Evidence gathering in support of sustainable Scottish inshore fisheries: work package (1) final report: establishing the location of offshore fishing activities within Scottish inshore areas using appropriate technology

Abstract

It was necessary, due to the termination of the original contract with Succorfish M2M 1 , to subsequently revise the objectives of this work package. Consequently, the revised objectives, as agreed with Marine Scotland, were to determine whether the; 1. Automatic Identification System (AIS) 2 could be used to help manage the inshore fishing sector in Scotland and specifically the West coast and islands where topography and the distribution of AIS receivers may preclude detection of AIS targets, and;2. Establish whether inshore fishermen will be willing to accept and use AIS on-board their vessels.1 Details of the termination of the Succorfish M2M contract are lodged with Seafish 2 The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is an automatic tracking system used on ships and by vessel traffic services (VTS) for identifying and locating vessels by electronically exchanging data with other nearby ships, AIS base stations, and satellites. AIS is primarily for safety use and not a dedicated Vessel Monitoring System