The Fishing App
The Fishing App
‘The Fishing App’, a smartphone application to support sustainable small-scale fishing, funded by Public Policy|Southampton's New Things Fund and led by Dr Bindi Shah at University of Southampton has launched.
Data generated by the multi-disciplinary and international research team suggests the utility of development of an android mobile app for use by fishers in Kerala, among whom smartphone use is widespread. Such an app will benefit both CIFT and the fishing community. Fishers will receive real time data of fish catch locations, optimised path planning for target locations, and weather-related advisories saving them both time, effort and money spent on vessel fuels (also contributing towards UN’s ‘Climate Neutral Now’ pledge). But, crucially, the app also enables CIFT to collect data in real time on fishing stocks, GPS location and colour of the ocean at that location to develop sustainable fishing strategies and policies as well as climate change and biodiversity related educational awareness. Thus, the mobile phone app will facilitate sustainable fisheries amongst small-scale artisanal fishers who are experiencing declining livelihoods due to anthropogenic factors and issues related to climate change.
small-scale fisheries, android mobile phone app, Sustainability
Shah, Bindi
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11 June 2024
Shah, Bindi
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Shah, Bindi
(2024)
The Fishing App.
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Abstract
‘The Fishing App’, a smartphone application to support sustainable small-scale fishing, funded by Public Policy|Southampton's New Things Fund and led by Dr Bindi Shah at University of Southampton has launched.
Data generated by the multi-disciplinary and international research team suggests the utility of development of an android mobile app for use by fishers in Kerala, among whom smartphone use is widespread. Such an app will benefit both CIFT and the fishing community. Fishers will receive real time data of fish catch locations, optimised path planning for target locations, and weather-related advisories saving them both time, effort and money spent on vessel fuels (also contributing towards UN’s ‘Climate Neutral Now’ pledge). But, crucially, the app also enables CIFT to collect data in real time on fishing stocks, GPS location and colour of the ocean at that location to develop sustainable fishing strategies and policies as well as climate change and biodiversity related educational awareness. Thus, the mobile phone app will facilitate sustainable fisheries amongst small-scale artisanal fishers who are experiencing declining livelihoods due to anthropogenic factors and issues related to climate change.
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Published date: 11 June 2024
Keywords:
small-scale fisheries, android mobile phone app, Sustainability
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Local EPrints ID: 491163
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/491163
PURE UUID: 918bff2f-2073-424c-960e-e092a8dd2790
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Date deposited: 13 Jun 2024 17:06
Last modified: 16 Nov 2024 02:43
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