testing out pingers to help minimise #dolphin bycatch — acoustic devices that emit sounds to deter dolphins from approaching fishing nets. Trials at sea have been using cameras within fishing nets — to capture real-time footage of marine animals — as well as species recognition tools aboard #fishing boats to support fishers in identifying and recording any incidents of bycatch. So far, the measures are showing promising results! Learn more about our work with #European fisheries at: www.cibbrina.eu.

Via David Shiffman Nima Farchadi - Marine heatwaves redistribute pelagic fishing fleets - Wiley: Marine heatwaves (MHWs) have measurable impacts on marine ecosystems and reliant fisheries and associated communities. However, how MHWs translate to changes in fishing opportunities and the displacement of fishing fleets remains poorly understood. Using fishing vessel tracking data from the automatic identification system (AIS), we developed vessel distribution models for two pelagic fisheries targeting highly migratory species, the U.S. Atlantic longline and Pacific troll fleets, to understand how MHW properties (intensity, size, and duration) influence core fishing grounds and fleet displacement. For both fleets, MHW size had the largest influence on fishing ground area with northern fishing grounds gaining and southern fishing grounds decreasing in area. However, fleet displacement in response to MHWs varied between coasts, as the Atlantic longline fleet displaced farther in southern regions whereas the most northern and southern regions of the Pacific troll fleet shifted farther. Characterizing fishing fleet responses to these anomalous conditions can help identify regional vulnerabilities under future extreme events and aid in supporting climate-readiness and resilience in pelagic fisheries. https://lnkd.in/eighfJnY

What is a Marine Protected Area? A Marine Protected Area (MPA) is an area of coastline or ocean this is specifically protected for the benefit of people and nature. These areas help manage part of the marine environment to rebuild fisheries populations, keep marine ecosystems working properly and protect the range of species living there, helping people to benefit from the ocean. MPAs are divided into controlled and restricted zones to allow for both protection and use of resources: https://buff.ly/3VbvBSl 📷 Peter Chadwick