October 3, 2022 — The Net Gains Alliance (NGA) has released recommendations for an electronic monitoring program designed to advance data modernization in the U.S. seafood industry.
Contained in the report, “Recommendations for electronic monitoring program design and requests for proposal,” NGA’s effort was focused on defining fishery monitoring objectives and evaluating a full suite of tools and approaches to best achieve those goals. The effort centered around ensuring the inclusion of the fishing industry in the program’s design process and in meetings and consultations with electronic monitoring (EM) equipment and service providers, according to California Environmental Associates Consulting Lead Technical Consultant Mark Michelin, who helped develop the program under the leadership of NGA and Council Fire – a sustainability-focused consultancy – and backed with funding from the Walton Family Foundation and the Packard Foundation.