May 27, 2016 — HARWICH, Mass.– A commercial fishing association says a group of fishermen from Massachusetts and Maine will use digital cameras instead of human monitors to collect data during trips at sea.
Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance says up to 20 fishermen who catch groundfish such as cod and flounder will use the cameras in a first-time program.
The fishermen are required to bring monitors on some fishing trips. Many fishermen say the cost of human monitors is prohibitive.
Read the full story from the Associated Press at the Bristol Herald Courier