Reduce red grouper discard rates in the Gulf of Mexico reef fish fishery by applying existing electronic monitoring protocols and new artificial intelligence algorithms to facilitate an optimized retention fishery. Project will validate a feasible compliance monitoring strategy that addresses industry needs to incentivize sustainable fishing.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Fisheries Innovation Fund
Project Title: Optimizing Fisheries Retention with Artificial Intelligence in the Gulf of Mexico (FL, TX)
Organization:
Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc.
Project ID:
0303.23.076682
Description:
Award Amount:
$475089.25
Location:
Center for Fisheries Electronic Monitoring at Mote, Sarasota, FL, project hub; NOAA SE Fisheries Science Center, Galveston, TX and SE Regional Office St., Petersburg, FL; CVision AI, Boston, MA; Saltwater Inc., Anchorage, AK; and FL west coast and TX east coast reef fish fishery industry members.