Collection and dissemination of fisheries data in support of the EU Common Fisheries Policy

Abstract

A systematic European Union (EU)-wide data framework for the collection of fisheries data in support of the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) was first implemented in 2002. Since that time, EU data collection regulation has undergone 2 revisions in response to evolving policy needs. The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) is responsible for conducting research and providing advice on fisheries management under the CFP, and since 2005 has worked closely with the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF). JRC and STECF have an open data policy, and aggregated data submitted by EU member states in response to data calls issued under the provisions of the data collection regulation are published via the website of the STECF. This paper provides an overview of the fisheries data activities carried out by the JRC in support of and in collaboration with the STECF and discusses some of the benefits and drawbacks of such activities.

Applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence in marine science: all articles

“…Data within blockchains could become a valuable source for enforcement agencies, fisher, traders, consumers, and scientists (Pauly and Zeller, 2003;Sumaila et al, 2007;Mora et al, 2009)to analyse catch and landing volumes as well as revenues of producers, processers, and traders. At the moment, these data have to be actively gathered by governmental agencies requiring significant funding and manpower (Stransky et al, 2008;Do ¨rner et al, 2018). If landed fish and seafood would automatically register to a blockchain, landing volumes of a species could be counter checked with global retail volumes to identify and track discrepancies.…”

“…Recent IoT applications are smart home products that can regulate lighting, entertainment systems, heating and locking of doors and windows. There are also many applications in agriculture such as satellite-based harvesting and planting machines, automized irrigation systems connecting soil sensors with pumps and water gates or radiofrequency identifiers (RFID) for tracking free-ranging cattle (Dlodlo and Kalezhi, 2015). Similarly, RFID have been attached to Tilapia reared in Chinese aquaculture to follow individual fish through the production and trading along the supply chain (Bo et al, 2012).…”