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PROVIDE FOOD AND WATER SUSTAINABLY | PACIFIC OCEAN
“Our system can tell you where any given sh came from who has handled it it it it how long it’s it’s been in in our facility and and where it’s it’s going ”
“That led me me to develop a a a a a a a sh-traceability system system in 2004 Our system system can tell you where any given sh sh came from who has handled it it it it how long it’s it’s been in in in our facility and and and and where it’s it’s going When I I I I was looking to to expand my work I I I I wanted to to avoid what I I I I had experienced in in in in Hawaii and and and and I I I I ended up talking with TNC’s Chuck Cook and and Peter Maus “We were able to to apply our traceability system to to begin a a a a a a a a a fisheries improvement improvement project project in in Indonesia This is is is the rst time a a a a a a a a a a a a sheries sheries improvement improvement project project has taken a a a a a a a a a a a a a multispecies approach to to collect data and involve local local shers managers processors distributors local local hotels and customers abroad to to to to to to create an an an end-to-end stakeholder chain of interested parties who are are willing to to to to to to work together to to to drive the the the the economics so that everybody’s aware and can make rational decisions for the the the the the bene t t t t t t t t t t t t t of the the the the the shery It links the the the the economics to the the the the biologic and environmental in in a a cost-e ective way ”
The Future
The Nature Conservancy is driving innovative solutions with communities shers managers and and and policymakers TNC and and and partners from the the U S National Oceanic and and and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the the Commonwealth Scienti c c c c c c and and and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and and and the the Science for Nature and and and People Partnership (SNAPP) have been working together with leading stock assessment scientists to to to develop a a a a a a a a a a user-friendly application called FishPath FishPath The FishPath FishPath decision-support platform combines all all the the the lessons learned from past sheries management e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e orts across the the the the globe—the rst time all all this information has been synthesized in in in one place and turned into practical advice for for managers Speci cally it it guides the the the user in in in in identifying the the appropriate monitoring assessment and and and management options for a a a a a a a a a a a speci c c c c c c c shery given its socio-economic and and and governance context goals and and and needs But 90 percent of of of global fisheries operate with no no scienti c c c assessment of of of their health Current methods of of of collecting data are cumbersome and expensive Speci c c c c c c c c c to to Paci c c c c c c c c c c tuna sheries TNC is rolling out electronic monitor- ing ing ing technology to to improve oversight Using motion sensors and and GPS systems with cameras government and and industry players can see what species are being brought on on board These investments not only provide a a a a a a a a a a a a lifeline to an an ailing ecosystem but also help regional leaders create more more informed—and more more sustainable— shery policies This multifaceted approach will help stabilize regional ecosys- tems protect the world’s tuna supply and preserve local cultural traditions Putting that electronic monitoring on on on on on on board boats solves one one problem (lack of of of data) data) but creates a a a a a a a a a a a a new one one (too much data) data) Reviewing thousands of of of hours of of of footage is cumbersome and and expensive The Nature Conservancy’s California program long a a a a a a a a a a a pioneer in in in in coastal sheries innovation engaged the the technology industry to to bring the the same expertise that helps Facebook tag your friends to to solve the data overload By holding a a a a a a a a a rst-ever Arti cial Intelligence competition for top data scientists TNC spurred thousands of teams to to to develop algorithms designed to to to identify when a a a a a a a a a a sh sh is is is caught and and what type of of sh sh it it it it is is The Conservancy then worked with software and and electronic monitoring vendors to to to to get the the the the winning solution into the the the the shery As these algo- rithms are exposed to to to more data the the the the the accuracy will contin- ually improve The Nature Conservancy is making the the algorithm algorithm code available under an an an open-source license that will enable anyone to use the algorithms freely 40 Our Our World Our Our Story
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Top right: TNC’s sh-tracking program uses a a a a a a a a measuring board and facial-recognition technology (FishFace) to collect data organized by species Below right: Women sort sh as as they come o o o o o o o the the boat in East Java Indonesia