CANADA — October 7, 2013 — On September 29 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, the World Ocean Council (WOC) convened the “Smart Fishing Vessels” workshop to expand and improve ocean and atmospheric data collection by fishing vessels.
The workshop was organized by WOC and the Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation, and held in conjunction with the World Seafood Congress (St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, 30 Sep–3 Oct, 2013).
The workshop attracted the participation of thirty-two (32) representatives from: the fishing industry, marine technology and instrumentation, IT/communications, national and international data collection organizations, government officials, spatial data experts, existing voluntary observation programs, and scientific/research organizations.
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