Pilot electronic monitoring on small vessels operating in the Puerto Rico highly migratory species commercial fishery and convene a workshop to share lessons learned from a similar effort completed by the Quinault Indian Nation. Project will improve data collection in a fishery with no current reporting requirements and demonstrate a proven path towards small scale fishery electronic monitoring for US Caribbean fishermen.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Fisheries Innovation Fund
Project Title: Electronic Monitoring for the Caribbean Small Boat Highly Migratory Species Fishery (PR)
Organization:
The Ocean Foundation
Project ID:
0303.20.070451
Description:
Award Amount:
$234317.36
Location:
Puerto Rico