Low-cost satellite monitoring system for artisanal fishing fleets
When implementing a satellite monitoring system for small-scale and artisanal vessels, the Peruvian government must prioritize onboard Safety and costs over inspection and control. Even more so when boats must travel up to 850 nautical miles from the coast in search of fishing resources such as "giant squid."
Published: August 2, 2023
Executive Summary
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Artisonal, in collaboration with the National Artisanal Fishing Society (SONAPESCAL), carried out the pilot
project to test the MT5000-Orbcomm satellite equipment in the deep-sea artisanal fleet (squid and
mahi-mahi) between April and July 2023. A satellite device with the world's first trimodal AIS system,
designed specifically for artisanal and small-scale fleets. The equipment was installed on nine vessels
distributed in the ports of Paita, Yacila, Parachique, and Pucusana, with a transmission rate of less than 30
minutes.
The results recorded 15 fishing trips (150 positions per day) up to 200 nautical miles from the
coast. The project demonstrated that the MT5000 satellite equipment (Type: AIS-Trimodal) fulfilled the
requirements of the Peruvian government's vessel monitoring systems (VMS) for artisanal vessels in
terms of numbers of broadcasted, emergency button, internal battery, mobile application, and costs
adjusted to the economy of the artisanal fisherman.
The project concluded that, when implementing a monitoring system for artisanal fleets, the Peruvian government must prioritize crew safety over inspection, particularly in artisanal fisheries such as squid and mahi-mahi, which must travel beyond 200 nautical miles. Consequently, the dual nature of the system, Integrated AIS-Trimodal MT5000 satellite equipment, is that it functions as a vessel monitoring system (VMS) and a collision prevention system on high seas (AIS). Therefore, the Peruvian government can provide an additional alternative to satellite equipment adapted to Peru's artisanal fleets' economic and fishing conditions.
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Partners
Nestos, Shipowner
Yacila, Piura
"In artisanal fishing, it is common for colleagues to drift due to engine failures. It took us several days to find them. Now I can see my boats from my cell phone, and if they have engine failures, I quickly send another boat so that I can tow it"