Abstract:
Fisheries nationwide are facing major challenges that require collection of real time (RT) and
near real time (NRT) information. High-resolution RT and NRT data are critical for addressing a
variety of fishery needs including quota accounting, observer coverage, bycatch management,
electronic logbook and fish ticket requirements, research and monitoring, spatial mapping, and
product tracking and marketing. But there are major questions about the development and use of
these electronic fishery information systems (eFIS): Who owns the data and how will they be
shared? Can data be used to improve the economic success of the industry while also meeting
regulatory requirements? How do we avoid costly and duplicative systems? And how do we
ensure that systems designed to share data also protect individual privacy? The transition to RT
and NRT electronic systems poses potential benefits but also raises major questions.
This document summarizes the proceedings of two workshops to discuss implementation of eFIS
for West Coast (May 3-4, 2011 in Portland, OR) and national (September 8-9, 2011 in Seattle,
WA) fisheries. At each workshop stakeholders discussed critical issues and developed
recommendations for designing and implementing eFIS systems.
A number of important principles emerged about which there was general consensus within and
across the two workshops. These principles form a set of findings and recommendations to
guide successful eFIS development
Description:
Executive Summary 1
Findings and Recommendations 1
Introduction 4
West Coast eFIS Workshop 6
Introduction 6
Summaries of Presentations 7
Summaries of Panel Discussions 12
Summaries of Breakout Group Proceedings 22
Wrap-up Discussion Points 27
National eFIS Workshop 31
Introduction 31
Summaries of AFS Symposium Presentations 31
Summaries of Panelist Comments 43
Summaries of Breakout Group Proceedings 46
Summary of Open Discussion 51
Overall Recommendations and Guiding Principles 52
Guidance, Incentives and Recommendations 52
Next Steps 54
Contacts 54
Appendices
1. West Coast Workshop Agenda & Breakout Group Guidance 55
2. West Coast Workshop Attendees 61
3. National Workshop Agenda & Breakout Group Guidance 65
4. National Workshop Attendees 70
5. eFIS Resources 72
