$15 million federal grant will fund fishing tech projects
Summary
The U.S. National Science Foundation awarded a $15 million federal grant to a group of New England fishing advocates, researchers, and tech companies. The money will fund new technologies like underwater cameras and autonomous robots to help fishermen catch fish more accurately and improve the seafood processing industry in the region.Key Facts
- The grant aims to help commercial fishermen catch better and healthier fish.
- A camera system called a “third eye” will be developed to see what fish enter the nets before hauling them on deck.
- This camera can reduce bycatch, which is unwanted or regulated fish caught accidentally.
- Autonomous robots will monitor underwater conditions that affect lobster traps, such as low oxygen zones that kill lobsters.
- Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s marine school will work on the camera systems.
- Recorded data from cameras can help resolve disputes about fishing rules between crews and observers.
- The Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance leads efforts on robots to detect harmful environmental factors for lobsters.
- The grant also supports strengthening the seafood processing industry, which has lost jobs and moved some work overseas.
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