Compare and document the efficacy and feasibility of electronic monitoring to document catch and bycatch in the California deep-set buoy fishery. Project will directly compare traditional human observers and camera-based electronic monitoring to assess costs, improve the potential for monitoring small vessels and meet regulatory requirements while maintaining full accountability in the developing fishery.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Fisheries Innovation Fund
Project Title: Testing Electronic Monitoring to Address Observer Constraints in the Swordfish Deep-Set Fishery (CA)
Organization:
Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research
Project ID:
0303.19.066290
Description:
Award Amount:
$172863.19
Location:
Coast of San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara County, California