An information system for efficient and sustainable fisheries

ESUSHI prosjektet har utviklet informasjons og analysetjenester for bruk i fiskeri. Ved å tilpasse, sammenstille, analysere og visualisere store datamengder om fangst, miljø og havkjemi kan fiskere og redere gjennom grafiske interaktive grensesnitt: 1) Se på all registrert fangst for sitt rederi, sammenstilt med miljø/klimaparemetre, fartøy og driftsdata i kart sammenstilt med grafer/søyler/kakediagram 2) Spille av historiske fisketurer med sanntids statistikk for turen ? og kartplotting 3) Få en prediksjon på gode og dårlige fangstområder for torskefiske på valgt dato. Prosjektet lyktes i å utvikle og prøve ut avanserte tjenester i nært samarbeid med sluttbrukere. Resultatene blir benyttet videre til nye initiativ hvor hele næringa vil være brukere.

The Norwegian fisheries has reached a state where improvements in fishing methods and vessel designs are getting more scarce. But there might still be room for improvement, given that decision makers could have access to better information. This project will investigate the possibility of combining and analysing data from on-board systems and instruments with land-based information sources. The primary objective of the project is to establish a robust information system for the fishing fleet that improves the efficiency of fisheries, thereby improving profitability and reducing the fleet's environmental footprint. We will develop and evaluate three new innovative software components for use in fisheries: - eSushi-Operation: a software application that is installed on a vessel for data acquisition from on-board systems and instruments. Data is filtered and sent to a central on-shore service for integration and and analysis. The result from the analysis is retrieved and presented to the crew onboard in a graphical user interface in the software application, or exported to third party devices such as map plotters or mobile devices. - eSushi-Planning: which is software for integration and coordination of data from one or more vessels that run the Operation module. - eSushi-Analysis: a platform with services for collection and processing of measurements from vessels and shipowner databases, that use models with open public data to create forecasts for fish availability to the vessel or shipowner that requests the analysis. Nordnes has a strong focus on innovation and eSushi will strengthen their focus on improving catch and operation efficiency. Being a demanding end user, Nordnes will push the research partners to develop a system that will have a real impact on their core business. Nordnes is famous for its active educational programs, and eSushi will add a new dimension to this with increased focus on factors that affect fishing operations.