Fishing has always involved ingenuity and invention, from the Pacific Islanders’ ancient tailoring of bones and shells into fish hooks (long before metal arrived in their cultures) to modern uses of everything from rotational sensors to machine learning to digitally understand where, when and how fishing takes place. Innovation typically takes place “in-house”, i.e. led by the fishing industry itself, with an increasing movement of start-ups, NGOs and entrepreneurs – motivated primarily by tackling the environmental and social challenges of seafood production – now joining this challenge. We have created a new “Sustainable Fishing Challenges” group on WILDLABS to try foster more of this innovation and collaboratively make fishing fit for the future.
At a very basic level, the three essential elements of fishing are 1. The vessel, 2. The fishing equipment (or “gear”), and 3. The fish (obviously). While some commonplace technologies are unrecognisable from those of the past (i.e. sonar fish finders, digital catch logbooks), some of the crucial components of the job have altered little (i.e. net design). Newly proposed vessel, gear or fish catch monitoring technologies must be robust, efficient and durable, meaning innovation needs to be answering a genuine need and be subject to thorough, collaborative testing (and consensus-building) before new advances are adopted across whole fleets or countries.
In this group, we challenge users to contribute their insights/expertise/opportunities across each of these three areas.
Learn more about these challenge areas:
Group curators
Fauna & Flora
Fisheries and Biodiversity Techical Specialist - lead FFI's insititutional fisheries strategy
- 0 Resources
- 14 Discussions
- 3 Groups
- 0 Resources
- 21 Discussions
- 18 Groups
- @NevilleCLS
- | He/Him
CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites)
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 14 Groups
Movement Ecologist studying the where, why, and how animals move throughout our world. Current work is investigating the movement and energetics of large neotropical bats in a changing environment with ephemeral resources.
- 0 Resources
- 23 Discussions
- 22 Groups
Founder & CEO of we.are.tohorā, creating a community that cares about whales, the environment and each other.
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 13 Groups
- @nadyam
- | she/her
Michigan State University
Conservation geneticist at Michigan State University. Co-founder of iCatch. Solving problems in monitoring, traceability, and enforcement through rapid species identification tech.
- 0 Resources
- 3 Discussions
- 6 Groups
- @mariahmeek
- | she/her
Michigan State University
Dr. Mariah Meek is the PI and co-founder of iCatch, an Associate Professor at Michigan State University, and the Director of Research at The Wilderness Society.
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 5 Groups
- @aranFish
- | He/Him
CTO at SafetyNet Technologies
- 1 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 5 Groups
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 2 Groups
- @DanielHugelmann
- | He / Him
Hi, I'm the co-founder of OceanLabs Seychelles. We design and build environmental and marine remote sensing devices for conservation NGOs. As an engineer and avid diver, with a love for the environment, connecting conservation and technology was the natural thing to do!
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 12 Groups
- @DBayley
- | He/him
Fauna & Flora & University College London (UCL)
I'm a tropical marine ecologist, specialising in coral reefs, MPAs, and blue carbon. Within conservation technology my focus has been around developing underwater imaging techniques, primarily to assist coral reef monitoring
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 5 Groups
Co-founder and CEO of Goldfish.io
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 6 Groups
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
I am a postdoctoral researcher using animal tracking technologies to investigate how chemical pollution influences fish movement and behaviour.
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 7 Groups
WildLabs will soon launch a 'Funding and Finance' group. What would be your wish list for such a group? Would you be interested in co-managing or otherwise helping out?
5 June 2024
Whether you’re an aspiring or established entrepreneur, an early-stage startup, or a researcher, apply to the Project 71 – A Venture Competition for Ocean Regeneration. This competition is for you if you have a bold...
4 March 2024
Join the mission to help tackle IUU fishing with cutting-edge tech! The Allan Institute for AI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to accelerate efforts to make sure those working to restore our ocean have the tools...
21 February 2024
SNTech are recruiting for 3 roles to assist us to develop computer vision pipelines for underwater monitoring
15 February 2024
Careers
The Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands (CDF) is recruiting a Senior Spatial Ecologist to join our shark research team and strengthen the ongoing long-term research on shark population ecology and...
24 August 2023
Careers
With a focus on using and combining vessel tracking data, other satellite derived datasets and big data methods and AI generated estimates related to vessel identity and activity, the Fisheries Analyist with Global...
15 June 2023
In this Conservation Tech Showcase case study from Ashored Innovations, we’ll learn how conservation technology is transforming fishing techniques to safeguard marine wildlife.
1 June 2023
This Data4Good project has led to immediate conservation impacts for many islands and many different resources. We hope that this project will inspire others to use data science and technology to solve the conservation...
17 May 2023
Global Fishing Watch are looking for a data scientist to join the Research and Innovation team. Help us tackle geospatial data fusion problems to produce the most complete picture of human activity at sea.
19 April 2023
Careers
We create Precision Fishing technology to help commercial fishermen catch their target species more consistently & sustainably.
5 April 2023
Check out this round-up of three of the latest news stories from the conservation tech world. See more conservation tech news by subscribing to our bi-monthly digest.
10 March 2022
Our first WILDLABS Editorial Series is now available for download! Read the full Technical Difficulties collection and explore stories of challenges, failures, and lessons learned from the conservation tech community....
