California Box Crab EM Pilot Project
The California Box Crab electronic monitoring pilot assesses the commercial viability of an experimental fishery by using EM in place of at-sea observers, supporting data collection and oversight under an exempted permit administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
March 22, 2021
Run through the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, this project operates under an exempted fishing permit (EFP) allowing the use of EM as a substitute for at-sea observers on five crab fishing vessels in California. The project uses EM to evaluate the commercial viability of an experimental box crab fishery. Archipelago provides equipment and field support services to the five vessels in this program.
