Electronic Monitoring Expansion

Perspectives | Dec 31, 2018

by Heather Cronin

Fisheries Technical Assistance Program Manager

To comply with federal regulations, fishermen in the Gulf of Maine are monitored by fisheries observers — people who ride along with fishermen to collect catch data. There are several challenges associated with human observers, including safety and cost.

Two circular cameras with white bases and round lenses are mounted on a ship's beam that crosses the image frame diagonally from the bottom left of the image to the top right.
Gulf of Maine, Explained: Electronic Monitoring

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