19 January 2022
November 2023
event
13 Products
0 R&D Projects
7 Organisations
Recently updated products
Recently updated organisations
Description | Activity | Replies | Groups | Updated |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hi Sol,If the maximum depth is 30m, it would be worth experimenting with HydroMoth in this application especially if the deployment time is short. As Matt says, the air-filed case... |
|
Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Data management and processing tools, Emerging Tech, Sustainable Fishing Challenges | 1 month ago | |
Congrats @MattyD797 and team!!! We do a lot of work in the underwater bioacoustic realm and your tool certainly seems like it would be a great instrumental addition to the... |
|
Acoustics, Build Your Own Data Logger Community, Marine Conservation, Protected Area Management Tools, Sustainable Fishing Challenges | 2 months ago | |
Hi Scott, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts here! It would be great to learn more about this, would you be interested in finding a time to chat? Thanks! |
|
Marine Conservation, Sustainable Fishing Challenges, Wildlife Crime | 3 months 1 week ago | |
If you are considering an external microphone and a towed system, then you would also be in a position to consider a raspberry pi with an external microphone with sbts-aru.... |
|
Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Marine Conservation, Sustainable Fishing Challenges | 5 months 2 weeks ago | |
Hey Evelyn, I work on building self-powered buoys that collect various sensor data (sea surface and sub-surface) that can be sent back to mainland over cellular/satellite... |
+4
|
Sustainable Fishing Challenges | 2 years ago | |
I’m an editor at FoodUnfolded – an EU-funded platform focused on reconnecting people with their food and where it comes from,... |
|
Sustainable Fishing Challenges | 3 years ago | |
Hi all, Just some things I've come across on Twitter or through Wildlabs that weren't in a thread yet, for everyone's... |
|
Sustainable Fishing Challenges | 3 years 1 month ago | |
Hi all! I am not in the marine/aquatic space myself, but I stumbled across this resource and wanted to share with you. It's a list... |
|
Sustainable Fishing Challenges | 3 years 1 month ago | |
Hi Karima - Are you looking for volunteers in specific regions or fisheries? |
|
Sustainable Fishing Challenges | 3 years 3 months ago | |
Happy new year all! A couple of great resources on the use of technology in the small-scale fisheries sector. Firstly a series of... |
|
Sustainable Fishing Challenges | 3 years 5 months ago | |
Hi Wildlabbers, Following our recent Tech Tutors episode on monitoring fishing (check it out here! and ask Max... |
|
Sustainable Fishing Challenges | 3 years 6 months ago | |
Hi Wildlabbers, Welcome back to Tech Tutors for season 2! This season's first episode featured Oceanmind's... |
|
Marine Conservation, Remote Sensing & GIS, Sustainable Fishing Challenges | 3 years 6 months ago |
O-FISH (Officer's Fisheries Information Sharing Hub)
9 February 2021 1:42am
Using AIS Data to Investigate the World’s Fishing Ports
2 February 2021 12:00am
Small-scale fisheries and tech resources
5 January 2021 9:45am
FIS Call for Expressions of Interest (closed)
8 December 2020 12:00am
Challenge #3: Fish Catch Monitoring
4 December 2020 8:47pm
Sustainable Fishing Challenges: Fish Catch Monitoring
4 December 2020 12:00am
Tech Tutors: How do I use open access remote sensing data to monitor fishing?
2 December 2020 9:12pm
Fishery focussed Tech Tutor on 3 December
1 December 2020 3:17pm
1 December 2020 4:41pm
Dan, I'm tempted to add that description into our event reminder that's about to go out. Brilliant.
Call for interest in the digital future of Scottish fishing
26 November 2020 9:21am
How do I use open access remote sensing data to monitor fishing?
24 November 2020 12:00am
Hackathon Opportunity: Vaquita Hacks
10 November 2020 12:00am
Marine Stewardship Council offering up to £50,000 for projects using electronic monitoring
9 October 2020 1:48pm
SmartOceans 2020
8 October 2020 12:00am
Event: Advances in Fisheries Electronic Monitoring
21 September 2020 4:53pm
Webinar: Advances in Fisheries Electronic Monitoring
21 September 2020 12:00am
Event: Smart Oceans 2020
17 September 2020 11:27pm
Challenge #1: Fishing vessels of the future
4 August 2020 9:08am
20 August 2020 12:01am
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/
Challenge #2: Fishing gear innovations
19 August 2020 3:49pm
Sustainable Fishing Challenges: Fishing Gear Innovations
19 August 2020 12:00am
Sustainable Fishing Challenges: Fishing Vessels of the Future
4 August 2020 12:00am
Competition: 2020 Hackaday Prize
26 May 2020 12:00am
12th International Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
14 May 2020 12:00am
Hawai'i Conservation Conference
28 February 2020 12:00am
Seafood fund seeks ideas for innovation projects up to £250k
11 February 2020 12:00am
Webinar: New technologies to revolutionize sustainable fishing in the digital age: EDF’s Smart Boat Initiative
12 August 2019 12:00am
From the Field: Melissa Schiele
10 June 2019 12:00am
GWP Webinar Recording: Using SMART at scale for effective wildlife protection
21 May 2019 12:00am
National Geographic Society Announces Competition to Combat Illegal Fishing
1 February 2018 12:00am
Wildlife innovation grants available!
11 January 2018 12:00am
Download New Conservation Tech Guidelines: Camera Traps, Acoustics and LiDAR
11 October 2017 12:00am
18 February 2021 12:01am
Hi Karima - Are you looking for volunteers in specific regions or fisheries?