Innovation for Sustainable Fisheries
SMARTFISH H2020 is an international research project which aims to develop, test and promote a suite of high-tech systems for the EU fishing sector. The goal is to optimize resource efficiency, improve automatic data collection for fish stock assessment, provide evidence of compliance with fishery regulations and reduce the ecological impact of the industry.
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Global emphasis on Ocean Science – the UN meets to discuss among others the role of science in ocean development
Though the emphasis of SMARTFISH H2020 is to develop, test and promote a suite of high-tech systems for the EU fishing sector, a linked goal is also to reduce the ecological impact of the industry. [...]
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SINTEF Ocean (SO) – AZTI-Tecnalia (AZTI) – DTU Aqua (DTU) – Marine Scotland Marine Laboratory – Melbu Systems AS – Çukurova University Fisheries Faculty – CEFAS – Mersin University – Stiftelsen SINTEF – NTNU – University of East Anglia – Marport France SAS – Zunibal – SafetyNet Technologies LTD – Nergård Havfiske – Interfish – Larrasmendi