Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc Technologies For More Efficient Fisheries Technologies For More Efficient Fisheries Patrick K. Simpson President P.O. Box Anchorage AK / / Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc. Presented at the Fourth North Pacific RimFisheries Conference, Tokyo, Japan, April 23, 1997.
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc Talk Overview n What would the ultimate management system be? n Where are we now? n What technologies are available to move us forward?
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc The Ultimate Fisheries Management System n On-Demand Reporting by all Fish n Selective Fish Harvesting n Accurate, On-Demand Vessel Report n Accurate, Immediate Habitat Assessment n Perfect Modeling of Fish Dynamics
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc Current Fisheries Management n Sparse, Periodic Sampling of Fish Stocks n Semi-Selective Harvesting; Bycatch Remains a Problem n Periodic Vessel Reporting; Uneven Accuracy of Reports n Sparse, Aperiodic Habitat Assessment n Crude Models of Fish Dynamics
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc Moving Forward n Improved Data Collection –On-Board –Remotely Sensed n Information Processing –Spatial Analysis –Automatic Model Generation n Communications
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc Improved Data Collection: On-Board n Fish Species Identification n Long-Range School Detection n Automated On-Board Stock Categorization n Rapid Temperature Profiling n Bottom-Type Classification
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc Broadband Sonar Applications Fish Species Identification Sediment & Effluent Classification Temperature Profiling }
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc Broadband Sonar Applications (2) Fish Species Identification Sediment & Effluent Classification Temperature Profiling }
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc Broadband Sonar Applications (3) Fish Species Identification Sediment & Effluent Classification Temperature Profiling }
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc Sonar Array Applications Floating Passive Monitor Long-Range Active Fish School Detection Fixed-Array Passive Fish Stock Monitoring
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc “Observer’s Associate” A utomated On-Board Fish Cataloging Conveyor Belt Flow Scale Field of View Lights Fish Separator CCD Cameras Fields of View
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc Improved Data Collection: Remote Sensing n Sea-Surface Temperature n Air Pressure and Temperature n Wind Speed and Direction n Sea-Surface Currents n Ocean Color n Ice-Edge Movement
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc Information Processing: Spatial Analysis n Integration of Data Sources n Identification of Bycatch Areas n Species Correlation Analysis
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc “Fisherman’s Associate”
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc Information Processing: Automatic Model Generation n Database Mining n Neural Network Modeling n Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc Communications n Low-Earth Orbit Satellites n Internet the Ocean
Scientific Fishery Systems, Inc In Summary... n Technologies are available to assist in fisheries management n The fisheries will benefit from these technologies n Scientific Fishery Systems looks forward to playing a key role in the development of these technologies