Individual observation campaigns normally last five to twelve days on non-freezer trawlers and up to thirty days on large factory vessels. Longer periods are avoided, although they are occasionally necessary due to operational demands, as experience has shown that the quality of work decreases and the effectiveness of surveillance decreases with greater familiarity between observer and crew.
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With this measure Sinerxia increases its capacity to support tasks on board fishing vessels. Its task will be the analysis of fishing data to improve all aspects of onboard management. The objective will be to help the sector to monitor the status of fish species, which will improve their sustainability. This will help to keep them within maximum sustainable yield.
The #OBSERVAMAR team will monitor, among other tasks, the following:
of fisheries observers
The creation of this fishing observer service by Sinerxia will provide fishing organisations and collectives with observers for the different fishing grounds at national and international level.
The observer course of our online platform
Rúa das Hedras, 6. 2º Oficina I
15895 Milladoiro – Ames
La Coruña, España
