Catch Reporting
Catch Reporting
Catch reporting is an important component of the monitoring, control and surveillance solutions for the commercial fishing sector.
Depending on national and local fisheries laws and management practices, catch reporting may reveal illegal fishing practices, or simply indicate that a given area is being overfished.
iCatch
Fish catch reporting application
The AST iCatch is an intuitive and simple to use fish catch reporting application compatible with all Android and iOS smartphones. Developed specifically for the inshore fleet it reduces the time fishers spend reporting their catch.
The app is designed to be set up easily and can be configured to the specific needs of a fishery. Fishers can select target species from drop-down menus, saving time and reducing data input error.
- Auto Populated
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Saves Fishers time by auto populating vessel information, target species and gear.
- Catch Report Auto Formated & Transmitted
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Catch report is auto populated with catch information, formatted, recorded with date stamp and transmitted via the SMART phone to the fishing authority and or fishing producer organisation.
- Catch Fishing Zone Identified
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AST iCatch records which fishing zone and fishers can report location of catch simply by a single action on touch screen.
The iCatch app automatically records catch data and allows fishers to display and compare their catch statistics, with easy to understand visual indicators measuring their current catch with historical catches.
e-Catch
Electronic logbook for commercial fishing fleets
EU compliant electronic logbook for the commercial fishing fleet over 12 metres, from the market leader in the UK.
Under EU Regulations, an Electronic Logbook has become a mandatory requirement, replacing the existing paper-based logbook for vessels above 15 metres (from 1st July 2011) and for all 12 – 15 metre vessels (from 1st January 2012).
EU compliant electronic logbook for the commercial fishing fleet over 12 metres, from the market leader in the UK.