A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Collection and Use of VMS Data from a Inshore Scallop Fishery: Report of Fishing Industry Science Alliance (FISA) Project 04/12

Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 6 No 13

The main aim of this work was to trial the use of Succorfish’s SC2 VMS tracking technology on vessels from the inshore scallop dredge fleet around Shetland and to evaluate its effectiveness as a tool for informing management decisions and protecting the environment.