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This group welcomes those in our marine conservation tech community to collaborate together on challenges related to sustainable fishing practices. Inspired by this thread focusing on minimising the impact of trawling gear on seafloor environments, the Sustainable Fishing Challenges group is a place to share resources, pose challenges, brainstorm creative solutions, and begin collaborative projects.

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FIS Call for Expressions of Interest (closed)

Fisheries Innovation Scotland
WILDLABS community members are invited to submit an Expression of Interest to Fisheries Innovation Scotland (FIS) to participate in two research projects involving conservation tech's role in the future of sustainable...

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Sustainable Fishing Challenges: Fish Catch Monitoring

Daniel Steadman
As we launch our new Sustainable Fishing Challenges group in the WILDLABS community, we are excited to welcome Daniel Steadman, the group manager, to give us an overview of three major areas in which #tech4wildlife...

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Fishery focussed Tech Tutor on 3 December

A quick reminder that Max Schofield, from remote sensing fishery analytics wizards OceanMind is the host of the first session of season 2 of Tech Tutors on Thursday 3...

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Dan, I'm tempted to add that description into our event reminder that's about to go out. Brilliant. 

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Hackathon Opportunity: Vaquita Hacks

The Conservation Project International
Do you have innovative #tech4wildlife ideas that could save one of the most endangered species on earth from extinction? Apply now to join Vaquita Hack, a hackathon for students and early career conservationists!  This...

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SmartOceans 2020

Smart Oceans
Do you use #tech4wildlife in your ocean conservation work and want to get creative for prize money? Smart Oceans 2020 wants to see your videos, photos, and infographics that highlight ocean challenges or solutions. The...

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Webinar: Advances in Fisheries Electronic Monitoring

SAFET
2020 Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technology Conference kicks off their webinar series this Thursday, Sept. 24th at 5 PM PT/ 8 PM ET. Register now for New Models, New Applications: Advances in Fisheries Electronic...

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Event: Smart Oceans 2020

Hi folks, Just wanted to share this very cool and relevant three-day event, Smart Oceans 2020! It's a free conference focusing on ocean innovations and collaborations to...

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Challenge #1: Fishing vessels of the future

Welcome to the first discussion thread on this new WILDLABS group. To kick things off, we'd like to build on the first in a series of introductory blogs about...

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The updated TNC/CEA report on electronic monitoring in fisheies just came out, which is very much on point for this group. https://fisheriesem.com/

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Sustainable Fishing Challenges: Fishing Gear Innovations

Daniel Steadman
Today, Sustainable Fishing Challenges group leader Daniel Steadman discusses how fishing gear itself could benefit from fresh technological innovations to prevent both environmental damage and damage to species and...

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Competition: 2020 Hackaday Prize

Conservation X Labs
The 2020 Hackaday Prize competition has begun! This year, Conservation X Labs has partnered with the Hackaday Prizes as one of four nonprofits seeking tech-based solutions to urgent challenges. Conservation X Labs'...

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Hawai'i Conservation Conference

Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance
The Hawai'i Conservation Conference is accepting abstracts in several categories, including emerging technological advances in the conservation field. This is an exciting opportunity to present your latest research to...

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From the Field: Melissa Schiele

In this From the Field interview, we talk to Melissa Schiele, a tech whiz, marine ecologist, and conservationist at the Zoological Society of London. She shares with us about her work helping to develop the first-ever...

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Wildlife innovation grants available!

World Wildlife Fund
The WWF Wildlife Practice has a small amount of funding available to provide grants of around €10,000 to support key innovative ideas.  

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Kids, Drones & Science At The Water’s Edge

Cara Byington
It’s one thing to hear that a project is working, it’s another thing entirely to see the data brought to life. Using submersible and aerial drones, as well as scientists with snorkels and digital cameras, The Nature...

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How to lose a BRUV in 10 days

Ivy Baremore
As pressure on marine resources increases, fishers have to explore deeper and deeper waters to make a living. What does this mean for Belize’s deep-sea sharks? In an effort to understand the threats to these animals,...

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Machine learning, meet the ocean

Kate Wing
There is a revolution coming in conservation. Advances in conservation technology are generating more data than ever before on what lives where, who eats who, and what’s disappearing and how fast, but it still requires...

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