The Ocean Conference | Establishing electronic notification systems for the effective use of fishing gear

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Establishing electronic notification systems for the effective use of fishing gear

by Ministry of the Environment (Estonia) (Government)

Description
SDG 14 Targets Covered
Deliverables
Resources mobilized

The objective is to ensure that fishing gear placed to the sea will be used only as allowed in relevant fishing permits. This will avoid using more fishing gear and fishing more than allowed by the fishing permit. Also the objective is to reduce the impact of abandoned fishing gear that is sometimes left to the sea. Altogether, by using this electronic notification system, it allows for better management of available fish stocks, overfishing, illegal fishing etc. The electronic notification system also helps to find and identify the lost fishing gear. The current permitting system regulates mainly the amount of fish but does not specify the equipment and gear used.

Progress reports

14.2

By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans

Type of commitment

Community or Locally Managed Marine Areas

14.4

By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics

Type of commitment

Compliance, monitoring and enforcement
Reduction and elimination fishing practices and gear that destroy/degrade marine habitat
Reduction of fisheries by-catch and product waste/losses

14.b

Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets

Type of commitment

December 2020