Opportunities and challenges for improving fisheries management through greater transparency in vessel tracking

S Orofino, G McDonald, J Mayorga… - ICES Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
When fisheries managers cannot see who is fishing or where fishing occurs, their scope for
management interventions is limited. This lack of transparency in spatial fishing activity is …

Map** fishing effort through AIS data

F Natale, M Gibin, A Alessandrini, M Vespe, A Paulrud - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Several research initiatives have been undertaken to map fishing effort at high spatial
resolution using the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS). An alternative to the VMS is …

Biodiversity data requirements for systematic conservation planning in the Mediterranean Sea

N Levin, M Coll, S Fraschetti, G Gal… - Marine Ecology …, 2014 - int-res.com
The Mediterranean Sea's biodiversity and ecosystems face many threats due to
anthropogenic pressures. Some of these include human population growth, coastal …

Climate impacts on global hot spots of marine biodiversity

F Ramírez, I Afán, LS Davis, A Chiaradia - Science Advances, 2017 - science.org
Human activities drive environmental changes at scales that could potentially cause
ecosystem collapses in the marine environment. We combined information on marine …

Catch per unit effort modelling for stock assessment: A summary of good practices

SD Hoyle, RA Campbell, ND Ducharme-Barth… - Fisheries …, 2024 - Elsevier
Indices of abundance based on fishery catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) are important
components of many stock assessments, particularly when fishery-independent surveys are …

Map** fisheries for marine spatial planning: Gear-specific vessel monitoring system (VMS), marine conservation and offshore renewable energy

MS Campbell, KM Stehfest, SC Votier, JM Hall-Spencer - Marine Policy, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data from 2005 to 2008 in ICES Divisions VIIe-h
were used to assess the distribution and intensity of fishing activity in and around the …

A comparison of VMS and AIS data: the effect of data coverage and vessel position recording frequency on estimates of fishing footprints

JL Shepperson, NT Hintzen, CL Szostek… - ICES Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Understanding the distribution of fishing activity is fundamental to quantifying its impact on
the seabed. Vessel monitoring system (VMS) data provides a means to understand the …

Spatial management of Indian Ocean tropical tuna fisheries: potential and perspectives

DM Kaplan, E Chassot, JM Amandé… - ICES Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Effective use of spatial management in the pelagic realm presents special challenges due to
high fish and fisher mobility, limited knowledge and significant governance challenges. The …

Discarded fish in European waters: general patterns and contrasts

SS Uhlmann, ATM Van Helmond… - ICES Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
To reduce the practice of discarding commercially fished organisms, several measures such
as a discard ban and extra allowances on top of landings quotas (“catch quota”) have been …

How much of the seabed is impacted by mobile fishing gear? Absolute estimates from Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) point data

HD Gerritsen, C Minto, C Lordan - ICES Journal of Marine …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Gerritsen, HD, Minto, C., and Lordan, C. 2013. How much of the seabed is impacted
by mobile fishing gear? Absolute estimates from Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) point …